BMW BMW is the ultimate driving machine. Manufactured by the German company‚ Bayerische Motoren Werke AG‚ BMW stands for both performance and luxury. The company was founded in 1916 as an aircraft-engine manufacturer and produced engines during World War I and World War II. It evolved into a motorcycle and automobile maker by the mid-20th century‚ and today it is an internationally respected company and brand with €53 billion (about $76 billion) in revenues in 2008. BMW’s logo is one of the
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Market Strategy Merc India Mercedes-Benz India has evolved a four-pronged strategy towards passenger cars this year as it transfers its truck and bus business under Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV). The company had been selling buses — inter and intra city and Actros mining trucks — in the India market‚ which would now fall under DICV portfolio. Project as performance oriented brand by introducing new models. Mercedes-Benz plans to launch eight new products this year‚ invest in dealer
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Background: BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) is one of Germany’s largest industrial companies and the most successful car and motorcycle manufacturers in the world. It was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Munich‚ Bavaria‚ Germany. Mission statement: "The BMW Group is the world ’s leading provider of premium products and premium services for individual mobility." The IT-Infrastructure at BMW: The IT-infrastructure is almost totally responsible for the company’s entire infrastructure
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Volkswagen entered the Indian passenger car market in 2001 by launching its car brand - Skoda. In 2007‚ two of its other brands Audi and Volkswagen‚ were also launched inIndia. Volkswagen Group India emphasized on all aspects of marketing mix including product‚ price‚ place and promotion. The company offered three brands including Audi‚ Skoda and Volkswagen that together comprised of 15 different models as of late 2009. Volkswagen Group India mainly catered to the luxury segment of the Indian car
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Auto German Automotive Industry Overview Makers – BMW‚ Audi‚ VW Markets – EU and non-EU – overview Stats The largest shareholder of Audi AG is Volkswagen AG‚ which holds over 99 percent of the share capital. Volkswagen AG includes the consolidated accounts of Audi AG in its own consolidated financial statements. In recent years‚ the possibility of Audi being spun off or otherwise divested by Volkswagen has been mooted Daimler AG ‚ geramn car corp Daimler AG is a German manufacturer of automobiles
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Case Study 2: The Mini 1. In your opinion‚ what were the most important design considerations for BMW when redesigning the Mini for the U.S. car market? As for U.S. car maker‚ the first place that they should redesign the image and the style of the BMW. As to suit the market‚ BMW should make the car a little larger; add some modern bits inside of the car. As I know‚ they highlighted the British theme by adding extras like the flag on the roof‚ therefore‚ as for the U.S. car maker‚ they
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Executive summary PEST Political Socio(?) During the early 90s‚ there was a sudden decline in the motorcycle market‚ which created a gap in the industry. This gap was identified by BMW and they decided to target this niche market segment by introducing the roadster concept. 3Cs Customer “The roadster product concept tests revealed high interest across a number of lifestage-defined segment‚ e.g. Generation Xers interested in unique image statements‚ men and women in their 40s who expressed
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product itself but also services related with it in the long run (Kapferer & Bastien‚ 2009). Italian automaker - Maserati‚ as a niche market in the luxury car sector‚ on how are they able to bring out on their uniqueness from their competitors‚ such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz (Peterson‚ 2011). The environmental factors refer to the changing and conditions around the industry that affect its working and performance but cannot be controlled. This can be attained from PEST analysis‚ through Political‚ Economic
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campaign strategy‚ and the recommendations to the MINI USA. For the last 40 years‚ MINI has become a cultural icon in all of those automobiles. Originally‚ MINI was deigned for those people who seeking frugal transport. After the acquisition of BMW‚ the new MINI model had been designed with a more evolutionary approach in terms of design combined with BMW’s reputation for delivering high-performance‚ driver-oriented cars. However‚ MINI was still seen as a less expensive car to compete at luxury
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When I was young‚ I was the critical romantic. I loved anything to do with pink and purple‚ flowers‚ love movies‚ candlelight dinners and two-seater convertible cars. To me‚ that was the meaning of romantic. As time has gone by‚ my perspective of what is romantic has changed a lot but‚ I dont know why‚ I still think of sitting in a two-seater convertible with my lover as a perfect romantic dream. Guess what? Last Sunday‚ my dream became my lifea sweet smile from my husband at the other side of a
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