Product The Smart Car concept derives from an artistic feel; mainly‚ small‚ fun to drive‚ a fashionable car‚ urban centred‚ and image base (its association with Mercedes). Product Design The Smart Car Roadster Coupe is a small‚ plastic-bodied‚ two seater weighing 1836.5 lbs‚ 134.9 in long‚ and offers a bit of power for being relatively light in design with a top speed of 137 mph (220 km/h). (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/1800/Smart-Roadster-Coupe-V6.html) Rating 0-60 in 5.9 sec‚ the Roadster
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System Co.‚Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Auto Parts (China). Gasoline Direct Injection (GDi) has been the hottest market segment in the gasoline electronic injection field‚ and such type of engines has been installed in many auto models under Beijing Benz‚ Shanghai Volkswagen‚ Shanghai GM and FAW Volkswagen. In 2014‚ Chinese GDi market demand is estimated to hit roughly 4 million sets‚ and the figure in 2017 is anticipated to reach 6.57 million sets‚ with an average growth rate of 18% or so during 2014-2017
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Assignment 1 Module Code: PICS01C Student Number: 7305-272-8 Due Date: 15 March 2011 [pic] a) Five-forces diagram for analysis of the retail car industry in the greater Johannesburg area 1. Competitive Rivalry Competitive rivalry exists between companies with the same or similar products/services and similar markets. Factors to be considered include: • The number and size of competitors • The rate of industry growth • Differentiation and switching costs • Fixed costs or
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EXTERNAL ANALYSIS TESLA MOTORS _Prepared For:_ PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY STGY 659.65 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Prepared By: Daniel Aleksander Andrew Beckman Jeanette Gonzales Jeremy Jay September 26‚ 2014 INTRODUCTION Tesla Motors‚ headquartered in Palo Alto‚ California‚ is a United States (US) based company that designs‚ manufactures‚ and sells electric vehicles globally. The company is traded publically on the NASDAQ with a market capitalization of $30.8 billion. Under the leadership of CEO
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the population‚ but still numbering about 60 million. These were eager to show off their newly acquired social status. They had a preference for luxury foreign cars‚ particularly Italian or German brands‚ such as Ferrari‚ Lamborghini‚ Porsche‚ BMW‚ Mercedes or Audi.Many carmakers expected to go on and tap into China’s middle-class market‚ estimated to be around 300 million people. But only a few middle-class car buyers have emerged and then only in a few big cities. These buyers are more price-sensitive
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Indian population is varied not only on the lines of religion‚ region but also on the basis of thought process. While on one hand we are facing the problem of land acquisition from the poorest of poor farmers‚ on the other hand luxury car maker brand Mercedes has shown a sales growth of 67 percent. The huge population of India provides a large service sector which plays a crucial role in developing the economy of a nation. Moreover‚ 30% of the population is between the ages of 10-24 years which clearly
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IMC Evaluation of BMW Print-ad and Commercial In my IMC of a BMW Print-ad and commercial‚ I will be analyzing the message‚ communication strategy‚ and marketing strategy of the company and how the two ads are similar and different. The message section will be answering the question “what is communicated by BMW?”‚ while communication strategy and marketing strategy will be answering the “how” and “why” questions of the message. I will be writing about each ad separately and explaining
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rate risks. The luxury car market analysis delivers the following findings: *Jaguar’s clients are rather price insensitive‚ however they are highly quality aware. *The main competitors at the time being are the German car producers BMW‚ Daimler-Benz and Porsche *Jaguar exports a large part of its production to the US The exchange rate risk analysis shows: *In the last few years the exchange rates operated in favor of Jaguar plc. *There are market indications that exchange rate movements are
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measures and expanded the line of automobiles they manufactured. In the 1980’s the company started to recover from the crisis. And in 1983 the company paid back the federal loan ahead of schedule. The company failed to make the merger with Daimler-Benz successful and which caused the company to ask for a Federal loan to help the company restructure. The Government asked for certain requirements to be met before they would receive any money. Under the restructure the company filed for bankruptcy
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At the first part of my assignment I am going to introduce a company which I will be talking about. The company is the BMW automotive manufacturer and one of the leading designers of luxury and luxury sport vehicles. This company has been founded in 1916. As a result of the war‚ the small company enjoyed rapid growth. In these days the company already has large plan for expansion. Just about two months before the end of the First World War- Bayersche Motoren Werke GmbH was converted into a stock
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