...facing the automotive group of GM is that there is an ever increasing demand for fuel efficient vehicles due to a global awareness of energy conservation. This has driven GM to redesign their current line of vehicles to be more fuel efficient and explore the possibilities for alternative fuel-burning vehicles. Short-term Action recommendation: The automotive business unit of GM should implement a “hold” strategy and maintain the middle ground between “build” and “harvest”. The trade-off involves sacrificing short-term profits for long-term growth and market share. However, with the current race to establish the dominant American, fuel-efficient option, GM’s strategy should be to redesign and expand on their current product offering. The opportunities for expansion and to increase market share are prevalent with the success of the Chevrolet Volt and the recent spike in international sales. Instead of cutting costs and expenditures in a struggling economy, GM should increase resources to R&D in order to stay on the leading edge of the industry and remain competitive with other vehicle manufacturers with the same vision. The budget should be revised to pull back on production and reallocate more funds to R&D in order to maintain the same level of funding and not stir up any uncertainty amongst competitors that could draw unforeseen results. Required Resources: An increase in spending on R&D would be required in order to implement the plan. Cuts would have to be...
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...Tata Motors: Can it become a global contender in the automotive industry? Executive Summary The objective of this report is to provide an analysis of Tata Motors’ current strategies and a detailed inspection of the financial situation, the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and the competitive nature of the car market in order to make a recommendation as to whether or not it is in Tata Motors best interests, to propel itself into the global automotive industry at this point in time. On close inspection there were three key issues identified. Firstly the financial condition of the company is analysed to determine the viability of an expansion into the global automotive industry. Secondly the safety issues & standards of the vehicles produced, particularly related to the Tata Nano need to be addressed, and thirdly the detailed market research to be undertaken by Tata Motors in relation to the competitive needs and expectations of the motoring public in countries Tata Motors is trying to move into eg. United States and Europe when it comes to passenger cars as well as ability to continue to effectively capture the Jaguar and Land Rover markets globally, along with their bus and truck range which are strong in India but not as strong in other countries. Economic conditions not only in India but globally are a consideration for Tata Motors. As of 2012 India was the 7th largest nation in area, the second most populous country on earth with...
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...Ford Motor Company: Strategic and Operational Plans Eric R. Scott Management 521 September 29, 2014 Alisa Fleming Ford Motor Company: Strategic and Operational Plans The Ford Motor Company is one of the first automotive companies in the United States and the world. Today Ford is the second largest U.S. automaker and fifth largest vehicle seller in the world. The Ford Motor Company manufactures and sells a wide variety of automobiles, trucks, buses & automotive related parts. Using the SWOT analysis format, we will look at Strategic and Operational plans that are critical to the future of the company. Strategic Plans Increasing global market share is the first strategic plan the Ford Motor Company, as an organization must focus on. Drawing on their strong engineering capabilities, Ford has been an innovator in the automotive industry and will need to continue to be a leader. Producing some of the most technological advanced vehicles, Ford has been a leader in their industry. Today Ford is focusing on hybrid & highly fuel efficient technologies to gain an advantage over their competitors. Specifically Ford has been developing Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) that use ECOnetic innovations. ("Company Spotlight," 2010) Offering significantly improved gas mileage as well as low operational costs; Ford vehicles attract customers worldwide. Looking towards emerging markets, Ford will also increase their global market share through their manufacturing, distribution...
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...Mobile Phones And Driver Safety Mobile phone use behind the wheel is the major cause of motor vehicle accident in the United States and around the world that results in traffic collisions, property damage, injuries, fatalities and death. A growing number of people are using mobile phone while driving to stay connected with friends, families, co-workers and result in motor vehicle accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that 1.2 million crashes each year involve drivers using mobile phones for conversation and at least 100,000 additional crashes can be related to drivers who are texting (NSC 2011). Every year nearly 1.3 million people die and 50 million are injured as a result of motor vehicle accident (NHTSA 2011). These deaths and injuries have a huge impact on families and communities life. Mobile phones first came into the market in the mid-1980s in the United States and have science showed a dramatic growth all over the world (CTIA, 2000a). Over the previous period in the U.S. alone, mobile phone subscribers exceeded 267 million and placing it among the fastest growing industries in the world (CTIA 2008). Graph The latest data available from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that the majority of mobile phone owners use the device while driving. According to reported, in USA today in 2007 about 11% of the population used a phone while driving during the day (O' Donnell, 2009). Graph Such fastest growth of...
