Benchmarking
BENCHMARKING
■It is the process of company business to analyze the processes and performance metrics from other companies and standards.
■ In the automotive industry, it is used for the comparison of similar products, services, and dimensions performance. Used to know the availability of the feature and delivery on the basis of customer review.
It can be operated in different factories and branches or same factory or branches or different competing organizations.
■ Benchmarking 1 is used for comparing the price, features, and segments, whereas
■ Benchmarking 2 is used for comparing the features of individual components.
In the case of Mr.. D.S. Pughazhyendhii needs a car that can drive to his office where traffic and crowd is a major concern and even needs a 5-seater as he drives to his hometown monthly with his family and by considering the budget in the range of lakhs. 8-10
He can go with SUVs or Sedan as they provide 5 seater facility and cargo space. New smaller SUV's with more cargo space is available more efficiently.
LIST OF 5 SEATER SUV's WITH ALL MAJOR FEATURES.
MODEL FUEL TYPE TRANSMISSION TYPE MILEAGE(KMPL) COST(LAKH)
TATA NEXON 1.2 PETROL AUTOMATIC 17.6 10
TATA NEXON 1.5 DIESEL AUTOMATIC 23.97 9.19
MARUTHI SUZUKI VITARA DIESEL AUTOMATIC 24.3 9.65
FORD ECO SPORT DIESEL MANUAL 23 9.90
HYUNDAI CRETA DIESEL MANUAL 23.38 10
KIA SELTOS DIESEL MANUAL 20 9.99
■ If he prefers automatic then TATA NEXON 1.5 will fit in his budget and requirements with good mileage and cargo space.
■If he prefers a manual car then the Hyundai creta will be better for him.
■The top spec Nexon will give you more features. It also has a more powerful engine with higher torque. The small size of the car also makes it a better option for city commuting.
On the other hand, you will get these advantages when buying the Creta: more spacious room, better after service, and last but not least, good resell price. But its feature offer is nowhere to beat Nexon's top spec models.
• LIST OF 5 SEATER SEDANS WITH ALL MAJOR FEATURES
MODEL FUEL TYPE TRANSMISSION TYPE MILEAGE(KMPL) COST(LAKHS)
TATA ZEST XT DIESEL MANUAL 23 8.50
MARUTHI SUZUKI CIAZ PETROL MANUAL 21.56 8.20
(SMART HYBRID)
TATA ZEST XTA DIESEL AUTOMATIC 23 9.23
VOLKSWAGEN AMEO DIESEL AUOTMATIC 21.73 10
If he prefers automatic in sedan then TATA ZEST XTA is better with his budget and requirements and will be suitable for a long trips as well as for office drive in the city with considering the crowd and even it provides more cargo space for the long drive out of the city.
In the case of manual then TATA ZEST XT will be better.
LIST OF 5 SEATER HATCHBACKS WITH ALL MAJOR FEATURES
MODEL FUEL TYPE TRANSMISSION TYPE MILEAGE(KMPL) COST(LAKHS)
HYUNDAI GRAND i10 PETROL AUTOMATIC 20.71 7.5
MARUTHI SUZUKI BALENO PETROL ATOMATIC 21.4 10
MARUTHI SUZUKI BALENO PETROL MANUAL 21.4 7
If he prefers automatic then baleno will be better and even in the case of manual baleno will be better.
CONCLUSION
This list of cars can be considered as his preference according to his budget and requirement and opt for as per his convinence.
• As he prefers big cars then SUV's can choose as his first choice and then sedan and hatchbacks as the last preference.