BMW of North America: Dream It. Build It. Drive It by Dmitry Alenuskin‚ Andreas Schotter Source: Thunderbird School of Global Management 16 pages. Publication Date: Jun 23‚ 2012. Prod. #: TB0301-PDF-ENG BMW‚ the leading luxury car manufacturer in the United States‚ implemented a new marketing initiative based on its online video services aimed to increase sales of customized vehicles. Prior to the introduction of the "Dream It. Build It. Drive It." program‚ BMW’s SUV sales in America were in
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TB0301 Dmitry Alenuskin Andreas Schotter BMW of North America: Dream It. Build It. Drive It. Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black. Henry Ford Introduction In early January 2012‚ Joseph Wierda‚ BMW’s X3 Product Manager‚ reviewed the latest sales numbers of the popular X3 Series compact SUV. He was‚ in particular‚ interested in the effects of BMW’s customization program called “Dream It. Build It. Drive It.” on both unit sales and overall profitability
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Case Study: BMW of North America: Dream It. Build It. Drive It. Brief Description: Set in 2011‚ this case describes how BMW‚ the leading luxury car manufacturer in the U.S.‚ successfully implemented a new marketing initiative based on its online video services and increased sales of customized vehicles. The case addresses the challenges of catering to the North American consumer‚ where most car buyers want or have become conditioned towards immediate gratification with their purchases. Main
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HISTORY The Bavaria-based‚ international company‚ BMW AG‚ had its beginning in 1913‚ at the dawn of German aviation. Upon seeing limited success supplying "aeroplane" engines for the Austrian Army‚ BMW explored the motorsport market. The company launched their first motorcycle‚ the famous R32‚ and it became the hallmark of German motorcycles for decades to come. In 1927‚ BMW produced their first automobile‚ the tiny "Dixy." By 1933‚ BMW was producing cars that could be called truly theirs
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flagship car in the BMW line-up. BMW passionately blended driving pleasure with comfort into this one like no other car in the luxury car segment in the world of automobiles. Now‚ BMW presents you the fastest ever BMW made and it is available right now in India. It is the BMW M 760 Li xDrive V12. The most powerful and the most expensive BMW right now available in India. The car gives you ludicrous amount of power in an ultra-luxury package. Please take a note that it’s not an M7. Though BMW has focussed
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Executive Summary BMW has embarked on a mission to cut its notoriously long product development time in half utilizing a newly developed system code named "Digital Car". Senior management has decided to utilize the new process on the 7-series platform. In order to accomplish this goal‚ BMW is preparing to take advantage of the latest computer technology in car development. At the forefront of the new plan is a debate over the use of computer-aided-styling (CAS). We recommend that BMW implement the
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BMW CASE: Globalizing Manufacturing Operations INTRODUCTION This case focus on the dilemma that the president of BMW Manufacturing Corp.‚ Al Kinzer‚ faced in 1995 in relation to BMW’s new plant at Spartanburg‚ South Carolina and a dramatically increased demand in the U.S. market for the Z3 model. To study the BMW case‚ the background information and role of new plant at Spartanburg will be described at the beginning. Secondly‚ the 3 alternatives options will be analyzed and compared accordingly
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on “what makes a BMW a BMW”. In fact‚ there was no product launch to advertise and BMW was able to use this time to shift its strategy from ‘push’ to ‘pull’. The goal of this advertisement was to “produce the most exciting‚ fun thing people had ever seen come out of their computer”. In terms of numbers‚ this campaign was used to maintain growth and sales‚ which had been growing excessively since 1992: from 60 000 units sold to 180 000 units (exhibit 1). In terms of target‚ BMW wanted to attract
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Polesie Master Thesis‚ 10 points Abstract Master Thesis in Business Administration School of Economics and Commercial Law Gothenburg University Autumn 2006 Authors: Hiba Larsson and Christian Falkemark Thesis Adviser: Thomas Polesie Title: BMW – A Company Analysis Thesis Language: English Background: The automotive industry is distinguished by a highly competitive market. Thus‚ the actors on the market struggle with increasing cost of production‚ development and mature markets. With the
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Executive Summary BMW Group Canada is looking to revive the Individual Collection (IC) program to distinguish BMW from the competitor high end vehicle customization marketing options. In order to successfully revive the Individual Collection program at BMW‚ changes need to take place at the head office level to create awareness and importance on this program to increase sales and excitement companywide. Re-launching the Individual Collection program at BMW would increase sales by
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