...General Motors was founded on Wednesday, September 16, 1908, in Flint, Michigan, as a holding company for Buick (then controlled by William C. Durant). Durant's company, the Durant-Dort Carriage Company, had been in business in Flint since 1886, and by 1900, was producing over 100,000 carriages a year in factories located in Michigan and Canada. Prior to his acquisition of Buick, Durant had several Ford dealerships. With springs, axles and other key components being provided to the early automotive industry by Durant-Dort, it can be reasoned that GM actually began with the founding of Durant-Dort.[3] Durant acquired Oldsmobile later in 1908. The next year, he brought in Cadillac, Cartercar, Elmore, Ewing, and Oakland (later known as Pontiac). In 1909, General Motors also acquired the Reliance Motor Truck Company of Owosso, Michigan, and the Rapid Motor Vehicle Company of Pontiac, Michigan, the predecessors of GMC Truck. A Rapid became the first truck to conquer Pikes Peak in 1909. In 1910, Welch and Rainier were added to the ever-growing list of companies controlled by GM. Durant lost control of GM in 1910 to a bankers trust, due to the large amount of debt (around $1 million) taken on in its acquisitions. Durant left the firm and co-founded the Chevrolet Motor Company in 1911 with Louis Chevrolet. After a brilliant stock buy back campaign, he returned to head GM in 1916, with the backing of Pierre S. du Pont. On October 13 of the same year, GM Company became incorporated as...
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...Asia Pacific 10 Internal Weaknesses 11 Rising Health Care Costs 11 Weak Product Mix 11 Lack of Flexibility 11 Strategy 12 Retrenchment Strategy: Product Redevelopment 12 Overlapping models 12 Reinvention 13 Appendix 18 Introduction General Motors is a company that has been around for over one century and has been an integral member of the automotive industry since its inception. To understand General Motors one must simply look at their business philosophy which guides them today, and is embodied in the companies’ culture: product excellence and customer focus, act as one company, and move with a sense of urgency. Throughout this analysis of General Motors we have provided an in depth look at these philosophies, while in the end developing a future strategy for General Motors to implement in restructuring the company. There are four markets GM operates in with regards to automotive sales: North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. After analyzing these four markets we have decided to focus most of our attention to the North American automotive segment due to the nature of sales and income in regards to its relative relationship to North America and the importance it...
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...General Motors Corporation (GM), incorporated in 1916, has two core businesses: Automotive and Other Operations and Financing and Insurance Operations. GM participates in the automotive industry through the activities of its automotive business operating segment, General Motors Automotive (GMA), which consists of four regions: GM North America (GMNA), GM Europe (GME), GM Latin America/Africa/Mid-East (GMLAAM) and GM Asia Pacific (GMAP). GMNA designs, manufactures and/or markets vehicles, primarily in North America under the following nameplates: Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, Saturn and Hummer. GME, GMLAAM and GMAP primarily meet the demands of customers outside North America with vehicles designed, manufactured and/or marketed under the following nameplates: Opel, Vauxhall, Holden, Saab, Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac. GM's automotive regions also have equity ownership in Fiat Auto Holdings, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., Suzuki Motor Corporation, Isuzu Motors Ltd., Shanghai General Motors Corporation, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Company Ltd. and GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Company. These investees design, manufacture and market vehicles under the following nameplates: Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Subaru, Suzuki, Isuzu, Buick, Wuling, Daewoo and Chevrolet. GM's other operations include the design, manufacturing and marketing of locomotives. Substantially all of the Company's automotive-related products are marketed through retail dealers and distributors in the...
