NOTES BMW Automobiles in the mid 2000s Valeriano Lencioni 1. Introduction This case explains the elements that make up BMW’s strengths and weaknesses and illustrates the circumstances that surround the group in the mid 2000s. After an outline of the automobile industry‚ the case examines the product portfolio and the performance of the automobiles division of the BMW group. Students are likely to relate readily to the issues in this case‚ since the product and brands of the BMW group are
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The BMW Group will expand production capacity at its US plant in Spartanburg from some 150‚000 to 240‚000 units by 2012. Plans for the expansion are already underway. Capacity at the Oxford MINI plant is to be increased to 260‚000 units per annum—without making further investments in infrastructure. The BMW Group will take the first step towards expanding its capacity in China by raising it from 30‚000 to 44‚000 units a year. Furthermore‚ the company will work on strategically increasing purchasing
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BMW Latin America BMW Supports Model Launch‚ Develops Prospects with Cloud-Based Social Marketing When BMW Latin America had to promote the launch of two new model lines‚ it wanted to kick off an interactive marketing campaign through the Facebook social network that would support the launch and collect audience data. BMW used Windows Azure to support a solution that integrated the Facebook promotion with its internal Microsoft Dynamics CRM environment‚ engaged 90‚000 consumers‚ and converted 900
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BMW Competitive Analysis The automobile industry is the most interesting and complex business sectors in the global framework for analysis. The Japanese cars are now supplemented by luxury models‚ such as Lexus Infinity and Acura to compete with European cars made by BMW and Mercedes and Audi. In this analysis‚ I’m going to develop company profile of BMW and its competitors (Lexus and Mercedes-Benz) per Porters criteria. BMW AG Group BMW AG was founded in 1916. Today the Company
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Introduction: In this paper‚ I will cover a SWOT analysis for BMW‚ which will identify the capabilities that BMW have that will enable it to sustain a competitive advantage in the automobile industry. In order to analyze BMW itself‚ I had to analyze the industry and it’s complexities first. Automobile Industry Structure: Automobile industry has changed a lot in the last four decades especially in the period extending from 1990 to 2000. Consolidation was moving forward fast and six international
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BMW BMW Group‚ headquartered in Munich‚ Germany‚ is one of the most successful multi brand premium automobile manufacturers in the world. The company manufactures‚ distributes and sells passenger cars (including Sedans‚ Coupes‚ and Convertibles) and Motorcycles. BMW operates three business segments that include Automobiles‚ Motorcycles and Financial Services. BMW is the parent company of the Mini and Rolls-Royce car brands1. The company’s slogans in the U.S are "The Ultimate Driving Machine" and
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An Internal Analysis of BMW’s strength BMW was formed in 1916 as an aircraft engine manufacturing company. Today’s BMW has become a leading automobile manufacturing company. It focuses on manufacturing luxury vehicle. So‚ what internal factors give BMW an advantage in meeting the needs of its target market? BMW is customer friendly. In its website‚ it allows customers to build the car of their dream. BMW also send text message to its customer reminding them to buy winter tires and directing
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considered the best strategy that BMW has to implement to address the four most important issues we mentioned in the SWOT Analysis (dealer relationship‚ image life cycle‚ Japanese power‚ and specialized competitors) is brainstorming and recollecting a few ideas. For this specific case‚ we came upon the following "brainstorming ideas" for each main issue: To begin explaining what each strategy is about and how we reached one final strategy to be used by BMW‚ let’s focus on the different "brainstorming
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efficiency over quality. BMW continues to provide consistent growth both financially and in market share by believing that you can have the best of both worlds; a quality product that is made efficiently and doesn’t compromise the most important element of any car: the driver (Larrson‚ 2006). The purpose of this brand analysis is to dissect the BMW brand to better understand how Bavarian Motor Works has become the most successful premium automotive producer. Overview of Company BMW Headquarters: Munich
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BMW Using a BRIC localization strategy to maintain global leadership in luxury automobile manufacturing Achille MOLLON‚ Aleksander OLECHNOWICZ‚ Ania‚ TWOREK‚ Celine PAN‚ Jade CHAN‚ Sophie SCHAEFGEN‚ Viktor MIKUS Content • Introducing BRIC • Company Snapshot • R&D • Sourcing • Manufacturing • Sales BMW Winning the BRIC Auto Market BRIC market performance By 2014 BRIC will account for 30% of the world sales As a whole is growing by 3%-15% per year between 2009 and 2014
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