You wont believe which car recorded a 21% increase in sales

GTO · 10th May 2005, 09:36

Our Very own Hindustan Ambassador!! Year on year, a 21% rise in sales.

The irony for HM is that the almost 60 year old Ambassador is selling much more than the 6 year old Lancer.

Source : Economic Times Article

Tarun · 10th May 2005, 10:44

Interesting !!
Has there been a new govt. in some states ? or some new taxi version has been introduced ? What factors have contributed to this jump?

Tarun

serious_maniac · 10th May 2005, 10:46

This line from the article is funny:
"The growth in sales performance of the Ambassador can be attributed to the continuous improvements we have been bringing into the product and our strong marketing network and after sales experience with customers"

Continuous improvements to the product

the increased sales must be due to government purchases..

~maniac

amitoj · 10th May 2005, 10:46

I've seen a few Govt of Karnataka owned Avigos running around here...
I dont think taxi operators prefer Amby any more... but i could be wrong.

Cheers
Amitoj

normally_crazy · 10th May 2005, 10:50

Thats real neat. and yes we get schedules for HM Kolkatta plant where the Amby is manufactured and that is substantially more than the schedules from the plant where the Lancer is manufactured !! yes its true !

but i guess a lot of amby sales are down south where the politicos and taxi drivers still prefer this comfortable old work horse over better cars.

and this surely gives hopes to the lancer..if HM continues manufacturing and selling the lancer in its present avtaar , it can see a 21 % increase in sales a decade or two later down the line

prasadee · 10th May 2005, 11:08

Oh my.... oh my.... I picture dying grand old lady with make up, and face lift. Only HM can do this. Did someone figure out how/why they manage to setup fancy webpages? Those cab drivers will never browse for info......
http://www.hmambassador.com
http://www.hmutp.com/index.asp

The ironic part is that any amount of web serches fail to show me links to guys like Fiat India or Palio.
-Prasadee

drifter · 10th May 2005, 11:13

hahaha

i dont believe it...ambasador outselling the lancer. hahaahahahahahahahaha.

Drifter

cheatingdeath · 10th May 2005, 11:23

it definately does the ambasaddor is looking awesome these days ...i like that car

adya33 · 10th May 2005, 15:56

I saw one passing by me yesterday brand new
plain white must say looked damn good

congratulations HM
but must say Conti has been completly overshadowed by Ambi

10th May 2005, 09:36	#1
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,483 Thanked: 300,266 Times View My Garage	You wont believe which car recorded a 21% increase in sales Our Very own Hindustan Ambassador!! Year on year, a 21% rise in sales. The irony for HM is that the almost 60 year old Ambassador is selling much more than the 6 year old Lancer. Source : Economic Times Article
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10th May 2005, 10:44	#2
Tarun BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New Delhi Posts: 159 Thanked: 17 Times	Interesting !! Has there been a new govt. in some states ? or some new taxi version has been introduced ? What factors have contributed to this jump? Tarun
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10th May 2005, 10:46	#3
serious_maniac BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 211 Thanked: 219 Times View My Garage	This line from the article is funny: "The growth in sales performance of the Ambassador can be attributed to the continuous improvements we have been bringing into the product and our strong marketing network and after sales experience with customers" Continuous improvements to the product the increased sales must be due to government purchases.. ~maniac
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10th May 2005, 10:46	#4
amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,346 Thanked: 3,054 Times View My Garage	I've seen a few Govt of Karnataka owned Avigos running around here... I dont think taxi operators prefer Amby any more... but i could be wrong. Cheers Amitoj
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10th May 2005, 10:50	#5
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Thats real neat. and yes we get schedules for HM Kolkatta plant where the Amby is manufactured and that is substantially more than the schedules from the plant where the Lancer is manufactured !! yes its true ! but i guess a lot of amby sales are down south where the politicos and taxi drivers still prefer this comfortable old work horse over better cars. and this surely gives hopes to the lancer..if HM continues manufacturing and selling the lancer in its present avtaar , it can see a 21 % increase in sales a decade or two later down the line
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10th May 2005, 11:08	#6
prasadee BANNED Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 569 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Oh my.... oh my.... I picture dying grand old lady with make up, and face lift. Only HM can do this. Did someone figure out how/why they manage to setup fancy webpages? Those cab drivers will never browse for info...... http://www.hmambassador.com http://www.hmutp.com/index.asp The ironic part is that any amount of web serches fail to show me links to guys like Fiat India or Palio. -Prasadee
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10th May 2005, 11:13	#7
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	hahaha i dont believe it...ambasador outselling the lancer. hahaahahahahahahahaha. Drifter
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10th May 2005, 11:23	#8
cheatingdeath BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 275 Thanked: 10 Times	it definately does the ambasaddor is looking awesome these days ...i like that car
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10th May 2005, 15:56	#9
adya33 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 1,839 Thanked: 183 Times	I saw one passing by me yesterday brand new plain white must say looked damn good congratulations HM but must say Conti has been completly overshadowed by Ambi Last edited by adya33 : 10th May 2005 at 15:59.
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