TVS Motor Company

LATAM Motorcycle Category — Ad Spend Intelligence 2025

REAL DATA · 4 MARKETS

01 Executive Summary

LATAM Category (4 Mkts)$113.8MTotal ad spend 2025
TVS Total Spend$706KAcross 4 markets
TVS Weighted SOV0.62%Category-weighted average
Records Analyzed41,317Jan–Dec 2025
Critical: Mexico = 94% of LATAM category spend ($107.5M). TVS has 0.09% SOV ($94K). This is the #1 competitive gap.
Channel Risk: TVS is 100% digital in AR & MX, 94% OOH in PE. Only CO has multi-channel presence.
Bright Spot: Peru — TVS is #1 SOV at 39.2%, driven by aggressive OOH investment via Clear Channel.

02 Cross-Country Comparison

Category Ad Spend (USD)

TVS Ad Spend (USD)

CountryCategory (USD)TVS (USD)TVS SOVTVS Rank
🇨🇴 Colombia$3.8M$89K2.4%#8
🇲🇽 Mexico$107.5M$94K0.1%#7
🇦🇷 Argentina$1.4M$109K7.6%#6
🇵🇪 Peru$1.1M$413K39.2%#1
LATAM Total$113.8M$706K0.62%

03 Country Deep Dives

Category Total (COP (thousands))15.8M$3.8M USD
TVS Investment375K$89K USD
TVS Share of Voice2.4%Rank #8 of 71 brands
Data Points9,571Jan–Dec 2025

Top Brands by Investment

#BrandInvestmentShare
1AKT6.0M38.0%
2PULSAR1.7M10.6%
3SUZUKI1.7M10.5%
4VICTORY1.3M8.3%
5HERO1.2M7.4%
6EMPIRE KEEWAY959K6.1%
7HONDA776K4.9%
8TVS375K2.4%
9BERA243K1.5%
10FRATELLI236K1.5%

Media Channel Mix

ChannelInvestmentShare
TV NAL4.8M30.1%
RADIO3.8M23.9%
DIGITAL3.1M19.8%
EXTERIOR1.6M10.2%
TV PAGA1.6M9.9%
PRENSA737K4.7%
TV REG112K0.7%
REVISTAS65K0.4%
REV PRENSA25K0.2%

Monthly Spend Distribution (% of Annual)

04 TVS Competitive Position

TVS Media Mix by Country

CountryTVS Channel AllocationDiversification
🇨🇴 ColombiaRadio: 59.2%, Digital: 38.9%, OOH: 1.4%, TV: 0.4%🟢 Diversified
🇲🇽 MexicoDigital: 100%🔴 Single channel risk
🇦🇷 ArgentinaInternet: 100%🔴 Single channel risk
🇵🇪 PeruOOH: 94.4%, Digital: 5.5%, TV/Cable: 0.03%🟢 Diversified

Competitive Gaps

CountryLeaderLeader SOVTVS Gap
🇨🇴 ColombiaAKT38.0%-35.6pp
🇲🇽 MexicoItalika~80%-79.9pp
🇦🇷 ArgentinaTriumph19.4%-11.8pp
🇵🇪 PeruTVS39.2%Leader

Strategic Implications

AR opportunity: TVS #6 at 7.6% SOV but 100% digital. Adding OOH or TV could unlock incremental reach and improve MMM attribution.
CO challenge: AKT owns 38% SOV — a moat. TVS at 2.4% needs surgical targeting, not mass spend. Focus digital + events.
MX reality: Italika+Hero = 95%+ offline spend. TVS's $94K is rounding error. Digital guerrilla is the only viable path.

05 MMM Budget Recalibration

What This Data Changes

DimensionPrevious Assumption2025 RealityMMM Impact
MX Category SizeModerate competition$107.5M — Italika alone > all LATAM combinedShift MMM DV from MS% to lead cost efficiency
AR Channel MixMulti-channel assumed100% digitalDigital-only MMM with platform granularity needed
PE SOV LeadershipUnderdog positionTVS #1 at 39.2%, OOH-dominantValidate OOH→lead conversion. Cross-check vs dealer traffic
CO DiversityDigital-heavyRadio 59% + Digital 39%Radio adstock params critical. Model frequency saturation
SeasonalityUniformAR Dec=2.2× avg. MX Nov-Dec=80% of totalCountry-specific seasonal multipliers required
Competitor SOVNot modeledExtreme gaps in MX/COAdd competitor SOV as independent variable
Recommended Next Steps
#ActionPriorityData Needed
1Normalize spend to USD with monthly FX rates🔴 HighCentral Bank monthly rates
2Merge with TVS internal media plan (BigQuery)🔴 HighTVS actual spend by channel/month
3Build competitor SOV time series per country🟡 MediumAlready in this dataset
4Map channels to common taxonomy🟡 MediumManual mapping (~2 hours)
5Cross-reference with retail sell-out data🔴 HighRUNT, AMDA, ACARA, SUNARP
6Validate CO data units with vendor🔴 HighVendor confirmation

06 Data & Methodology

CountrySourceCoverageCurrencyRecordsNotes
🇦🇷 ArgentinaAd Spend Monitor (Kantar)Jan–Dec 2025ARS4,789Filtered: "MOTOS Y RODADOS" subsector
🇨🇴 ColombiaIbope / Media MonitorJan–Dec 2025COP (likely '000s)9,571⚠️ Verify unit multiplier
🇲🇽 MexicoAuditsa + AdmetricksJan–Dec 2025MXN14,860Offline=TV only, Digital=all
🇵🇪 PeruMonitor + Outview + AdmetricksJan–Dec 2025PEN12,0973 sources merged
Caveat: Values are rate-card / estimated ad values from monitoring services — not actual spend. True spend may differ 20-60% due to negotiated discounts, especially TV and radio.