Team-BHP Manufacturer of the Year 2008

raghavv · 2nd January 2008, 11:01

My sole vote is to Mahindra for bringing in Logan, AXE, many variants of Scorpio. Somehow Mahindra not getting accolades for what it is doing?

BUSA · 2nd January 2008, 11:29

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Originally Posted by sathya_nars

Maruti Suzuki for me, IMHO it fits all parameters this poll is for. BTW, Why not call Maruti Suzuki instead of just Suzuki?

Suzuki has a majority stake in Maruti Suzuki India Limited hence its called Suzuki. Notice now all cars come with the Suzuki logo rather then the Maruti logo.

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My sole vote is to Mahindra for bringing in Logan, AXE, many variants of Scorpio. Somehow Mahindra not getting accolades for what it is doing?

Because Logan is highly overpriced and is totally basic for what it costs. Also Scorpio's price has touched the moon with the 2.2 mHawk, the Axe is made for Military purpose, not for the aam junta to buy, so how are we benefitted and why should we choose it as the manufacturer of the year. Logan is a Renault product & marketted by Mahindra, not there own indegenious design

CrAzY dRiVeR · 2nd January 2008, 11:43

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Originally Posted by raghavv

Somehow Mahindra not getting accolades for what it is doing?

Logan has not been recieved too well, and sales have been below their expectations and falling each month.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ging+off+logan

Scorpio lost it with the 2.2 specs and pricing
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...le-2-2s-7.html

Axe does not have a commercial version as of yet. Would have been excellent if it did.

sbasak · 2nd January 2008, 15:13

No wonder Suzuki leads the herd.

However, I expected Hyundai to be in 2nd place!

Hemanth · 2nd January 2008, 17:41

I think the choice will be TATA for their continous improvement of their products considering their experience in passenger car segment and the range of products and the pricing.

sudhi_pre · 2nd January 2008, 17:52

hyundaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiii

Hyundai.Lover · 2nd January 2008, 18:17

Suzuki will win the race here for sure. They deserve it.

rjstyles69 · 2nd January 2008, 18:27

Suzuki all the way. With the launch Swift D and the SX-4 which fits the common man's pocket perfectly its a win win situation for Suzuki.

OT :

On the other hand if we had a thread solely for the SUV's am sure TATA would have taken the pie.Good luck TATA.

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 2nd January 2008, 20:02

Looking at the bad things people say about Tata on this forum, I thought I will be the only person to vote for them. (Even I did not buy their car).

It is surprising that they have two digit mind share (at the time of my voting).

I voted for Tata because the difference between what Tata was, and what they are now, is very vast; so desirable and so satisfying.

HotChillyPepper · 2nd January 2008, 21:19

Im with Chevy.. they are doing really good in all segments. I really love their fit and finish and safety conscious design and reasonable priceing at every catagory. the only minus I felt was their A.S.S, but they are looking into that too. Its improving everyday. Magnum is the most ractical deisel sedan I have driven in India.

hrman · 2nd January 2008, 21:35

Suzuki with the SX4and Swift DDSi

jaganm · 3rd January 2008, 10:07

I think we can safely discount all the premium carmakers, as they have very limited market share. Out goes Audi, Bentley, BMW, Lamborghini, Mercedes Benz, Nissan, Porsche, Rolls Royce, VW, Volvo.

Take out the manufacturers without any significant mass market launches and out go Fiat, HM, Honda Mitsubishi, Mahindra, Skoda and Toyota.

So, we just have Ford (Endeavour), Chevrolet (Spark), Hyundai (i10), Mahindra Renault (Logan), Suzuki (Zen Estilo, SX4) and Tata (Safari).

In terms of market success and overall impact, I think Hyundai and Suzuki stand out from the rest. It's tough to pick Hyundai as i10 aside, they have been characterized by missteps and failures this year. So, the manufacturer of the year in my book is Suzuki.

Anju · 3rd January 2008, 13:26

I think the category should be different,

In the general mfgr category

1.MUL
2.Hyundai and GM

In the premium mfgr category
1.Audi
2.BMW

cheers
Anju

rider60 · 13th January 2008, 22:09

well IMO this should have been the order of the rating!

1. suzuki
2. tata
3. hyundai!

although i hate the part where hyundai has kicked the price of verna to 9.5lacs onroad, its the getz D that pulls me in their favor!
the tata gets the second place for the new indica turbo with airbags and ABS!
the suzuki for the swift diesel and the sx4!

kunaldhami · 13th January 2008, 22:16

Suzuki for Swift Diesel and brilliant SX4..