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...cars in 1924. I suspect at that time the Winston Motor couldn’t expect they set new era in motion. A century passed, auto ad has developed and grown. With the development of technology, there appeared more transmission channel. According to Borrell Associates’ latest report, the auto industry’s use of print, radio, and direct mail will be taken over by this growing transition to digital media. To put things into perspective, about 40 cents of every media dollar spent for automotive marketing will go toward digital advertising in 2011 and in 2012 it is likely 90% of additional advertising dollars will go toward digital media.[1]Obviously, digital media is the general trend in auto advertising. Television; internet website; social media network and video network are all digital platform. In this thesis I will focus on creative TV advertising; product placement and micro-film advertising. Because among all those digital ads, there are fast-growing recent years and represent the develop direction of automotive advertising. Creative TV commercials Most of the time, advertising is regarded as a supporting communication way to achieve the marketing goal. The aim of ads is to deliver messages, attract clients and build a bridge between companies and consumers. Advertising cannot lose creativities. In 1960s, “the father of advertising” David Ogilvy said: it is necessary to have a good idea to attract consumers’ eyes and make them to buy your product. It is like to be swallowed...
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...Introduction Toyota Motor Corporation: A brief history The Toyota Motor Corporation was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda. It originally started as a subsidiary of his father’s company Toyoda Industries. The first vehicle, the Toyota AA, was produced in 1936 even the company was still associated with Toyoda. The brand was established as an independent company in 1937 and changed their name to Toyota. The change of its name was implemented to signify a separation of work and home, to simplify the pronunciation and because it only took 8 brush strokes (which is considered lucky) to write in Japanese. Toyota opened their first factory in 1938 but it had to be cease production during World War II. In 1950 the Toyota Motor Sales Company was established and the company began production on the BJ Toyota Jeep, the BX truck and the SG small truck. In 1956 the Toyopet chain was established. The first vehicle to be sold under this name was the Toyopet SA. The product line was discontinued in the 1960s due to negative connotations with the words toy and pet. During the 1960s Toyota opened a new research and development facility as well as establishing a prominent presence in Thailand. During this time Toyota also celebrated the production of its 10 millionth model. In 1982 the Toyota Motor Sales and Toyota Motor Company formed a merger to become one company, the Toyota Motor Corporation. Following this the company entered into a joint venture with General Motors called the New United...
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...industry, and our company’s strategy. We will also be sharing the elements of Ford’s internal and external environment (includes historical and competitor financial information), problem statements, possible alternative solutions to those problems, and our recommendations as to which alternative solutions would be best used in response to the problems at hand. Towards the end of our case analysis on Ford Motor Company there is a visual present for both the SWOT analysis and the grand strategy matrix. We have provided appropriate and significant content in completion of this case analysis. Background Vision Statement “To become the world's leading Consumer Company for automotive products and services. (Homepage, 2015)” Mission Statement “One Team. People working together as a lean, global enterprise for automotive leadership, as measured by: * Customer, Employee, Dealer, Investor, Supplier, Union/Council, and Community Satisfaction One Plan. * Aggressively restructure to operate profitably at the current demand and changing model mix; * Accelerate development of new products our customers want and value; * Finance our plan and improve our balance sheet; *...
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...positions in the world's largest and fastest-growing automotive markets. General Motors, the world's largest auto manufacturer, makes cars and trucks, with brands such as Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC. GM also builds cars through its GM Daewoo, Opel, Vauxhall, and Holden units. Financing and insurance activities are conducted by Ally Financial (formerly known as GMAC), of which GM owns about a 10% stake. Throughout its financial woes, GM has received billions of dollars in loans from the Canadian and US governments, negotiated concessions with labor unions, and jettisoned brands. The auto giant went through a six-week bankruptcy protection in 2009; it issued an initial public offering and returned to the stock market in 2010. General Motors was founded on September 16, 1908, in Flint, Michigan, as a holding company for Buick, then controlled by William C. Durant. At the turn of the 20th century there were fewer than 8,000 automobiles in America and Durant had become a leading manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles in Flint, MI, before making his foray into the automotive industry. GM's co-founder was Charles Stewart Mott, whose carriage company was merged into Buick prior to GM's creation. Over the years Mott became the largest single stockholder in GM and spent his life with his Mott Foundation which has benefited the city of Flint, his adopted home. It acquired Oldsmobile later that year. In 1909, Durant brought in Cadillac, Elmore, Oakland and several others. Also in 1909...
