Benchmarking

AIM

To find out the best car suitable for Mr.D.S.Pughazhyendhi

Bench marking

Benchmarking help organizations identify areas, systems, or processes for improvements—either incremental (continuous) improvements or dramatic (business process re-engineering) improvements.Benchmarking is defined as the process of measuring products, services, and processes against those of organizations known to be leaders in one or more aspects of their operations. Benchmarking provides necessary insights to help you understand how your organization compares with similar organizations, even if they are in a different business or have a different group of customers.

• Technical benchmarking
• Competitive benchmarking
• Benchmarking procedure
• Benchmarking example
• Benchmarking studies
• Benchmarking resources

Procedure

1. Consideration
2. plan
3. collect
4. analyze
5. adapt

Cars to compare

1. Nissan Magnite
2. Hyundai Grand i10 Nios
3. Hyundai i20
4. TATA Punch
5. Honda Amaze
6. Maruthi Baleno

1.NISSAN MAGNITE

Class	Subcompact Crossover Suv
Cubic Capacity	999cc
City Mileage	17kmpl
Highway	20kmpl
Boot Space	336 L
Capacity	5

Nissan Magnite is one of the best option as mileage and also a compact cross over suv in this price range .As we all know for the Road conditions of india it is better to have a Suv.But the pricing of a SUV is far away so a cross over Suv is really better for this price.It has 1000cc engine with a turbo So it has more power than the usual self aspirated 1000cc engine,The boot Space is also good at this price point,spacious interior, But as many complaints are there regarding the service of Nissan many customers are not satisfies with the service,Mainly it is an essensial part in a Vehicle life .It also has a Automatic varient But the price will go all away from 10 lakhs.The vehicle is highly recommended but want to choose the dealer and service center which are highly rated.

Own road price

8.17 lakhs to 13.10 lakhs

Turbo XL is the recommended option below 10 lakhs.

RATING

4.2 out of 5

2.Hyundai i10 Nios

Class	Hatch Back
Cubic Capacity	1200cc
City Mileage	11 Kmpl
HighwayMileage	15 Kmpl
Boot Space	260L
Capacity	5

Hyundai i10 Nios is a hatchback,with a above average design and features,If you are looking for a car with a super design and feature it is a better option.The pricing of the car is also in the limits.The full option model is also with in the limits .It also comes with a CNG model its top varient pricing is below 10 lakhs.The main dis advantage is the mileage The mileage company assure is 20 to 26 kmpl but buy the owners review the mileage is 11 to 15 which is far low as a hatchback.The boot space is an average .As Mr.D.S.Pughazhyendhi want to travel 1000 Km in ones a month with his family it will be a congested drive and feel less confort.It also has a CNG varient as the price hike in pertrol .It is a better option to go for CNG ,It helps to reduce the running cost But it also has a problem ,that is the availability of CNG pump in rural areas is less.

PRICING

Petrol	7.39 lakhs - 9.36 lakhs
CNG	8.68 lakhs -9.33 lakhs

RATING

4 .0 out of 5

3. TATA PUNCH

Class	Micro SUV
Cubic Capacity	1199
City mileage	14
Highway Mileage	17
Boot Space	366
Capacity	5

Tata Punch is a Micro suv with lots of varients than other company's vehicle.It has more ground clearance,The main quality of TATA PUNCH is it is 5 star rated in NCAP,Which is a good reason to go for this car

as Mr.D.S.Pughazhyendhi has minimum 5000 KM run in a month ,SAFETY is important. Price is also reasonable for a micro SUV ,But there many complaints from customers regarding the service and dealers .

A vehicle need to be maintained in a limited interval, if the service is not satisfactory it will be difficult for the customers to maintain.But the build quality is really good .

RATING

3.9 Out of 5

Pricing

7 lakhs to 11.45 lakhs

4.Maruthi Baleno

Class	Hatch Back
Cubic Capacity	1197 CC
City Mileage	15 Kmpl
Highway Mileage	22 kmpl
Capacity	5
Boot Space	318 L

Maruthi Suzuki baleno is a premium Hatch back it has more space in side and with mileage wise it is a suggested car .The maruthy Baleno engine is highly refined engine .The drive quality is really good .The service and maintanace cost is low .The service center and dealer ship gives for a luxurious feel.The main dis advantage of this car is the Build quality ,the build quality is below average ,The rating with for crash test is really low for this car.As safety i will not recomment this car ,But based on other quality it is best for the price range.

RATING

4.4 OUT OF 5

PRICING

7.78 LAKHS TO 11.58 LAKHS

5.Honda Amaze

Class	Sedan
Cubic Capacity	1199(petrol) ,1496(diesel)
City Mileage	12.50(petrol),16(diesel)
Highway Mileage	18(petrol),22(diesel)
Capacity	5
Boot Space	420

HONDA AMAZE ,This is the highly reccomended car as Mr.D.S.Pughazhyendhi usage ,It har really good drive comfort , as it is a sedan it has more boot space for long journey,Above average features,decent mileage for a sedan,safety is above average ,Service and dealership is good ,diesel engine gives above 20 mileage but it is out of limits.But Mr.D.S.Pughazhyendhi can get top petrol model in manual transmission .It is highly recomended car for Mr.D.S.Pughazhyendhi.

Rating

4.5 out of 5

Pricing

petrol	7.71 lakh to10.93 lakhs
diesel	10.47 lakhs to 13.88 lakhs

Result

1 Nissan Magnite (crossover suv at this price)

Honda amaze is also a better option for Mr Pughazhyendhii,

But as Pughazhyendhii is fond of big cars I suggest to go for 1.Nissan Magnite

2.What is under body coating?

Underbody coating is the coating provided on bottom surface of Vehicle which helps to prevent corrosion. Manufacturers provide thick paints and sealants at the under of car to prevent corrosion.

A rubber or wax-based composite is sprayed onto the entire underbody of the vehicle, it also reaches the area where it is hard to reach and where the moisture and dirt stuck the most. This area is the main weak point where it leads to corrosion and spread to the other areas. Whenever the corrosion starts from an area it is difficult to retain the strength of the area, under body coating will prevent this from happening, therefore under body coating is important.

Process

1. The Underbody of the vehicle is washed and cleared from dust .
2. Then underbody is let to dry for some time
3. Lift the car and remove wheels to prevent over spary
4. Tape of any electrical areas and the areas like exhaust.
5. Remove the rust if any
6. Apply 2 coat of Rust primer for oxidized surface (less viscous than under coating)
7. After drying apply underbody coating
8. Dry and remove the tape.

Approximate cost

HATCH BACK RS 1700

SEDAN RS 2100

SUV RS 3500

MPV RS 3500

BUS/HEAVY TRUCK RS 12000