Fri 16 Jul 2010
Strength
- Mazda is the only one and leading company for rotari engine
- It aims to teenagers and adults.
- Mazda cars usually get rewards in every year.
- Mazda aims to sport saloon and is the leader of roadster car in Japan.
- Mazda uses hi-technology for the engine and facility in term of consumer convenience.
- It innovates the new key card for every model.
- Mazda digital innovation (MDI) is the first and leading of new technology
- Mazda set the price for mid-high income which targets to teenagers and adults.
- It decreases the material cost.So,the price is eligible.
- Mazda increases dealer showroom from 76 to be 96 branches
- The products always prompty available.
- The company down to set the new presenter by co-branding with BEC TERO,the music distribution company.They choose Girl force,the group of teenager singers,to promote the new campaign of Mazda.
- Using sex appeal to persuade target group of men.
- Mazda plans to promote their campaign both of above the line and below the line.
- The company is plotting to hold the event motor show in every single country that has this exhibition in order to show car ability.
Weakness
- Lack of production.
- Mazda car
- not adequate for consumer need.
- It takes long time to produce.
- The more powerful of engine,the more fuel spending.
- The price of some model is higher than competitor .Some price is very similar to competitor but the product has less of facility and luxury so the product value is not bargain for consumer.
- Even Mazda increases showroom,some provinces still does not have it.
- Less of advertising when the motor show is over.
Opportunity
- Competitor brands prefer to produce luxury car than high powerful sport car like Mazda.
- The economic of Thailand is growing better and the percentage of inflation is higher than last year.Hence,people can afford the product easily
Threat
- The consumer’s opinion toward Mazda is not so good.
- Thai has the idea that cars from Japan are not so good.
- Brand image of Mazda is not so good.
- As the government can not hold the price of fuel like before.Thus,the fuel price is getting higher theseday.
- The government has set the new tax car which depends on the engine power.The more high powerful engine,the more high tax to pay for.
- Most of prosperous land were bought already.So,there is no available place in main province to expand showroom branch.
- There is a highly competition between competitor brands in term of providing the inevitable offer by offering 0% of interest which potentially effectively encourage consumer buying.