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Mercedes-Benz Market Entry Strategy: UAE Country Assessment and Marketing Mix Analysis

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This report analyzes Mercedes-Benz's market entry strategy into the United Arab Emirates. The project covers a country assessment of the UAE, including economic, cultural, and regulatory factors relevant to the automotive industry. It evaluates potential entry modes for Mercedes-Benz, weighing standardization versus localization approaches, and develops a marketing mix (product, price, place, promotion) tailored to the local market. The report also addresses global production and supply chain considerations, bargaining power dynamics, corporate social responsibility expectations, and human resources management issues relevant to international expansion. This is a well-organized example of an international business market entry analysis, useful for students studying international business, marketing, or global strategy.

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Mercedes-Benz in the UAE

1. Introduction

2. Country assessment: The UAE

3. Project assessment

3.1. Entry mode

3.2. Standardization vs localization

3.3. Marketing mix

3.4. Global production and supply chain issues

3.5. Bargaining

3.6. Corporate social responsibility

3.7. Human resources management issue

4. Conclusion

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Mercedes-Benz in the UAE

1. Introduction

The project focuses on exporting Mercedes-Benz to the UAE. Mercedes-Benz is a

globally renowned company in the automotive industry. The official company's website

illustrates that the company manufactures cars for various segments, ranging from city cars,

exclusive lineups to luxury high-speed cars. Thus, the company's goal is to be innovative and

electrify all vehicles on offer by 2022 (Mercedes-Benz).

The UAE is known for its fast-urban growth, best in the world road systems,

prominent car culture, modernity, and luxury visions (Qamhaieh and Chakravarty 1).

Therefore, a car is an essential attribute in every citizen's daily life. The passion for cars was

established in the days of the UAE's creation because after the country started to export oil,

the automobile became a symbol of novelty and luxuries (Qamhaieh and Chakravarty 3).

Nowadays, most of the UAE's population is represented by migrant labour (Qamhaieh and

Chakravarty 5). That is why it is crucial to consider both target groups, native citizens and

labour migrants, when exporting cars to the UAE.

It is essential to say that the United Arab Emirates is a suitable target market for

Mercedes-Benz due to the incredible development of the automotive industry and the

presence of several target groups that make it possible to offer the entire range of Mercedes-

Benz Cars to residents. Furthermore, the UAE's market has excellent potential for the export

of various Mercedes-Benz car models.

2. Country assessment

Notably, the UAE is considered one of the most open countries for foreign companies

due to its flexibility, low VAT level, financial and political stability, and high purchasing

power (Mosteanu and Alghaddaf 18). The UAE market is favourable for foreign businesses

due to the fixed exchange rate between the UAE dirham and the US dollar, the stability of the

Table of contents

  1. 01 Introduction 2
  2. 02 Country assessment 2
  3. 03 Project assessment 3
    1. Entry mode 3
    2. Standardization vs localization 4
    3. Marketing mix 4
    4. Global production and supply chain issues 5
    5. Bargaining 6
    6. Corporate social responsibility 6
    7. Human resources management issue 7
  4. 04 Conclusion 7

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