Introduction As the infamous Volkswagen (VW) “Dieselgate” scandal comes to light‚ the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started testing other automobiles on the road to ensure compliance of regulation. This leads to the exposure of Fiat Chrysler (FC) scandal and Renault scandal in 2017 (Bovens‚ 2017). Similar to VW‚ they were accused using a “defeat device” software to bypass laboratory test on nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission level. Such act of cheating and the increase in scandal draws
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solidify their brand presence. Fiat has been successful in the European market but lacks visibility in North America; while Chrysler does not carry a strong dealer network in the European markets. What’s worse‚ historically‚ Chrysler was referred to the “Number Three” auto manufacturer and even today‚ it still remains as the “Number Three” after GM and Ford. This impression links to poor brand visibility and low customer royalty. In order to change the status quo‚ Chrysler focused more on brands differentiation
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ORGANIZATION SERDAR SERDAROĞLU Fiat’s Strategic Alliance with Tata What is the business opportunity in India? Do you think that Fiat needs a partner? Why? Actually there is a lots of opportunities in India. There is a huge automobile industry in India which was valued at over 26.3 billion USD. Unit sales in the same year exceeded 1.5 million. Passanger vehicle sales is expect to grow 14%-16%. There is a big potential in owned car statistics. It was expected to grow from seven in 1.000 to eleven
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DID CHRYSLER MAKE THE RIGHT OUTSOURCING DECISION? On April 4‚ 2008‚ Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)‚ a leading global information technology services provider‚ announced it had signed a multi-year‚ multimillion dollar outsourcing contract to provide Chrysler LLC with a comprehensive set of information technology services. Was this a good move for Chrysler? Tata Consultancy Services is a unit of the Tata Group‚ and a sister division to Tata Motors‚ a company that will compete in India – and potentially
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Fiat in Europe Fiat‚ an Italian car manufacture‚ headquartered in Turin and operated by the Agnelli family‚ has been a major force in Italian economic life since the beginning of the 20th century. FIAT is mainly involved in the production of Fiat cars and has a number of plants in Italy and abroad. It also owns Alfa-Romeo‚ Lancia‚ and Ferrari. FIAT’s combined operations produce 3 million cars per year in Italy. FIAT’s large share of the Italian market allows it to compete in the European market
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Case study: FIAT GROUP’S FIRST-TIME ADOPTION OF IFRS Question 1: What is Fiat’s key accounting policies? Which of Fiat’s key accounting policies are affected by the adoption of IFRS? a. Fiat’s key accounting policies: The Fiat Group has a tendency of engaging in financing accountings mechanism‚ selling a significant part of its finance‚ trade and tax receivables through either securitization programs or factoring transactions b. Fiat’s key accounting policies are affected by the adoption of
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CHRYSLER SYNOPSIS On April 30‚ 2009‚ Chrysler Motors‚ the third largest automobile manufacturer in the United States‚ filed for bankruptcy protection under Section 363 of Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code in the Manhattan Bankruptcy Court along with its 24 wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries. Included in the bankruptcy filing for Chrysler‚ it announced that they had established a global strategic alliance with Fiat SpA. The plan for Chrysler was to provide the public with a new face to the
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|Fiat Stilo: Positioning | 1. Problem Statement: Since the mid 1990’s‚ and despite the economic boom in the Spanish market‚ Fiat’s market share has dropped from 7% to 3.5% (symptoms)‚ bringing it down from the leading car manufacturer to the seventh place by 2001. This was mainly due to fact that Fiat’s brand image was associated with cars that were of poor quality and unreliable (problem). Therefore‚ Fiat need
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Fiat Case Analysis 1. What are the basic attributes of the auto industry in the era of globalization; which dynamic changes in the industry influence companies’ strategies? During the era of globalization‚ the auto industry‚ like many industries‚ saw an increase in marketplace growth. The case throws out a perplexing statistics that one in seven people own an automobile on a global basis‚ equating to roughly 900 million cars and light vehicles. The Exhibit 1 of the case points out that the
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1. In 2008‚ Bob Nardelli delivered news that Chrysler would lay off one-fourth of its white-collar managers. Read his email- Damon Lavrinc‚ "Bob Nardelli to Employees: We’re Cutting 25% of Remaining White-Collar Jobs" (October 24‚ 2008) [Available at http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/24/bob-nardelli-to-employees-we-want-a-25-cut-of-white-collar-job/]. Explain five ways this message could be more effective. Use examples. Guidelines for Bad News Messages Deliver the bad news in a timely manner Choose
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