Management 303 SWOT Analysis of General Motors Company Section I – Organizational History General Motors has been in business for over a century and has seen many changes and experienced much upheaval in that time. It was founded in 1908 and celebrated 100 years of business in 2008. They employ over 200,000 people and conduct business in over 150 countries, truly a global company. Unfortunately, in 2009 GM was forced to declare bankruptcy due to an economic downturn and continuing quarterly
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Developing the World’s Cheapest Car Person, Keith E. 4823 Mays Ave. Moraine, OH 45439 keperson21@aol.com 937.479.3179 TM 583 Strategic Management of Technological Innovation Trent Turner June 2011 Company Profile Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile company. In the years of 2008-09, the company produced over USD 14 billion in consolidated revenues. Tata is now the leader in leader in commercial vehicles in each segment. The company also boasts of producing the top three passenger
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Case 34 General Motors What are key forces in the general and industry environments that affect the U.S. auto industry, and General Motors? General Motors (GM) has suffered different threats and difficulties that have put in risk the continuity of its production. Before the year 2000, GM has been going through different production, financial, and development problems. Wagoner has tried in different ways to address each problem in order to make GM more successful. Unfortunately
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Tata Motors Case Write-up Executive Summary The Current Situation In May 2005, Tata Motors launched a revolutionary product, Tata Ace, a four-wheel auto vehicle with a successful sale. The Key Problem Despite the decent sale of Tata Ace, Tata Motors has to figure out some way to further gain their market share. Alternative Solutions and Reasoning 1. Targeting the three-wheeled cargo vehicle market in India This means that Tata Motors to modify the Tata Ace to suit for the three-wheeled cargo
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GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY (GM) History of the Company In 1900 New York held an Auto Show where there was a surprise turnout and it showed just how much interest the United States citizens had with automobiles. This enticed many different companies into entering the automobile history to try and meet the growing demand. On September 16, 1908, William “Billy” Durant founded General Motors Company (GM) who at one time was a leading manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles in Flint, Michigan. Initially
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GLOBAL When it comes to who takes the lead this year for the global over all best sales, Toyota Motor Corporation takes the crown. It is a three-way race between General Motor, Volkswagen Group and Toyota. Last year Toyota was bumped from the top spot by GM only because GM booked a three percent gain from global sales of 2.28 million in the quarter. VW who was number three last year was reported to have an 11 percent advance, and at the end of March they stayed in third place with 2.26 million;
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1. View this industry through the eyes of a CEO. Which would you regard as the three most important opportunities or threats to Mahathir’s idea? Reputation and consumer impression Merger between both Malaysia carmakers will improve the reputation of Malaysia carmaker in world’s eyes. With both manufacturers has its’ own Japanese counterparts (Mitsubishi for Proton and Daihatsu for Perodua), it will further boast the consumers’ impression of a combined quality from both makers in developing countries
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Alternatives One alternative for GM would be to re-evaluate their partner selection process. In the case, it seems as if most GM’s partner firms gained more from the partnership with GM than did GM gain form the partnership. In most cases, foreign firms allied with GM to gain access to a new or expanded market for their automobiles. GM’s goals although fundamentally were anticipated to gain knowledge from foreign firms ultimately became directed solely at gaining profits. GM needs to
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Strengths line Innovative culture. Toyota is one of the most innovative auto companies and has a strong culture that is focused on constant innovation. The company was the first to introduce Kaizen, Kanban and Total quality Management systems widely in their organization. The company was the first to mass-produce and sell hybrid vehicles too. Brand reputation valued at $30 billion. Toyota’s brand is the most valued automotive brand in the world. The company is known for its environmentally
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of Australia Our first car took to the road as early as 1897, when David Shearer demonstrated his steam-driven horseless carriage in South Australia. Yet it would be two generations before the first 48-215 Holden came off the line in 1948, and motor vehicle production began in earnest. That’s a measure of how hard it is to establish an automotive industry, and a reminder of why Australian governments have dedicated themselves to ensuring that we remain a car-making country. In the past, governments
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