ACC 4291 INTEGRATED CASE STUDY SECTION 1 CASE REPORT CASE 3: PROTON – FROM SAGA TO EXORA Question 1 From a financial analyst perspective‚ has the proton management done a good job? Based on the financial performance of PROTON from 2005 till 2009‚ our observation from a financial analysis perspective showed that Proton management has not done a good job as far as financial performance is concern. The Key Financial Indicators (KFIs) covers measurements such as basic earnings per share‚ net assets
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since the last 10 years. New cars is been launched in the market each and every year and every time with some new features in it. Surfing on the internet I got to know the latest technology that Europe has introduced in the market called the ‘Electric Vehicle Religion’. MIDDLE: - The car was launched at the Geneva motor show in Switzerland. The car is given the name of 918 Spyder. It is an aggressive looking two seat convertible car that goes from 0-60 in 3.1 seconds and hitting a top speed of 198
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There are many things that have impacted technology in one way or another. Hybrid technology is the one thing that still keeps this earth moving because it is actually better than buying regular vehicles and some of these hybrids do not even cost as much as you think it would cost. Wikipedia explains all of this information in the article in further detail. There is a lot of information that this article provides about hybrid cars and their advancement in technology these days. When you open up to
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hill climbing‚ and acceleration from a standstill. * However‚ the engineering and manufacturing costs associated with these technologies often would increase the price of the vehicle to the point where the fuel savings are negligible in comparison. * There are also concerns over the environmental impact of the hybrid car battery which is usually made from either nickel metal hydride or lithium-ion. Both are considered more environmentally friendly than lead batteries‚ but nickel-based batteries
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1.0 Introduction A hybrid vehicle is a vehicle that uses two or more distinct power sources to move the vehicle.The term most commonly refers to hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs)‚ which combine an internal combustion engine and one or more electric motors.Everyone should drive hybrid car. Why are hybrids car popular? what makes them attractive for car manufacturers to invest in developing this new technology? Well‚ everybody also wondering the advantages and disadvantages of it. So‚ from this
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World Electric Vehicle Journal Vol. 3 - ISSN 2032-6653 - © 2009 AVERE EVS24 Stavanger‚ Norway‚ May 13-16‚ 2009 A Comparative Study of 12 Electrically Assisted Bicycles Jean-Marc Timmermans1‚ Julien Matheys‚ Philippe Lataire‚ Joeri Van Mierlo‚ Jan Cappelle2 1 Vrije Universiteit Brussel‚ Pleinlaan 2‚ 1050 Brussels‚ Belgium‚ jptimmer@vub.ac.be 2 KaHo-Sint Lieven‚ Gebroeders Desmetstraat1‚ 9000 Gent‚ Belgium Abstract A sample of 12 electric bicycles offered on the Belgian and Italian
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Why Do People Buy Hybrid Cars? Wan Ying Chua‚ Alvin Lee & Saalem Sadeque‚ The University of Western Australia Abstract This article reports on the underlying dimensions used by petrol-electric hybrid and conventional car buyers when evaluating a vehicle with the intent to purchase. Buyers of conventionally fuelled vehicles reported that they considered quality and performance as the most important determinants of choice. They rated as least important‚ the image they derive from
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so you are helping to protection of environment. 2. Next idea of reducing pollution is using Electric and Hybrid vehicles. Nowadays many hybrid cars like Toyota Prius‚Honda Civic Hybrid etc are gaining popularity among people. Besides saving fuel and reducing air pollution these cars also perform equally in terms of speed and comfort compared to other gasoline powered vehicles.Electric vehicles are very silent..even if you are travelling at top speed u may hardly hear any noise produced in by
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industry. For example‚ in end of 2008‚ U.S. government gave $17.4 billion short-term loans to General Motors and Chrysler to help them. In March‚ 2009‚ Toyota has asked for $2 billion loan from the Japanese Government. These loan policies may help the vehicles corporation survive in the difficult position caused by the financial crisis. In addition‚ the U.S. Federal Reserve Board took the quantitative easing policy‚ which leads the global asset price inflation to protect U.S. trade. Therefore‚ these policies
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experience to stand by its own name‚ this shows that the experience they get is still not enough. OPPORTUNITIES Demand for hybrid electric vehicle increase The proton management strongly believed that the Lotus acquisition was a positive enabler to promote and enhance Proton’s internal technical capabilities. Proton and Lotus subsequently engaged in the development of hybrid
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