Executive Summary General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM)‚ is the world’s largest automaker and has been the annual global industry sales leader for 76 years. In 2006‚ nearly 9.1 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick‚ Cadillac‚ Chevrolet‚ GMC‚ GM Daewoo‚ Holden‚ HUMMER‚ Opel‚ Pontiac‚ Saab‚ Saturn and Vauxhall. GM is primarily engaged in the worldwide development‚ production‚ and marketing of automobiles‚ consisting of cars and trucks. GM develops‚ manufactures
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industry since the 1960’s. Almost all of the regulations come from consumers increasing concerns for the environment and the concern for safer automobiles. The first safety act passed by Congress was in 1966 and was called the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Gale‚ 2004). This act forced manufacturers to improve the safety for the passengers‚ the driver visibility‚ and the braking of the car. It also stated that manufacturers had to inform the public when it had a recall on the cars
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Redlands Capstone Paper General Motors and Tesla Merger Juan Carrillo‚ Shane Cheek‚ Jeffrey Haynes‚ and Peter Delacruz February 23‚ 2013 Dear Fellow Shareholders: A meeting of Shareholders is scheduled for Saturday‚ February 23‚ 2013. Enclosed is a copy of our proxy statement. At this meeting of shareholders‚ the Board of Directors will be seeking approval to acquire Tesla Motors. The Board of Directors believes that this merger will provide General Motors revenue‚ growth‚ and competitive
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In General Motor (GM) in relations with their external environment‚ there are many elements in which (GM) as a company will have no control over when conducting it business. In the “Five Forces Model” ‚ Michael Porter provide an suggestion and analysis regarding the forces which companies like (GM) will have no control over such as: 1. Who their immediate rivals will be‚ 2. Who the potential entrants are‚ 3. their customers‚ 4. suppliers and 5. Substitute products that will be purchased over (GM)
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References: General Motors Company (2012). The GM Business Model. Retrieved from http://www.gmannualreport.com/gm-business-model.html General Motors Company (2012). Lower Our Risk Profile. Retrieved from http://www.gmannualreport.com/lower-risk-profile.html Nadler‚ D.A.‚ Tushman‚ M.L.‚ Hatvany‚ N.G. (1980). Managing Organizations
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threat in order to maximally achieve their objectives. General Motors Corporation is a global manufacturer‚ marketer‚ and distributor of cars‚ trucks‚ and parts. The company also engages in the provision of loans and other financial services‚ including consumer vehicle financing‚ dealership financing‚ residential mortgage services‚ personal and commercial insurance coverage‚ and more. With regard to the current case study General Motors (K) has various strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats
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SWOT Analysis of General Motors Darien Connor MG352 10/03/2010 General Motors can trace it’s begins to 1908 the world largest automaker employing over 200K people in 157 countries. GM and its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 31 countries‚ and sell and service these vehicles through the following brands: Buick‚ Cadillac‚ Chevrolet‚ FAW‚ GMC‚ Daewoo‚ Holden‚ Jiefang‚ Opel‚ Vauxhall and Wuling. GM ’s largest national market is China‚ followed by the United States‚ Brazil‚ Germany
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efficiently and effectively in order to create a sustainable competitive advantage for a company. Without properly utilizing these tools‚ the organization could be headed down a road doomed to failure. General Motors: Functions of Management INTRODUCTION General Motors Corporation (GM) one of the world ’s largest automakers‚ was founded in 1908‚ and today manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. With its global headquarters in Detroit‚ GM employs 252‚000 people in every major
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Affordabl e Ford Motor Company Headquarters: U.S. Types of vehicles: Cars SUVs/Crossovers Trucks Commercial Hybrids/Electric Diesel Objective: Offer array of vehicles – small‚ medium and large; cars‚ utilities and trucks. Focusing on best-in-class quality‚ fuel efficiency‚ safety and smart design Affordable vehicles Best selling product: F series‚ Fiesta Price range: F series : 26k – 52k‚ Fiesta: 14k Headquarters: U.S. Chevrolet Owned by General Motors Types of
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