environments that affect the U.S. auto industry, and General Motors? In order to find out key forces in the general environments that affect the U.S auto industry, we divide the general environment into six segments: demographic, sociocultural, political/legal, technological, economic, and global. Then, we use Porter’s five-forces model to examining the competitive auto industry environment and then find out key forces that affect General Motors. In general environment * Demographic: Aging workforce
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THE TATA NANO: THE PEOPLE’S CAR (ABRIDGED) Source: © User:High Contrast/Wikimedia Commons/CC-BY-SA-3.0. It was one of the longest-awaited and most-talked-about car debuts in India. On January 10, 2008, Tata Motors unveiled the Nano, a USD2,5001 automobile referred to as “the people’s car.” Would it live up to the hype? And did its launch signal a new era for the small car market in India? How could Tata ensure the product would be profitable? Measuring 3.1 m by 1.5 m, the Nano displaced Maruti
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the world. Major Players While the passenger car segment has been dominated by three vendors – Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors (which together accounted for 70 percent of passenger car sales in 2009-10) – the two wheeler segment is dominated by Hero Honda, Bajaj and TVS Motors (which together accounted for more than 80 percent of two-wheeler sales in 2009-10). Honda, Volvo Group, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Hero MotoCorp, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) are set to make huge investments. Domestically
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Management and Organizations March 8, 2013 Five Forces Analysis Tesla Motors, Inc. is a luxury electric vehicle manufacturer from the United States focused towards creating increasingly affordable, efficient, and environmentally friendly vehicles.1 Tesla is a relatively new company that accounts for less than three percent of the hybrid and electric vehicle manufacturing industry.2 This report will extensively discuss the five competitive forces that influence HEV and EV manufacturing industry
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General Motors (GM) is one of the world's largest automakers of its kind. The company was founded back in 1908 in Detroit, Michigan. The auto industry was devastated by a weakened US and global economy in 2007. The slowing economy landed GM in substantial financial trouble. Luckily, the US government devised a bailout plan, which allowed GM to continue operating business by avoiding bankruptcy. This financial bailout prompted for a new company structure, and new company leadership as well. The GM
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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
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Muscle Cars It has been said that racing began once the second car was built. NASCAR started the “race” of the American muscle car in 1947. Due to the growing interest in power and speed, General Motors introduced the 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88. America’s first high compression overhead-valve V8 was put into the light body of the Oldsmobile, creating the first muscle car. American’s take pride in owning the biggest, most eccentric vehicles. Due to the gas prices in other countries such as Europe
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General Motors and the Auto Industry: A Strategic Analysis Drexel University Management 450 5/21/2009 Helena Boe, Diane Ketler, Nicole O’Keefe, Andrew Rubenstein, James Siverio Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 A Snapshot of General Motors Today 4 The Strategic Issue Facing GM: Avoiding Bankruptcy 5 The Economy Today 6 History of the recession 6 Economic Climate 7 Stimulus Package 7 Gross Domestic product 8 Inflation Rate 8 Unemployment Rate 8 The Auto Industry Today 9
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TATA NANO 1. Executive summary Tata Nano is the first car to be said to be the common man's car. It is sold in home country India around Rs 1-lakh i.e approximately USD 2000. It is manufactured by Tata Motor Limited, the largest automobile company in India. It's Chairman, Mr Ratan Tata envisions that Tata Nano to become a “People car” which is affordable by almost everybody. Tata Nano was first launched in India on 1st April 2009 and expected to be in Indian market by July 2009. Since launching
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* RAGINI SHARMA-10BSPHH010936 * SUNIL Kr. YADAV-10BSPHH011074 * SAURABH TRIVEDI-10BSPHH011076 * NILABH-10BSPHH011081 * SHAUNAK GOSWAMI-10BSPHH010718 INDIAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY (A MACRO AND MICRO ANALYSIS) With a Focus on TATA Motors | FINAL REPORT (Business Strategy) | IBS-2011 BS-SEC I (Group-3) SHINY ACHARYA-10BSPHH010733 SHWETABH SRIVASTAVA-10BSPHH010766 SUNIL Kr. YADAV-10BSPHH011074 SAURABH TRIVEDI-10BSPHH011076 NILABH-10BSPHH011081 RAGHINI SHARMA-10BSPHH010936
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