BRANDING:LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA‚ INC. Statement of the Problems Taking into account the role of Discovery vis-а-vis other models in the Land Rover line‚ the brand’s strengths and weaknesses versus formidable U.S. competitors‚ and potential differences in target audience perceptions of brand and category equity in the United States versus the United Kingdom‚ which of the three following positioning options should be introduced for the new $30‚000 Land Rover Discovery:  The
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Juliana Van Winkle 5210 Marketing Land Rover North America Case 2/20/12 Marketing: Land Rover North America Problem statement: Land Rover must determine how to position the Discovery to expand sales in North America. Land Rover vehicles have done well in the states‚ but developing the brand will be critical to achieving the lofty goal of 40‚000 in sales by 1998. Alternatives: * Slow the plan for new Centre dealerships and focus funds on other marketing efforts such as advertising and
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alternatives from the case? What are the pros and cons associated with each alternative? The first brand position that was briefly considered for the Discovery was the position of being The More Affordable Range Rover. The benefits of this positioning were that they could use the established Range Rover brand that SUV consumers in America understood and trusted‚ but for a more affordable price. They decided against this brand positioning because of the experience they had with the Range Rover Hunter. In focus
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Case SynopsisThis case describes how Land Rover North America‚ Inc. (LRNA) has redesigned their dealerships and selling process with the objective of building and enhancing equity for its brand. Land Rover is a niche player in a very crowded and rapidly maturing product category. Competition is fierce and is dominated by large global competitors with extensive dealer networks who differentiate their products largely by size‚ features‚ and price. The company has relatively few dealerships and cannot
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Land Rover North America Inc Case Study Group -‐ B12 Aditya Anand Asit Acharya Chaitanya Somawar Kiran Yadav Rakesh S Suresh Prasad Tribhuwan Kumar LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA INC. LRNA is envisioning a considerable growth in the SUV market in North America‚ which is in an evolution mode. This market is witnessing change in customer’s perception‚ which is crystallizing for meaningful product differentiation in the market. Following points describe
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Land Rover North America‚ Inc. 1. Why is LRNA launching the Discovery? 2. Why do people buy SUVs? What benefits do SUVs deliver? Does the product make sense on a rational‚ economic basis? 3. Market Segmentation: Who is the typical SUV consumer and how is this changing? 4. Product Differentiation: What are the differences among competitive SUV offerings? What are the distinctive roles of the different brands within the Land Rover line? 5. What strategic considerations are involved in
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Land Rover North America‚ Inc. Case Assignment Questions Why is LRNA launching the Discovery? The LRNA is launching the Discovery because of the Japanese crisis. They are losing their market share to the new lines of cars that Japan is coming out with. Because of the Japanese crisis‚ it triggered a worldwide market review. The data suggested that the 4x4 leisure sector was actually made up of two distinct user segments. The first was a group of young‚ childless adults that sought a product that
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period of the case‚ consumer perception of the models in the Land Rover family is fairly muddled. Though the Range Rover is the first vehicle introduced in the U.S. and is almost $25‚000 more than the Land Rover Discovery‚ consumers believe that the Discovery is the better vehicle. (Which is very different from its competitor‚ Jeep‚ which has very clear differentiation in consumers’ minds that follows its positioning). The change in the corporate name from Range Rover to Land Rover surely exacerbates
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Land Rover North America‚ Inc. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Charles Hughes‚ president and CEO of Land Rover North America (LRNA) plans to expand Land Rover market in North America. Based on the increasing U.S. SUV market‚ research exhibit suggests consumers seek vehicles that can provide them "rugged driving experience" while being practical‚ safe‚ reliable and luxurious. With the success of the Discovery in the U.K. and near doubling the Land Rover brand worldwide‚ LNRA is seeking to become the "world’s
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Land Rover Case After an extensive research regarding consumer demands for SUV’s - there seems to be an increasing demand to develop SUV’s to accommodate a consumers’ safety‚ price value‚ usage purpose‚ and luxury needs to foster the constant change in consumer tastes and preferences. In order to satisfy these criteria‚ the ability to position the SUV correctly while targeting the appropriate consumers will determine the overall firm wide success in the future. Due to staggering costs that are
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