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...around the cities and the widespread use of motor vehicles means that the quality of the air in cities suffers. The findings of the EPA1 show that motor vehicles are the major source of urban air pollution. In Melbourne in 2006, motor vehicle emissions contributed the following levels of pollutants to the overall air quality: * 72 per cent of all carbon monoxide (CO) emissions * 70 per cent of all nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions * 28 per cent of all volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions * 31 per cent of all emissions of particles smaller than 2.5 microns(PM2.5) * 27 per cent of all emissions of particles smaller than 10 microns(PM10) * 6 per cent of all sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can combine to form ozone (summer smog). Particle emissions can build up in the air to form autumn/winter smog in the cooler months. Both diesel and petrol vehicles emit particles into the air. The economic consequences The economic consequences of motor vehicle emissions in Melbourne are; * Health issues – In economic terms, noxious vehicle emissions are externalities which lead to significant health impacts on people. * Congestion – The large number of vehicles in the CBD causes delays to transportation and the workforce with a flow on effect to the economy in lost productivity. * Lost productivity – The health and congestion issues directly impact our economy. * Population...
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...COMPANY PROFILE Toyota Motor Corporation REFERENCE CODE: 2A89F017-6903-477A-A94B-628576B59972 PUBLICATION DATE: 9 Jul 2015 www.marketline.com COPYRIGHT MARKETLINE. THIS CONTENT IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED OR DISTRIBUTED. Toyota Motor Corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Company Overview..............................................................................................3 Key Facts...............................................................................................................3 SWOT Analysis.....................................................................................................4 Toyota Motor Corporation © MarketLine Page 2 Toyota Motor Corporation Company Overview COMPANY OVERVIEW Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota or "the company") is one of the leading auto manufacturers in the world. It is engaged in the manufacture and sale of motor vehicles. Toyota sells its vehicles in more than 170 countries and regions worldwide. The company has operations in Japan, North America, Europe and Asia. It is headquartered in Toyota City, Japan and employed 338,875 people as of March 31, 2014. The company recorded revenues of JPY25,691,911 million ($256,919.1 million) during the financial year ended March 2014 (FY2014), an increase of 16.4% over FY2013. The operating profit of the company was JPY2,292,112 million ($22,921.1 million) in FY2014, an increase of 73.5% over FY2013. The...
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...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 finally how and where they are going to make these products. In 2013, Ford spent $6.4 billion dollars on engineering, research and development. This resulted in Ford receiving 718 U.S. utility patents for new technology and processes. The next part of the value chain is Raw Material Extraction. This step is important because it creates value for raw material suppliers and local communities...
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...Introduction PIAGGIO Vietnam is a big motor company in Vietnam market. The company focuses on providing high-class motor for Vietnam market and also Asia market. Holding large market share of high-class motor market, PIAGGIO Vietnam is developing rapidly and gaining much profits. This report will help PIAGGIO Vietnam identify which process and techniques the company should use, and how the company uses them for getting good marketing environment audit. In addition, this report also refers some barriers to the company’s marketing planning process, and suggests some solutions for company to overcome these barriers. Contents I. Develop the formal structure of the marketing audit and conduct the audit of PIAGGO Vietnam. 1a. Use the marketing audit structure to appraise the marketing processes and techniques used by PIAGGO Vietnam. “A marketing audit is an examination of a company’s marketing environment and activities with a view to determining problem areas and opportunities and recommending a plan to improve performance”(BPP learning media, pg.174, 2010). There are three steps in making a marketing audit. The first step is analyzing internal factors. Internal factors are all factors inside the company. Internal factors include vision, mission, capability, marketing strategy, resources,… of the company. Internal factors affect strongly to the performance of the company. We will use value chain to examining the competitive advantage of the company come out from these internal...
