Ford Motor Company Case 1. Does Ford have too much cash? 2. How does VEP work? 3. What are the alternatives for distributing cash? 4. What problems is the VEP plan designed to solve? 5. As a shareholder‚ how would you approve the VEP? Would you elect cash or stock? Q.1) Does Ford have too much cash? Exhibit 6‚ 8‚ and 9 (figures in $ millions) provides selected balance sheet items for Ford‚ General Motors‚ and DaimlerChrylser. The given information indicates that Ford carries the highest amount
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Student Motor Company started its operations one year ago and is competing against Ford and GM. The company has annual revenue of $30 billion per year the net worth of the company is $7.7 billion and its income after tax is $983 million. Recently the market position of the company is eroded by competitors from local and foreign markets‚ especially Volkswagens. The company has launched its new subcomponent Zinger. Zinger was a project car whose objective was to build a car at or below 2000 pounds
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Nissan Motors is a Japan-based vehicle manufacturing corporation. Since 1958‚ when Nissan entered the United States‚ it has been a major competitor among cars and trucks. Nissan now has headquarters for all of its major divisions all across the country; from Tennessee to California. Just a few of its divisions are Nissan Logistics‚ Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation‚ Nissan Data Center‚ and Nissan Design America. As companies expand and conduct business in other markets‚ a question arises‚ how can
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analysis is to maximize profit of Giant Motor Company which has 3 lines of products and offers 3 brands of cars namely Lyra‚ Libra and Hydra which corresponds to subcompact car class‚ sporty car class‚ and luxury car class respectively. Currently the company has 3 manufacturing plants and each of them is dedicated to a specific product line. For future planning‚ the company has an option of retooling its manufacturing capacity which would bring a major expense to company but would increase its production
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1.0 Introduction The Ford Motor Company finds itself in a dynamic business environment where new technologies and practices offer the potential to alter in a significant way the landscape in which it operates. Henry Ford was in his time an innovator in offering "cars for the masses". He introduced to the car industry methods and systems innovative in their day. Ford needs once again to forge new paths to ensure future competitive advantage. Executives at Ford have been considering the "Direct Model"
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BACKGROUND The Global Leadership of Carlos Ghosn at Nissan During March 1999‚ Brazilian Carlos Ghosn took over as the first non-Japanese Chief Operating Officer of Nissan‚ when Nissan had been incurring losses for seven of the prior eight years. Many of the industry analysts expected a culture clash between the French leadership style and his new Japanese employees. Analysts said‚ because the financial situation at Nissan had become critical so the decision to bring Ghosn in came at the worst possible
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Fundamentals of Marketing: Case Study Assignment - NISSAN Introduction Established in 1933‚ Nissan Motor Co.‚ Ltd. was a pioneer in the manufacturing of automobiles. Nearly 70 years later‚ Nissan has become one of the world’s leading automakers‚ with annual production of 2.4 million units‚ which represented 4.9 percent of the global market. Domestically‚ the company sells 774‚000 vehicles on an annual basis‚ placing it second behind Toyota Motor Corporation. About 35 percent of Nissan’s vehicles
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CASE: SM-189 DATE: 06/16/11 NISSAN’S ELECTRIC VEHICLE STRATEGY IN 2011: LEADING THE WAY TOWARD ZERO-EMISSION You can’t ignore that zero-emission vehicles are the wave of the future. Carlos Ghosn‚ president and CEO of Renault-Nissan Alliance‚ January 12‚ 2010 INTRODUCTION It had been five months since Nissan sold its first all-electric vehicle‚ the Nissan LEAF‚ in Redwood City‚ California. Carlos Ghosn‚ president and CEO of both Nissan and its Alliance partner Renault‚ was betting big on zero-emission
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CASE: SM-122 DATE: 11/14/03 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY We are disappointed when what we did is undervalued. But that’s the time we feel the need to do something. —Mong-Koo Chung‚ Chairman and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company Hyundai Motor Company (HMC)‚ the largest automobile company in Korea‚ went through some tumultuous events since it entered the U.S. auto market in 1986. After a promising beginning‚ a “Hyundai Car” became a synonym for a cheap car‚ suitable only for the lower class or a cheapskate
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SITUATION ANALYSIS This is a case about the success story of the renewal of Nissan’s brand and revival of the company from the “near death situation”. The background through which the company has reached this stature is explained in brief as follows: The company was founded – Mass production of cars began First compact import car was produced for the American Market This was the period the company launched 240Z and Dastun 510 sedan. For this decade the cars that were launched used the brand name
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