View Poll Results: Team-BHP Manufacturer of the Year 2008
Audi	2	0.92%
Bentley	0	0%
BMW	12	5.50%
Fiat	5	2.29%
Ford	3	1.38%
Chevrolet	23	10.55%
Hindustan Motors	0	0%
Honda	16	7.34%
Hyundai	8	3.67%
Lamborghini	1	0.46%
Mahindra	1	0.46%
Mahindra Renault	3	1.38%
Suzuki	95	43.58%
Mercedes Benz	2	0.92%
Mitsubishi	0	0%
Nissan	0	0%
Porsche	0	0%
Rolls Royce	0	0%
Skoda	3	1.38%
ICML	0	0%
Tata	40	18.35%
Toyota	3	1.38%
VW	1	0.46%
Volvo	0	0%
Voters: 218. You may not vote on this poll

2nd January 2008, 11:01	#46
raghavv BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 84 Thanked: 68 Times	Mahindra My sole vote is to Mahindra for bringing in Logan, AXE, many variants of Scorpio. Somehow Mahindra not getting accolades for what it is doing?
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2nd January 2008, 15:13	#49
sbasak BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CCU-LTN Posts: 608 Thanked: 14 Times	No wonder Suzuki leads the herd. However, I expected Hyundai to be in 2nd place!
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2nd January 2008, 17:41	#50
Hemanth BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mysore Posts: 193 Thanked: 4 Times	I think the choice will be TATA for their continous improvement of their products considering their experience in passenger car segment and the range of products and the pricing.
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2nd January 2008, 17:52	#51
sudhi_pre Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: new delhi Posts: 3 Thanked: 0 Times	hyundaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiii
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2nd January 2008, 18:17	#52
Hyundai.Lover BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 344 Thanked: 0 Times	Suzuki will win the race here for sure. They deserve it.
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2nd January 2008, 18:27	#53
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	Suzuki all the way. With the launch Swift D and the SX-4 which fits the common man's pocket perfectly its a win win situation for Suzuki. OT : On the other hand if we had a thread solely for the SUV's am sure TATA would have taken the pie.Good luck TATA.
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2nd January 2008, 20:02	#54
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	Looking at the bad things people say about Tata on this forum, I thought I will be the only person to vote for them. (Even I did not buy their car). It is surprising that they have two digit mind share (at the time of my voting). I voted for Tata because the difference between what Tata was, and what they are now, is very vast; so desirable and so satisfying. Last edited by BaCkSeAtDrIVeR : 2nd January 2008 at 20:03.
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2nd January 2008, 21:19	#55
HotChillyPepper BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bang_a_lore Posts: 628 Thanked: 289 Times View My Garage	Im with Chevy.. they are doing really good in all segments. I really love their fit and finish and safety conscious design and reasonable priceing at every catagory. the only minus I felt was their A.S.S, but they are looking into that too. Its improving everyday. Magnum is the most ractical deisel sedan I have driven in India.
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2nd January 2008, 21:35	#56
hrman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,128 Thanked: 1,015 Times	Suzuki with the SX4and Swift DDSi
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3rd January 2008, 10:07	#57
jaganm BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 372 Thanked: 426 Times	I think we can safely discount all the premium carmakers, as they have very limited market share. Out goes Audi, Bentley, BMW, Lamborghini, Mercedes Benz, Nissan, Porsche, Rolls Royce, VW, Volvo. Take out the manufacturers without any significant mass market launches and out go Fiat, HM, Honda Mitsubishi, Mahindra, Skoda and Toyota. So, we just have Ford (Endeavour), Chevrolet (Spark), Hyundai (i10), Mahindra Renault (Logan), Suzuki (Zen Estilo, SX4) and Tata (Safari). In terms of market success and overall impact, I think Hyundai and Suzuki stand out from the rest. It's tough to pick Hyundai as i10 aside, they have been characterized by missteps and failures this year. So, the manufacturer of the year in my book is Suzuki.
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3rd January 2008, 13:26	#58
Anju BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 175 Thanked: 0 Times	I think the category should be different, In the general mfgr category 1.MUL 2.Hyundai and GM In the premium mfgr category 1.Audi 2.BMW cheers Anju
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13th January 2008, 22:09	#59
rider60 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bhagyanagaram. (A.K.A. Hyderabad) Posts: 1,620 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	well IMO this should have been the order of the rating! 1. suzuki 2. tata 3. hyundai! although i hate the part where hyundai has kicked the price of verna to 9.5lacs onroad, its the getz D that pulls me in their favor! the tata gets the second place for the new indica turbo with airbags and ABS! the suzuki for the swift diesel and the sx4!
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13th January 2008, 22:16	#60
kunaldhami BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Surat Posts: 152 Thanked: 82 Times	Suzuki for Swift Diesel and brilliant SX4..
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