engulfed in flames and the accident resulted in the death of the three young girls. Today‚ the debate continues regarding whether or not The Ford Motor Company was responsible for this case and many other cases involving the Pinto bursting into flames resulting in disfigurement or death. Ford has argued for over three decades that The Ford Motor Company is not at fault‚ but rather the other motorists who happened to rear end the Pinto drivers. Many accuse Ford of rushing the Pinto into production
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project whose brainchild was none other than the Prime Minister Dr Mahathir himself. Prior to the incorporation of PROTON on 7 May 1983‚ the industry comprises mainly of assemblers of foreign cars such as Tan Chong Motors‚ the assembler for completely knock down (CKD) Nissan cars and Kah Motors‚ the assembler for CKD Honda cars. Since the inception of PROTON and subsequently PERODUA‚ the country second national car company‚ Malaysia maintains several measures to protect its local automobile industry
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factors that you would consider to choose the new site? 2 What is your recommendation to General Motors regarding the site choice? Why? 4 How would you implement your recommendations? 4 Exhibit 1 Comparison of costs of setting up plants in Detroit and Mid-West 5 Exhibit 2 Linkages with the society across the value chain 5 Exhibit 3 – Categorization of Social Issues faced by GM 6 Introduction General Motors is faced with a dilemma. In the face of economic depression‚ competition from foreign
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Hyundai: A Global Success Story The automotive industry is among the largest and most global sectors in the world. Any shift in the automotive industry has consequences for firms around the globe. Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) is a rising star in the global automotive industry. South Korea’s number one carmaker‚ HMC produces about a dozen models of cars and minivans‚ as well as trucks‚ buses‚ and other commercial vehicles (www.hyundai-motor.com). . Popular exported models are the Accent
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Tesla Motors Norbert Binkiewicz Justin Chen June 4‚ 2008 Matt Czubakowski 1 SWOT Analysis Strengths • • • • Good engineering and technology research capability Able to raise large amounts of capital First mover advantage; the first company to offer a relatively practical fully electric car‚ customers include high-profile figures like Arnold Schwarzenegger‚ George Clooney‚ and Jay Leno Designs and builds many of the components in its cars‚ including the power electronics
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as Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler Motors) until April of 2009. Chrysler Motors is one of the big three American automobile companies that manufactures several types of vehicles which are sold not only in the United States but also worldwide. The brands of vehicles Chrysler Motors manufactures are as follows: Chrysler‚ Dodge‚ Jeep and the recently added fourth brand for their truck line named the Ram. Aside from manufacturing vehicles‚ MOPAR‚ which is short for Motors and Parts‚ is the automobile parts
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BACKGROUND 2.1 Automotive industry has universal5ly emerged as an important driver in the economy. Although the automotive industry in India is nearly six decades old‚ until 1982‚ only three manufacturers - M/s. Hindustan Motors‚ M/s. Premier Automobiles and M/s. Standard Motors tenanted the motor car sector. Owing to low volumes‚ it perpetuated obsolete technologies and was out of sync with the world industry. In 1982‚ Maruti Udyog Ltd. (MUL) came up as a government initiative in collaboration with Suzuki
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Strategic Management Definition 1. “Strategic management can be defined as the art and science of formulating‚ implementing and evaluating cross-functional decisions that enable an organization to achieve its objectives.” David‚ F.R. (2009). 2. “An integrative management field that combines analysis‚ formulation‚ and implementation in the quest for competitive advantage.” Rothaermel‚ F. T. (2012) 3. “Strategic management includes understanding the strategic position of an organisation‚ making
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Domestic Product." (Tardiff 394) By the end of 19th century‚ there were about 500 auto manufacturers‚ but that number dropped sharply to 23 by 1917‚ and today the Big Three dominate the market. Ford‚ General Motors‚ and Chrysler make up the Big Three which account for 23 percent of the world ’s motor vehicle production in 1997‚ with the Japanese industries coming in second‚ producing 21 percent. Germany produces 9 percent‚ Spain‚ France‚ South Korea‚ and Canada each produce 5 percent of the international
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standardandpoors.com This issue updates the one dated December 2013. SALES 877.219.1247 wealth@spcapitaliq.com MEDIA Michael Privitera 212.438.6679 michael.privitera@spcapitaliq.com S&P CAPITAL IQ 55 Water Street New York‚ NY 10041 Please see General Disclaimers on the last page of this report. Topics Covered by Industry Surveys Aerospace & Defense Airlines Electric Utilities Environmental & Waste Management Metals: Industrial Movies & Entertainment Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco Financial
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