Asian Consumers and the Automotive Market
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2011 New Car Registration Facts Industry 9.7M Personal Car Registrations 477,000 Asian New Vehicle Registrations +8% 34% Chinese 83% Asian Vehicle Purchases 5% Asian Share of New Vehicle Purchases +9% 22% Indian +7% 14% Vietnamese +9% 13% Korean 2012 R. L. Polk & Co. All rights reserved. 5
Asian Auto Consumer Bottom Line Impact The figure below represents GROSS REVENUE It does not exclude the following costs: Vehicle Development Manufacturing Advertising Asian market impact on bottom line? Retail and other expenses 477,000 New Vehicle Units $25,000 X = Conservative Average Price $11.9B Estimated Gross Revenue 2012 R. L. Polk & Co. All rights reserved. 6
Top Asian Automotive Markets Seattle 3% San Francisco 9% Chicago 3% Washington D.C. 4% New York 12% Boston 3% Philadelphia 3% Los Angeles 17% Dallas 3% Houston 3% Market Share Meter 29% 38% 42% 45% 48% 51% 54% 57% 59% 2012 R. L. Polk & Co. All rights reserved. 7
Recession proof Auto Consumers 2.1PPT 1.2PPT +0.5PPT Unlike African Americans and Hispanics, Asian consumers maintained vehicle purchase levels and gained share. 2012 R. L. Polk & Co. All rights reserved. 8
Asian Auto Buying Profile INCOME LEVELS Affluent Consumers $75K+ A greater share of Asian consumers have income >= $75,000. 2012 R. L. Polk & Co. All rights reserved. 9
Asian Auto Buying Profile Age Ranges Younger Auto Buyers A greater share of Asian consumers are between 18 and 44. 2012 R. L. Polk & Co. All rights reserved. 10
Asian Auto Buying Profile Share of Women Auto Consumers Asian Women purchase 10 more vehicles per 100 than industry. Highly recommend a strategy specific for Women based on their input. 2012 R. L. Polk & Co. All rights reserved. 11
Asian Diversity New Vehicle Share by Sub Culture 2012 R. L. Polk & Co. All rights reserved. 12
Communication Best Practices for Auto Consumers 49% Asian Consumers prefer a language other than English Advertising, Marketing and Customer Service Groups should incorporate Asian language options to fully engage customers. 2012 R. L. Polk & Co. All rights reserved. 13
Automotive Brand Leaders Based on 2011 Asian Market Share Rank Make Asian Market Share 1 TOYOTA 24% 2 HONDA 18% 3 NISSAN 7% 4 HYUNDAI 6% 5 BMW 5% 6 MERCEDES BENZ 5% 7 LEXUS 4% 8 FORD 4% 9 VOLKSWAGEN 3% 10 CHEVROLET 3% 11 ACURA 3% 12 KIA 2% 13 SUBARU 2% 14 MAZDA 2% 15 AUDI 2% 2012 R. L. Polk & Co. All rights reserved. 14
Automotive Brand Leaders Based on 2011 Asian Share of Brand Rank Make Asian Share of Brand 1 PORSCHE 13% 2 LEXUS 12% 3 BMW 12% 4 MERCEDES BENZ 11% 5 ACURA 11% 6 MAYBACH 11% 7 LAMBORGHINI 10% 8 TOYOTA 10% 9 BENTLEY 9% 10 ROLLS ROYCE 9% 11 LOTUS 9% 12 AUDI 9% 13 HONDA 9% 14 FERRARI 8% 15 TESLA 8% 2012 R. L. Polk & Co. All rights reserved. 15
Summary 5% or 500,000 Units 45% Asian Auto Purchases MORE Affluent Youth Women 49% 60% 2011 Asian share of U.S. new vehicle market Top 5 vehicle markets for Asian Consumers: Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Houston Higher percentage of $75K+ consumers 18 to 44 year olds Women buyers U.S. Asian consumers prefer native language. Leading automotive brands for Asian consumers. 2012 R. L. Polk & Co. All rights reserved. 16
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