In January 2012, Japanese auto major Nissan's Indian subsidiary Nissan Motor India sold 1,855 units of its compact car Micra. The same month French carmaker Renault launched its compact car Pulse in India. In February this year, Micra sales were down to 608 units, while Pulse sold 420 units. Turn to sedans. In August 2012, Nissan's sedan Sunny sold 2,757 units. In September that year Renault launched its sedan, Scala. By February this year Sunny sales had fallen to 1,191 units, while Scala sold 620
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The change of American automobile industry Bing Bai St. Thomas University Feb 20, 2013 Author Note Bing Bai, Department of Business, St. Thomas University This research was supported in part by a grant from the BUS 673 management writing & reporting class. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Bing Bai, Department of Business, St. Thomas University, 16401 NW 37th Avenue
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Again – A Falling Giant’s Tale General Motors Corporation (GM) was once a king in the auto industry. Founded in 1897, the small company grew from the fledgling Buick Motor Company to a huge corporation with over twenty different major brands of automobiles to include Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Opel, and Cadillac to name a few. The main factory and office is headquartered in the United States and based out of Detroit, MI. The automobile manufacturing company is broken down into four different
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Just-in-time production method is also called the Toyota Production System. To meet JIT objectives, the process relies on signals or Kanban (看板 Kanban?) between different points in the process, which tell production when to make the next part. Kanban are usually 'tickets' but can be simple visual signals, such as the presence or absence of a part on a shelf. Implemented correctly, JIT focuses on continuous improvement and can improve a manufacturing organization's return on investment, quality, and
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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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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ERAU Scholarly Commons Economics, Finance, & Information Systems Daytona Beach 2014 College of Business The Effect on Stockholder Wealth of Product Recalls and Government Action: The Case of Toyota's Accelerator Pedal Recall Jayendra Gokhale Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach, gokhalej@erau.edu Raymond M. Brooks Oregon State University Victor J. Tremblay Oregon State University Follow this and additional works at: http://commons
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Tesla Motors - Challenges in International Management. 1. Introductions Today, it is difficult to find anyone who is interested in cars, environmental protection, or IT technologies and who has never heard about Tesla Motors, the company which was found in 2003 by Elon Musk. He developed a person-to-person payment platform known as PayPal, which made him a billionaire. And after that he decided to focus on realization of his long-standing dreams: one is Space X – the company, the main purpose of
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April 18, 2013 Consumer Goods Tesla Motors, Inc. Ticker: TSLA Recommendation: Buy Current Price: $43.75 Implied Price: $50.88 Investment Thesis Tesla offers a competitive product that takes advantage of the current global “green” trend in an industry of heavy concern Tesla is expanding in the United States and overseas while simultaneously offering new products that are already in high demand Management has a proven history of success and is passionate about
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that Tesla Motors firm is an American company that mainly designs, manufactures, and sells electric cars and electric vehicle powertrain components in various regions globally. Tesla Motors is a public company that trades on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol TSLA. Furthermore, Tesla’s stock has risen substantially in recent times according to a number of research based studies and reports. It is clear and evident that in 2014 TSLA stock climbed to about seventy percent. Tesla Motors, Inc. was
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Nasional Kedua (PERODUA), Malaysia second national car manufacturer. The report explores and benchmarks the company marketing activities against the... Proton Vs Perodua Case Study # ROTON: THE CASE STUDY New Ventures Innovation Research & Development Capitalizing on Human Asset OR ANOTHER RE-STRUCTURING??? # IR: THE CASE STUDY PERODUA
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