Volkwagen/ Nissan. which?

devarshi84 · 2nd September 2007, 19:51

Nissan and Volkswagen are both new entrants trying to woo the emerging and expanding higher middle class in India.

Both have a distinct but diverse product line.

Nissan is the 3rd largest jap car maker while VW is the 5th largest worldwide.

If someone is looking to open a dealership, which would be more profitable?

A friend of mine owns a fiat dealership which is now defunct courtesy tata-fiat collabration. He has the necessary finance and infrastructure and asked me for an advice.

Akshay1234 · 2nd September 2007, 19:53

id say nissan. their cars are doing well expecially the teana. and they are probably going to come out with a small car.

speedy · 2nd September 2007, 20:07

i would go in with Volkswagen here.
the model line up is impressive with the passat, phaeton and the touareg. they would also be bringing the jetta,golf and the new beetle to indian shores in due time. the models have acceptance in the market.
nissan on the other hand has got the x-trail and the teanna. the xtrail i believe has not been doing well and the market response for the teanna is still to be seen.
better economic sense profitability wise would say getting assosiated with a bigger brand that is volkswagen.

Sahil · 2nd September 2007, 20:14

VW has big plans for India. Their small car will be launched next year. VW has a long term commitments here with its new plant being setup

BUSA · 2nd September 2007, 23:53

Get a Maruti or Honda dealership it will insure you will never be out of business. A Fiat dealership is like being on the edge of being out of business.

devarshi84 · 3rd September 2007, 00:10

there are 4-5 maruti dealerships and 1 biig and prominent Honda dealership (I think Its a company rule for Honda)

sanchits · 3rd September 2007, 01:54

VW also has established brands in india like skoda and Audi and they have big plans for india..they have already come out with Passat, Toureg. toureg is doing great....ive seen it very often in NCR region. Nissan is not doing well with x-trail and cant say much about teana. VW is an established brand world over.

devarshi84 · 5th September 2007, 00:35

it seems volkswagen is getting more preference.

amit · 5th September 2007, 16:16

I would go with VW too. Like others have said, VW is setting up a brand new plant here and plan to launch a small car as early as next year. At the moment, it seems like VW has more concrete plans for India.

Also Dev, there could be a possiblity that VW, in the future, may upgrade a few of their bigger, better performing dealerships to VW-Audi ones like abroad.

2nd September 2007, 19:51	#1
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	Volkwagen/ Nissan. which? Nissan and Volkswagen are both new entrants trying to woo the emerging and expanding higher middle class in India. Both have a distinct but diverse product line. Nissan is the 3rd largest jap car maker while VW is the 5th largest worldwide. If someone is looking to open a dealership, which would be more profitable? A friend of mine owns a fiat dealership which is now defunct courtesy tata-fiat collabration. He has the necessary finance and infrastructure and asked me for an advice.
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2nd September 2007, 19:53	#2
Akshay1234 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,265 Thanked: 12,317 Times	id say nissan. their cars are doing well expecially the teana. and they are probably going to come out with a small car.
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speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,023 Times View My Garage	i would go in with Volkswagen here. the model line up is impressive with the passat, phaeton and the touareg. they would also be bringing the jetta,golf and the new beetle to indian shores in due time. the models have acceptance in the market. nissan on the other hand has got the x-trail and the teanna. the xtrail i believe has not been doing well and the market response for the teanna is still to be seen. better economic sense profitability wise would say getting assosiated with a bigger brand that is volkswagen.
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Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,292 Thanked: 7,607 Times	VW has big plans for India. Their small car will be launched next year. VW has a long term commitments here with its new plant being setup Last edited by Sahil : 2nd September 2007 at 20:34.
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2nd September 2007, 23:53	#5
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Get a Maruti or Honda dealership it will insure you will never be out of business. A Fiat dealership is like being on the edge of being out of business.
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devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	there are 4-5 maruti dealerships and 1 biig and prominent Honda dealership (I think Its a company rule for Honda)
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sanchits BANNED Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: gurgaon/delhi Posts: 331 Thanked: Once	VW also has established brands in india like skoda and Audi and they have big plans for india..they have already come out with Passat, Toureg. toureg is doing great....ive seen it very often in NCR region. Nissan is not doing well with x-trail and cant say much about teana. VW is an established brand world over.
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5th September 2007, 00:35	#8
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	it seems volkswagen is getting more preference.
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5th September 2007, 16:16	#9
amit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,717 Thanked: 449 Times	I would go with VW too. Like others have said, VW is setting up a brand new plant here and plan to launch a small car as early as next year. At the moment, it seems like VW has more concrete plans for India. Also Dev, there could be a possiblity that VW, in the future, may upgrade a few of their bigger, better performing dealerships to VW-Audi ones like abroad.
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