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...GM History - A Brief History The founding of General Motors on September 16, 1908, drew little attention. Motorcar firms were appearing virtually everywhere. Success for the young automotive concern was not predestined. There was no guarantee of a place in the market or assurance of any profit. Of the nearly 1,000 companies that tried to build and sell motor vehicles prior to 1927, less than 200 continued in business long enough to even offer a commercially suitable vehicle. Most of the companies that comprised the young General Motors Company were weak, and their operations were uncoordinated. Many were in debt. It was not until the 1920s, when a new concept of management was forged and a new concept of product emerged, that GM really began to prosper. General Motors sales for its first full fiscal year ending September 31, 1909, totaled 25,000 cars and trucks, 19 percent of total U.S. sales. Net sales totaled $29,030,000 and its payroll at the peak of the manufacturing season numbered more than 14,000 mostly in Michigan. In 1995, GM sold 8.3 million cars and trucks worldwide with net income of $6.9 billion and worldwide employment averaging 714,000 workers. General Motors has 284 operations in 35 states and 158 cities in the United States. In addition GM of Canada operates 21 locations, GM de Mexico operates 5 locations, and GM has assembly, manufacturing, distribution or warehousing operations in 49 other countries, including...
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...Conceptualizing a Business Paper Chuck Dee BUS/475 Sep 3, 2009 Ram Iyer Conceptualizing a business starts with an ideal and someone that is passion for the products that are sold. In today’s business market with the current declining stock markets and global unemployment numbers, companies are trying to find different ways to bring customers back into businesses to spend money. Businesses are already at risk because many Americans are unemployed; but also the current state of the United States Government, trying to pass a bill to keep the government from completely shutting down, this has placed doubt in customer spending. Generating information of what the consumers need within the consumers market will determine the success of an organization. A business must create an outstanding staff that will be able to identify the problem that the organization will need to address, as well as an outstanding product; this process will form the company’s business strategy and place the business on the correct path for outstanding results. Classic Auto My entire life I have adored all types of automobiles from Oldsmobile, Chevrolet and Ford to the more exotic models like BMW, Bentley, and Ferrari. Out of all of the cars produces from the early 60’s until present, my favorite automobiles would be the 1970 – 76 GM convertibles. I have created the perfect business that will get both older generations and younger generations the chance to relive the day of old, Classic Auto...
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...of Contents Introduction 3 Historical Performance and Price 4 Historical Profitability 6 Historical Stockprice 7 Financial Statement Summary 8 Income Statement 8 Balance Sheet 9 Cash Flow Analysis 10 Ratio Analysis 11 Capital Structure 15 Equity Evaluation & Price Target 16 News and Highlights 17 Investment Upsides and Risks 18 Investment Recommendations 20 Introduction General Motor Company (NYSE: GM) is an American multinational automaker in the world. The company’s headquarter is in Detroit, Michigan. General Motor Company is one of the largest companies in the world. The company was founded on September 16, 1908 in Flint, Michigan as a holding company for Buick luxury cars and controlled by William C. Durant. General Motor Company produces cars and trucks in 37 countries and sells services for some brands such as Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, Isuzu, Holden, GMC, Jie Fang, Opel, Vauxhall, Baojun, and Wuling. Also, it is doing business with 157 countries and 202,000 employees worldwide. There are four different automotive segments for automotive operations include GM North America (GMNA), GM Europe (GME), GM International Operations (GMIO) and GM South America (GMSA). Also the company provides automotive financing services through General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (GM Financial). General Motor led global sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker. However, General Motor had some financial...
