BMW poised to outdo competition in 2016 – TRA Research

BMW’s high Buying Propensity to prop growth despite fall in sales

Mumbai, India, 16^th May 2016: BMW ranked the highest on ‘Buying Propensity’ in the luxury four-wheeler category, according to Mumbai-based TRA Research (formerly Trust Research Advisory). Buying Propensity is comprised of Brand Trust and Brand Attractiveness, that measure need and desire based transactions, as per the research firm. Buying Propensity represents the consumers’ keenness to buy an aspect BMW serves high on. In the Buying Propensity race BMW is followed by its German counterparts Audi at 2^nd place and by Daimler-owned arch-rival Mercedes Benz in 3^rd place.

Commenting on BMW’s high Buying Propensity, N. Chandramouli, CEO, TRA Research (a Comniscient Group company) stated, “The two matrices of Trust and Attractiveness stand at either end of the Buying Propensity axis, along which all buying decisions are expressed. If Buying Propensity is high, one can expect actual buying to increase as Buying Propensity precedes actual buying decisions. After a record of being at the top in sales for the last ten years BMW’s fall may only be temporary.  BMW’s current strategy to redefine premium customer experience and their high Buying Propensity makes it a brand to watch out for in the coming year.”

‘Buying Propensity’ of a brand is a concept that is the confluence of the matrices of Trust and Attractiveness, developed over years of research with psychologists, sociologists and communication experts. The Buying Propensity report is generated based on the data collected from 5000 influencers who are interviewed each year across 16 Indian cities. Brand Trust and Brand Attractiveness are the two globally acclaimed proprietary matrices of TRA Research, a Comniscient Group company.

About TRA Research (formerly Trust Research Advisory):

TRA Research, a Comniscient Group company, is an actionable insights and brand intelligence company dedicated to understanding and analyzing stakeholder behaviour through two globally acclaimed, proprietary matrices of Brand Trust and Brand Attractiveness. TRA was conceived in 2008 to decipher, analyze and measure Brand Trust, to make it universally understood and easily applied. TRA conducts primary research with consumers and other stakeholders to assist business decisions and give brands insights on solutions to consumer behaviour. TRA provides Competitive Intelligence Reports mined from its 15 million data-points on brand intangibles of 20,000 brands, and also undertakes custom-made studies for brands. TRA is the publisher of The Brand Trust Report, India's Most Attractive Brands & India’s Most Trusted Educational Institutes.