Toyota is the leader of the hybrid technology with its Prius. The Prius was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid car (Case‚ paragraph 2‚ ‘The Prius…higher speeds.’). Toyota used the Prius as the centre-piece of their campaign to give themselves a more environmental image compared to their rivals. The reason why the Prius was such a success and other hybrid models were having troubles to get buyers‚ is that the buyers of the Prius want to make a statement about themselves. They want to show people
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CASE QUESTIONS: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION: Launching Prius 1. What buyer value is created with the hybrid powertrain as implemented in the Prius? The value of the buyer is basically environment protection‚ cost-effective‚ fuel economical The consumers also demand for a larger‚ powerful‚ spacious and family-welcomed vehicle. 2. How attractive is the automobile industry? Does the hybrid powertrain technology make the industry more or less attractive? Why? The automobile is very
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it emphases on either preserving a fraction share of the market or increasing dollar or unit sales; the third type of pricing objective purposes to maintain the status quo by identical participants’ price. Reference: Lamb‚ Hair‚ McDaniel (2012) “MKTG 5th edition”‚ ch.19‚ p.302- 305 2. Why is it important for managers to understand the concept of break-even points? Are there any drawbacks? According to Adam Gordon (2011) “we don’t make a profit until we cover all the variable costs incurred”;
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examined in the process to determine whether green products actually benefit in the American Economy. (It ’s Green‚ But Will People Want It n.pag.) Also‚ many new green products like the Toyota Prius are arriving on the market changing the way consumers think about conserving resources. (The 3rd Generation Prius n.pag.) The green revolution can be used as an in-depth study to determine what suppliers and consumers really value in the selling and buying of goods and how efficient these new environmentally
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Q1: What micro environmental factors affected the introduction and re-launch of the Toyota Prius? How well has Toyota dealt with these factors? Firstly‚ the company has spent a lot of money on the re-launch of the new and improved Prius model which is over 40 million dollars. On the same note it was also able to generate a profit represented by a 120% rise in the sales after some time of the re-launch. Starting off with the main objectives of the company to provide a new and technology product to
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would have done some market research. Toyota’s value proposition to prospective buyers of its Prius was "A car that sometimes runs on gas power and sometimes on electric power‚ from a company that always runs on brain "power". Their ads after introduction went further by stressing tag lines such as "When it sees red‚ it charges" The company’s value proposition does all to differentiate the Prius and Toyota as "environmentally friendly"‚ also appealing to those consumers who complain about gasoline
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environmental responsibility in many areas. In particular‚ having anticipated the finite nature of fossil fuels and with the aim of “establishing low carbon society” (Toyoda‚ 2012‚ p.4)‚ the company developed the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle‚ the Prius‚ in 1997. With such innovations‚ Toyota has generated a range of long-term benefits itself by opening up a new dimension of the business and promoting a sustainable and environmental-friendly business model. It also provides a great opportunity for
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Hybrid Cars I have always wondered what Hybrid cars were all about. Especially because over the past couple of years gas prices have been at record highs. I knew that there were such things as electric cars but until this last year or so I have only seen the wealthy be able to afford to drive them. And from what I had heard about Hybrid cars was that they were over priced‚ small‚ and not so attractive cars. No wonder nobody owns them. Now I am starting to see them more often and they aren’t as
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CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE I. COVER PAGE |(1) | |(2) | |(3) | |Course ID: MKTG 14 | |Course Title: Retailing | |Units: 3.0 | |(4) Lecture / Lab Hours: | | |(8)Classification:
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which only gets 25 mpg‚ with something more economical; I would consider a Toyota Prius or a Corolla. The following chart shows how much money I would save if I made the change. |2012 Auto |Miles per Gallon (MPG)|Monthly Gas |Sticker Price |Monthly Payment |Net Monthly | | | |Savings | | |Savings | |Toyota Prius |55 |$ 70.71 |$21‚275.00 |$386.56
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