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...TATA MOTORS FY 2014 Performance Overview: GLOBAL ECONOMY: The global economic situation showed signs of strengthening, with US economy speeding up, but the environment in the Euro zone remained weak with some early signs of improvement. GDP growth in China and India were low as compared to the high growth rates in the past. GLOBAL AUTO INDUSTRY: US, China and Europe The global auto industry recorded a surge in sales with impressive growth, with strong demand in the world’s top two automobile markets – China and the US. The automotive industry in the US came back to strength, supported by low interest rates and improving consumer sentiment. Sales in China, the world’s largest auto market since 2009 crossed the 20 million cars mark. In Europe there were some early signs of recovery, but with high levels of unemployment, a clear turnaround was not visible. Consumer behaviour in that region remains cautious. Indian Auto Industry: India’s GDP growth continued to be below 5%, while, Industrial remained negative. Consequently, the Indian auto industry witnessed a decline in both passenger vehicles and in commercial vehicles segment by 4.7% and 22.4% respectively. For most of last year, the economy was hamstrung by rising inflation and high interest rates, leading to relatively low consumer interest. However, reduction in excise duty later in the year did help in recovery of sentiment, to a limited extent. TATA MOTORS GROUP: The Tata Motors Group recorded a 22.2% growth...
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...Singapore Private Vehicle Ownership and Transportation Planning in Malaysia Noresah Mohd Shariff + School of Distance Education Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang Malaysia Abstract. This paper analyzes current trends in private vehicle ownership in Malaysia. For the past decades private vehicle ownership has increased tremendously in this country which is partly due to the economic growth, rapid urban development, population growth and inadequate public transport availability and services. In 2010, Malaysia has a population of 28.3 million, 17.4 million private vehicle automobiles and 11.7 million registered drivers. Traditionally, income has been hypothesized as a major determinant of private vehicle ownership. However, the spatial arrangement of urban fabric has becoming more important determinant of owning a vehicle. Other determinants such as government policy, auto vehicle financing, household characteristics and travel characteristics are also important. Therefore this paper is analyzing the spatial determinants of private vehicle ownership in Malaysia with a special reference to the Penang Island. Penang Island is located on the northeastern region of Malaysia and is an industrialized and a highly developed island. Penang Island has a population of 575,498 in 2000 and 740,200 in 2010, an increase of 29 percent for the last 10 years. In 2010 alone, there are 111,882 number of new registered vehicles in Penang Island. As private vehicle ownership is also associated...
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...“GENERAL MOTORS UK LTD.” Student Name: Muhamad Aaron Bin Maseri Student number: Seminar Tutor: Seminar Session: Wednesday (2.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.) C118 Date of submission: 22nd April 2015 by 3.00 p.m. Word count: 1093 words (+/- 10%) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Slides and Notes * Slide 1-10 3-15 2. Research notes * Slide 2: Contents 16 * Slide 3: Introduction 17 * Slide 4: Size and Corporate objectives 18 * Slide 5: Growth 20 * Slide 6: Strategic group and main competitors 21 * Slide 7: Economic environment 22 * Slide 8: Competitive/industry environment 23 * Slide 9: Internationalisation/international environment 24 * Slide 10: Conclusion 25 3. Annotated Bibliography 26-28 4. References 29-30 1. SLIDES AND NOTES Slide 1 Slide 2 This presentation will mainly assess about the General Motors UK Limited background, size and corporate objectives, growth, strategic group and main competitors, the economic environment, competitive or industry environment, and internationalisation or the international business environment. This presentation will end with a short conclusion. Slide 3 Introduction The General Motors Company bought Vauxhall for $2.5 million in 1925 and since then, the company operates under General Motors UK Limited (Hoovers, 2015, p. 2). General Motors UK...
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...A Multimethod Approach for Creating New Business Models: The General Motors OnStar Project Vince Barabba General Motors Corporation, Corporate Strategy and Knowledge Development, 400 Renaissance Center, P.O. Box 400, Detroit, Michigan 48265 Chet Huber • Fred Cooke General Motors Corporation, OnStar Headquarters, 1400 Stephenson Highway, Troy, Michigan 48083 Nick Pudar General Motors Corporation, Corporate Strategy and Knowledge Development, 400 Renaissance Center, P.O. Box 400, Detroit, Michigan 48265 Jim Smith General Motors Corporation, OnStar Headquarters, 1400 Stephenson Highway, Troy, Michigan 48083 Mark Paich Decisio, 320 West Cheyenne Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906 vince.barabba@gm.com • chet.huber@onstar.com • fred.cooke@onstar.com • nick.pudar@gm.com • jim.smith@onstar.com • m.paich@att.net We developed a multimethod modeling approach to evaluate strategic alternatives for GM’s OnStar communications system. We used dynamic modeling to address some decisions GM faced in 1997, such as the company’s choice between incremental and aggressive marketing strategies for OnStar. We used an integrated simulation model for analyzing the new telematics industry, consisting of six sectors: customer acquisition, customer choice, alliances, customer service, financial dynamics, and dealer behavior. The modeling effort had important financial, organizational, and societal results. The OnStar business now has two million subscribers, an 80 percent market share...
