The purpose of this thesis is to find a proper positioning strategy for China self-owned car brands in the Chinese market. For this purpose, the authors used the theory about brand positioning, target market and segmentation, brand image, differentiation and general positioning process. What’s more, the authors conducted a questionnaire research, studied the Geely acquisition case, and collected information from consumers’ perspectives to understand the current positioning situation of the Chinese automakers. In the methodology part, limitations of the quantitative and qualitative data are discussed, and the authors presented suggestions for further studies. After gathering empirical data, the authors analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of Chinese car, Geely and Volvo, introduced competitor’s performance to make clear the current situation of China self-owned car brands. From the analysis, the present brand image of Chinese car is low-price and bad-quality in the consumers’ mind. The authors tried to figure out a proper brand image for Chinese car to increase the market share in the domestic market. In conclusion, developing safe car of high quality and targeting the middle-class market is the optimal choice for current China self-owned car brands.

Ownership-based consumption mode has been perceived as the normative ideal in how consumer-brand relationships are created. Today, Access-based consumption mode allows consumers to access brands among other consumers without needing to sole- or joint own them. Even though its popularity, there is a limited and quite unclear understanding of how Access-based consumption affects the consumer-brand relationship. The purpose of this study is to investigate to what extent an Access-based consumption mode creates a consumer-brand relationship, compared to an Ownership- based consumption mode in the context of car brands. In order to fulfill our purpose, both a quantitative and qualitative research method was conducted on members of carpools representing Access-based consumption mode, and car owners representing Ownership-based consumption. A theoretical framework Brand Relationship Quality, composed of six dimensions was used to understand the consumer-brand relationship. Our research shows consistently that Access-based consumption creates a weaker relationship between consumers and car brands in all dimensions of BRQ-model compared to Ownership-based consumption. One group of dimensions identified to relate to emotional attachment; Intimacy, Brand-Self Connection and Love/Passion, have relatively higher difference between the two consumption modes. Another group of dimensions related to values of functionality and practicality; Commitment, Brand Partner Quality and Interdependence, have less difference.

Работа посвящена осуществлению комплексного аксиологического и сравнительного анализа русской, английской и китайской видеорекламы автомобильных брендов. Объектом исследования является коммерческая видеореклама автомобилей на русском, английском и китайском языках, предметом – аксиологические, лексико-стилистические и грамматические особенности поликодовых текстов на русском, английском и китайском языках в сфере автомобильной индустрии. Цель исследования заключается в выявлении языковых средств и приемов, которые используются для передачи аксиологических особенностей в видеорекламах автомобильных брендов на русском, английском и китайском языках. Материал исследования составили 513 видеореклам со слоганами (173 на русском языке, 187 на английском, 153 на китайском).Анализ показал, что лексико-стилистические, аксиологические и грамматические особенности видеореклам автомобильных брендов на трех языках имеют значительные отличия, так как каждый язык обладает своими уникальными лексическими единицами, ценностями и грамматическими структурами. Поэтому автомобильным брендам стоит адаптировать слоганы и видеоролики под каждую из целевых аудиторий. Для этого компаниям важно учитывать не только национально-культурные особенности, но и использовать привычные для потенциальных покупателей языковые средства и структуры предложений, а также выстраивать коммуникацию на родном для потребителей языке. Для успешности и эффективности рекламного сообщения автомобильным брендам необходимо учитывать ценности целевой аудитории, а также использовать в слоганах привычные для потребителей языковые формы и структуры. / The study is focused on the implementation of a comprehensive axiological and comparative analysis of the Russian, English and Chinese video advertising of car brands. The object of the study is commercial video advertising of cars in Russian, English and Chinese languages, the subject is axiological, lexico-stylistic and grammatical features of polycoded texts in the Russian, English and Chinese languages in the automotive industry. The aim of the study is to identify the linguistic means and techniques used to convey axiological features in video advertising of car brands in Russian, English and Chinese. The research material includes 513 videos with slogans (173 in Russian, 187 in English, 153 in Chinese).The analysis showed that lexico-stylistic, axiological and grammatical features of car brand video advertising in three languages have significant differences, as each language has its own unique lexical units, values and grammatical structures. Therefore, automotive brands should tailor slogans and videos to each of their target audiences. For this purpose, it is important for companies to consider not only national and cultural specifics, but also to use language tools and sentence structures that are familiar to the potential customers. Thus, for advertising messages to be successful and effective, car brands need to consider the values of the audience and use language forms and structures familiar to the consumers in their slogans.