From around India Bajaj Auto divides business into four core brands Bajaj Auto has divided the company's two- and three-wheeler businesses into four core brands to enhance focus and devise a clear future strategy more Volkswagen-Suzuki to roll out Rs 2.5-lakh car in India While VW is looking for a small car in the price range of euro 2000-2500 ($4000-5000) with which it can not only drive bigger sales in India and Europe, Suzuki is looking to source diesel engine technology from the German company more Spain's Zara to walk into India next year Many members of India's rising middle class are already familiar with Zara's stylish designs which resemble those of the big-name Italian fashion houses and are sold at moderate prices more Consumer durables: Durable enough for tough times The Rs 27,000-cr consumer-durable industry in the country has scripted a success story even after the economic slowdown threatened to sabotage its growth rate. more A perfect brew UBL has been growing faster at about 16 per cent annually, aided by the 9-10 per cent growth in domestic industry and new product launches. more Snapshots from The Market Skyline of India Suburbs have come to be independent economic entities: Internationally, the term suburb conjures up images of a relatively unspoilt, less densely populated and predominantly residential community close to a city. In India, it is difficult to find such conditions. The lack of office space in New Delhi, the lack of new residential areas in Kolkata and expensive real estate in Mumbai have contributed to the growth of Salt Lake, Gurgaon, and Navi Mumbai. Now all three are more than just real estate alternatives to larger neighbours. Middle class accounts for bulk of urban spending: About 61% of total urban income comes from households that can be classified as middle class— earning between Rs 75,000 and Rs 5 lakh a year. This segment comprises the lower middle class earning between Rs75,000 and Rs 1.5 lakh a year (10% of total urban income is from this category), the middle class earning between Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 2 lakh a year (29% of income share) and the upper middle class earning between Rs 3 lakh and Rs 5 lakh a year (22 % of urban income).

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Consumer Markets
December 2009
From around India
Bajaj Auto divides business into four core brands
Bajaj Auto has divided the company's two- and three-
wheeler businesses into four core brands to enhance focus
and devise a clear future strategy
more
Volkswagen-Suzuki to roll out Rs 2.5-lakh car in
India
While VW is looking for a small car in the price range of
euro 2000-2500 ($4000-5000) with which it can not only
drive bigger sales in India and Europe, Suzuki is looking to
source diesel engine technology from the German
company
more
Spain's Zara to walk into India next year
Many members of India's rising middle class are already
familiar with Zara's stylish designs which resemble those
of the big-name Italian fashion houses and are sold at
moderate prices
more
Consumer durables: Durable enough for tough times
The Rs 27,000-cr consumer-durable industry in the
country has scripted a success story even after the
economic slowdown threatened to sabotage its growth
rate.
more
A perfect brew

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UBL has been growing faster at about 16 per cent
annually, aided by the 9-10 per cent growth in domestic
industry and new product launches.
more
Snapshots from The Market Skyline of
India
Suburbs have come to be independent economic
entities: Internationally, the term suburb conjures up
images of a relatively unspoilt, less densely populated and
predominantly residential community close to a city. In
India, it is difficult to find such conditions.
The lack of office space in New Delhi, the lack of new
residential areas in Kolkata and expensive real estate in
Mumbai have contributed to the growth of Salt Lake,
Gurgaon, and Navi Mumbai. Now all three are more than
just real estate alternatives to larger neighbours.
Middle class accounts for bulk of urban spending:
About 61% of total urban income comes from households
that can be classified as middle class— earning between
Rs 75,000 and Rs 5 lakh a year.
This segment comprises the lower middle class earning
between Rs75,000 and Rs 1.5
lakh a year (10% of total urban income is from this
category), the middle class earning between Rs 1.5 lakh
and Rs 2 lakh a year (29% of income share) and the
upper middle class earning between Rs 3 lakh and Rs 5
lakh a year (22 % of urban income).

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