Success Factors in Sales and Marketing for Luxury Car Brands in China

Authors

  • Arne Petermann Berlin University for Professional Studies
  • Monika Biedulska
  • Heiko Haas
  • Maximilian Kühnle
  • Karen Reinecke
  • Ching Song Lin

Keywords:

China, auto market, retail car market, marketing & sales, competition

Abstract

China’s car market is one of the most important car markets in the world. With its two-digit growth a rate in 2013 it increased far above average and is expected to keep growing in 2014 and the upcoming years, too. For this reason, China is a promising market for luxury car manufacturers. These facts lead to the question, whether there are specific characteristics, which distinguish the Chinese car market from other car markets in the world. The investigation has been done from a sales and marketing perspective. Primarily, the authors are concerned with unique marketing challenges for German luxury car brands to succeed in the growing Chinese market. Based on observations in two dealerships in Bejing, success factors for sustainability in sales for premium car dealerships in the evolving car market in China are identified and serve as practical contribution.

 

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2014-06-15

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Petermann, A., Biedulska, M., Haas, H., Kühnle, M., Reinecke, K., & Lin, C. S. (2014). Success Factors in Sales and Marketing for Luxury Car Brands in China. Asian Journal of Business and Management, 2(3). Retrieved from https://ajouronline.com/index.php/AJBM/article/view/1254

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