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         Table 3: Mean and standard deviations of        employed (71% of the total sample), 1% is

                         responses                       retired  and  the  rest  28%  are  students.  The

                      Mean           Std. Deviation      majority of employed customers belongs to
                                                         managerial/executive  and  supervisor  level
       Free Wi-Fi          4.54           1.67           category and the least number was recorded


       Service             2.29           1.53           under  three-wheeler  drivers’  category.  And
       Reminder                                          the  rest  represents  drivers,  clerks,  sales
       24-Hr                                             representatives,  labourers,  teachers  and
       breakdown           1.83           1.01           engineers with similar number of customers.

       assistance
       Online                                            Income  levels  were  distributed  as  26%  of
       payment             3.39           1.28           them  were  students  who  do  not  have  a

       system                                            source  of  income  followed  by  the  income
       Online              3.42           1.41           category  of  Rs.35000  to  45000.  The  least

       reservation                                       income was recorded as less than Rs.15000
       Loyalty card        4.79           1.28           category.  17%  of  customers  were  recorded

       system                                            having  an  income  level  of  more  than
       Spare part          4.37           0.89

       availability                                      Rs.55000.  Overall,  it  was  clear  that  no
       Spare part          4              1.03           income student group was the mostly visited
       price                                             group,  seeking  for  services  from  two-

       Recognizing         4.08           1.00           wheeler dealers.
       genuine parts

       Service center      3.68           0.94               Most preferred two-wheeler segment is
       costs                                             the  Commuter  Sports  bike  which  attracts

       Service center      4.51           0.77           41%  of  customers  and  the  least  preferred
       Quality                                           segment  was  the  Commuter  Standard  bike

       Service center      3.96           1.11           segment  which  attracts  only  2%.  So

       time                                              according  to  the  results,  Commuter  deluxe
       Close Staff         3.88           1.07           bike  and  Commuter  Standard  bike  also

       relationship                                      attracts  a  considerable  percentage  of  15%
       Information         4.26           0.9            and 11% respectively.

       by staff
       Help to solve       4.24           0.89               24-hour  breakdown  assistance  service

       problems                                          followed  by  service  reminder  system  was
       Prompt                                            the  two  most  positive  influencers  for  the
       service by          4.21           0.88           customer  satisfaction  while  loyalty  card

       service center
       Individual          3.72           1.16           system  was  the  least  influencer  for  the

       attention                                         customer    satisfaction.   Online   service
       Showroom            3.83           0.92           reservation,  free  Wi-Fi  facilities  in  the

       facilities                                        company  premises  and  online  payment
       Clear online        4.11           1.02           methods  received  similar  preference  and

       directions                                        could  be  considered  as  having  medium

       Distribution        3.79           1.06           influence  on  satisfaction.Cluster  analysis
       network

       Quantity of         4.18           0.85           suggested  a  strong  relationship  between
       after sales                                       service  aspects  relating  to  service  centers

       Quality of          4.6            0.64           and  staff  characteristics.  Therefore,  the
       after sales                                       company  should  integrate  strategies  of  the
            5 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
                                                         two  divisions  and  develop  training  and
           Two-wheeler  users  tends  to  be  very       development  programs  accordingly.  Spare
       young people as 55% of the total sample are       part  related  service  aspects  distinguish
       from age group 20-29 years followed by the        characteristics  and  therefore,  it  is  better  to
       age  group  30-39  years  which  accounts  for    implement  isolated  strategies  such  as
       28%. Out of all the customers, majority are



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