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...2015 Marketing Management-1 Project: Tata Motors ------------------------------------------------- Submitted by- ------------------------------------------------- Ranjith Narayanan 0315/52 ------------------------------------------------- Ritesh Kumar 0325/52 ------------------------------------------------- Saahil Nagrani 0335/52 ------------------------------------------------- Sandeep Kumar Pal 0345/52 ------------------------------------------------- Sarthak A Nayak 0355/52 ------------------------------------------------- Shah Yash Virajbhai 0365/52 ------------------------------------------------- Shrey Chaturvedi 0375/52 INDEX Contents | Page no. | Pestel analysis | 2 | porter’s five forces analysis | 9 | STP Analysis | 12 | product portfolio | 16 | Distribution Channels | 22 | curious case of tata nano | 25 | conclusion | 28 | references | 30 | PESTEL ANALYSIS Political ENVIRONMENT:- TATA motors with more than 60,000 employees is plying more than 8million vehicles on Indian roads. It is operating in multiple countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East and Australia. Because of this it needs to pay a close attention to political climate across the world. Government policies like labor laws, corporate laws, land acquisition, import duties and exports laws have a deep impact on the working of the manufacturing giant, TATA motors. TATA motors has been involved in Singur plant controversy. TATA wanted to build...
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...Analysis of Toyota Motor Corporation By: Thembani Nkomo This paper will explore the external and internal environment of Toyota Motor Corporation, and suggest recommendations to sustain its competitive advantage. Analysis of Toyota Motor Corporation by Thembani Nkomo ANALYISIS OF TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 2 EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 2.1 Industry Overview and Analysis 2.2 Industry Life Cycle 2.3 Industry Demand Determinants 2.4 Porter’s Five Forces 2.5 Industry Cost Structure Benchmark 2.6 Industry Competitive Landscape 2.7 Major Competitors 2.8 Key Success Factors in Industry 3 INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF TOYOTA 3.1 Core Competencies 3.2 Distinct Competency 3.3 SWOT Analysis 3.4 BCG Matrix: Internal Analysis of Toyota Portfolio 3.5 VRIO Framework Analysis 3.6 Toyota’s Efforts in Emerging Economies 3.7 Case Study: Toyota’s Successful Strategy in Indonesia 3.8 Strategic M&A, Partnerships, Joint Ventures, and Alliances 3.9 Analysis of Financial Performance 4 RECOMMENDATIONS 5 APPENDICES 6 REFERENCES Analysis of Toyota Motor Corporation by Thembani Nkomo 1. TOYOTA CORPORATE OVERVIEW: Founded in 1937, Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese company that engages in the design, manufacture, assembly, and sale of passenger cars, minivans, commercial vehicles, and related parts and accessories primarily in Japan, North America, Europe, and Asia. Current brands include Toyota,...
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...General Motors Corporation is one of the leading automotive manufacturers in the world. GM is a corporation that designs, builds, and sells cars and trucks. GM owns 18 brands some of which include Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick. The company operates in 160 countries, employs roughly 207,000 people, and is one of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers (IBIS World, 2015). The automotive industry in the United States is worth $123 billion and has $5.2 billion in annual profit (IBIS World, 2015). It is spread across 3 main competitors. Toyota Motor Corporation, which holds 17.5% of the market share, General Motors Corporation, which holds 16.3% and Ford Motor Company, holds 11.3% of the market share in this industry (Mergent Online, 2015). Over the last 5 to 10 years the automotive industry in the United States has continuously fluctuated. As a result of the economic downturn, GM filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June of 2009 and was bailed out by the U.S. government. During the Chapter 11 bankruptcy, GM eliminated about one-third of its plant assets and workforce and reduced its debt from nearly $95 billion to $17 billion. GM has bounced back tremendously, by releasing brands such as Saturn and Hummer in an effort to cut costs, and in 2014 the company made $152 billion in revenue (Mergent Online). Other automotive companies have struggled as well, in 2010, Toyota’s brand reputation for vehicle reliability and safety was tarnished due to vehicle recalls...
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