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...multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. General Motors was founded on September 16th, 1908 in Flint Michigan by William C. Durant as a holding company, or a wholly owned subsidiary for Buick. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes vehicles on all six major continents under 18 brand names. Some of their well-known brand names include Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Opel, Vauxhall, Wuling, Baojun, and JieFang. GM also operated the brand names of Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer until 2009. During this time, GM was emerging from chapter 11 bankruptcy as a result of the 2008 financial crisis, and decided to shed those brands for strategic reasons in order to compete with foreign emerging vehicle distributers in the market. In January 1912, the company decided to incorporate themselves under the GM brand name, and were the gold standard in the automobile industry for almost 80 years. From 1931-2007, GM successfully led global sales amongst every car manufacturer in the auto-manufacturing industry. Currently, the automobile industry is one of the most fierce industries in the market. Not only is GM competing with American car manufacturers such as Ford and Dodge, but also foreign companies such as Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai. II. Financial Statements (attached excel sheet) Anthony Brooks For: Professor Goncalves Corporate Finance FIN-325 Final Exam Paper 12/3/2014 III. Financial Ratios Liquidity: Current Ratio: 1.31 Quick Ratio: 1.08 Cash Ratio:...
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...(cpg07bm025) [pic] Automotive Industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2007, more than million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. In 2007, a total of 71.9 million new automobiles were sold worldwide: 22.9 million in Europe, 21.4 million in Asia-Pacific, 19.4 million in USA and Canada, 4.4 million in Latin America, 2.4 million in the Middle East and 1.4 million in Africa. The markets in North America and Japan were stagnant, while those in South America and Asia grew strongly. Of the major markets, Russia, Brazil and China saw the most rapid growth. In 2008, with rapidly rising oil prices, industries such as the automotive industry, are experiencing a combination of pricing pressures from raw material costs and changes in consumer buying habits. The industry is also facing increasing external competition from the public transport sector, as consumers re-evaluate their private vehicle usage. The United States is the world’s largest consumer market for light vehicles, passenger cars and light trucks. The United States auto industry is dominated by the Big Three or General Motors, Ford Motors and Daimler/Chrysler. These three account for roughly a little over half of the production of cars and light trucks in the industry. What has currently started to happen in the recent years is that the Big Three are starting to lose market share to other...
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...Business Strategy (Ford) Competitive Strategy Ford adopted their latest business strategy in 2007. They call it their One Ford Plan. The One Ford plan is an expansion of their four-point business plan for achieving success globally. The four-point business plan first consists of aggressively restructuring to operate profitably at the current demand and changing model mix, and then to accelerate development of new products their customers want and value. The last two points include financing their plan and improving their balance sheet and finally to work together effectively as one team. Being a global company, it is important for Ford to be able to predict the percent of international sales from their total sales. In 2000, 72% of Ford’s total sales came from the U.S. and the other 28% came from Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa. They have predicted in 2020 that only 43 % of their sales will come from the U.S. with 25% from Europe and 32% from the Asia Pacific and Asia. They are not predicting this on the assumption that sales in the U.S. are going to decrease they just believe that the sale in the Asia Pacific and Africa are just going to increase dramatically. Since Ford is a major multinational company, their activities have far reached environmental, social and economic impacts. The first part of their value chain analysis is Product Planning and Design. This is where they decide what products that are going to make, what technology they will develop and implement and...
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...automobiles. GM own nearly 18 different brands which includes Cadillac, GMC, Buick, Chevrolet and many others (General Motors). The enterprise operates globally and is the largest automobile manufacturer in the world. Some of GM’s main competitors are Ford, Tata, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen AG, and Honda. Looking at its competitors GM performs above par compared to its competition. As many automobile manufacturers, GM faces strong challenges, threats, and weaknesses, but also has many strengths and opportunities open to it. First, we must look at the strengths of the company, which play a key role in the company’s success. Furthermore, General Motors has a strong global presence in the marketplace. GM was the leading auto manufacturer regarding sales for 77 years until 2007(General Motors). While the business continues to grow and expand its presence on the global scale, they are already operating in 157 countries. Chevrolet, one of eighteen brands GM holds, reached world record sales with 4.95 million units in recent years. After the 2008 bailout, GM has needed to revise and establish new visions and strategies for the company. With the reorganization of tactics and employees, this leads to the next strength of GM. New management, appointed and lead by Daniel Akerson as CEO, he wiped the bureaucratic organizational structure clean and introduced a fresh perspective to the business. This fresh change in structure meant a smaller but more cost competitive General Motors Company...
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