ANALISIS PENGARUH KUALITAS PRODUK, CITRA MEREK DAN HARGA TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PERPINDAHAN MEREK SEPEDA MOTOR MATIC YAMAHA KE HONDA (Studi Kasus pada Masyarakat Kota Semarang)

Abstract

Total sales of Yamaha motorcycles between 2012 and 2014 decreased , on the other hand Honda has increased , in which the other motor brands tend to stagnate . Among the several factors that led to the transfer of the brand Yamaha to Honda allegedly due to product quality , brand image and price .

            Thus , this study aims to analyze: 1 ) the influence of the quality of the product on a Yamaha motorcycle brand switching to Honda ; 2 ) the effect on the consumer response to the brand image brand switching to Honda Yamaha motorcycle ; and 3 ) the effect of price on a Yamaha. Intake sample size ( sample size) using the formula Widiyanto (2008 ) , so the number of respondents found 100 people. So as to produce the regression equation is as follows    :

Y = 0,436 X1 + 0,279 X2 + 0,220 X3

            Sampling technique using purposive sampling , where researchers focused on respondents who had previously been using the Yamaha brand and brand switching to Honda . Deployment region of respondents in Semarang includes four (4 ) villages , namely : Banyumanik , Tembalang , Srondol , Gajahmungkur .motorcycle brand switching to Honda