Lux Rides

ProHub Comment

This is an unconventional, interviewee-led case testing pricing strategy in an emerging market with a luxury product. The candidate must navigate cost-based, competition-based, and value-based pricing approaches while dealing with limited comparable products. The brainstorming element and pressure-handling expectations make this particularly challenging.

Estimated Time 15 minutes
Difficulty Hard
Source Wharton
50 / 100
Lux Rides, an Italian 2-wheeler brand is looking to enter the luxury scooter segment in Vietnam. 2-wheelers are very popular in the country and the client sees this as an attractive opportunity. They have conducted some initial analysis and decided to enter the market. However, the Country Head, Alex, who has been newly appointed, wants our support in knowing how they should price Model Z, the luxury scooter model.

Clarifying Information

  1. Objective - The objective of the client is to maximize revenue in first 2 years. We have to suggest an appropriate price for the luxury scooter to achieve this goal.
  2. Business - Lux Rides, manufactures 2-wheelers across the world and sells in countries with large 2-wheeler penetration. However, for Model Z, which is the luxury model, Lux Rides plans to manufacture the scooter in Italy and export it to Vietnam to control quality.
  3. Geography - The client is an Italian player but is looking to enter the Vietnam market. It has not introduced Model Z in any country yet.
  4. Competition - There are many competitors in the Vietnam 2-wheeler market but most of the players are lower-end players.
  5. Price benchmark - There is no price in mind and we would like to know your suggestions