Luxury-Car Makers Look Beyond Home Market BMW to expand Plant in U.S.‚ Daimler Will Boost Investment in China Venture By William Boston and Neal E. Boudette Updated March 28‚ 2014 2:56 p.m. ET A new BMW X4 is unveiled last Friday at the BMW manufacturing plant in Greer‚ South Carolina as the Germany luxury auto maker announced a $1 billion expansion for the plant. Associated Press German luxury car manufacturers BMW AG and Daimler AG have unveiled plans to spend billions on new car factories
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Race Car Aerodynamics Gregor Seljak April 8‚ 2008 1 Introduction First racing cars were primarily designed to achieve high top speeds and the main goal was to minimize the air drag. But at high speeds‚ cars developed lift forces‚ which affected their stability. In order to improve their stability and handling‚ engineers mounted inverted wings profiles1 generating negative lift. First such cars were Opel’s rocket powered RAK1 and RAK2 in 1928. However‚ in Formula‚ wings were not used
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war ended with Japan ’s surrender to the Western Allies in 1945 which touched off civil war between the Kuomintang forces under Chiang and Communists led by Mao Zedong‚ who had been battling since the 1930s for control of China. Despite U.S. aid‚ the Kuomintang were overcome by the Soviet-supported Communists‚ and Chiang and his followers were forced to flea the mainland‚ establishing a government-in-exile on the island of Formosa (Taiwan). The Mao regime proclaimed the People ’s Republic of China on
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ECO-Specialties‚ a leasing firm that specializes in hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles We will examine the following area in this paper: a. Identify product/service b. Market research c. Market SWOTT analysis d. Marketing mix (4 P ’s) e. Implementation of the marketing plan f. Monitor marketing plan g. Control and adjust h. Critique and make recommendations of the marketing plan The team will demonstrate that the popularity of these vehicles present
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The history of the automobile dates back well over a century ago. Without cars‚ the world today would be quite a different place. Society would be remarkably less developed and the chores of daily life would be that much more complicated. It became‚ and still is‚ the most widely used form of transportation. Everything from the very first car has its special place in history‚ because the devolvement over the years has been colossal. It was a marvelous invention with a remarkable impact on the World
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automakers are entering the electric market‚ complemented by an ever-increasing number of start-ups. Around 1890‚ the first American electric car powered by 24 batteries had a range of 50 miles and went up to 20 mph double that of the Karl Benz ’s gas-powered Patent-Motorwagen. By the 1920’s high cost‚ limited range and cheap oil contributed to a rapid demise for electric car sales. The final trail in the electric vehicle coffin was hammered in 1940 when Detroit Electric‚ which had shifted to commercial vehicles
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Hybrid or electric cars have been developed over time by using ideas from hundreds of different people over hundreds of years. No one person can be given credit for this invention. The history of electric cars is divided into three different parts. The early years‚ from 1890-1929. People were very interested in this new idea. The middle years‚ from 1930-1989. During this time‚ not many people wanted to buy hybrid or electric cars. The current years from 1990-present. Hybrid cars are considered a better
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Lotus Car Rental Alternative Fuel Proposal COMM/215 September 3‚ 2013 Lotus Car Rental Alternative Fuel Proposal Combustion engine vehicles have come a long way‚ especially since conventional vehicles are reaching upwards of 30 miles per gallon. Conventional vehicles have only grown more reliable over the past few decades‚ and continue to improve with each passing year. Due to these advancements‚ many would agree that there is no reason to switch over to new alternative fuel vehicles. However
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Should cars be more efficient? Should cars be more efficient? Well this can be so and can seem not so efficient for cars. Not always can cars be efficient. I could pop the question when is efficiency desirable for the use of cars. This will be the point of view that I will tackle throughout this paper. Now in time and time to come‚ with the rise of growth‚ I think that when this happens efficient is not that of an importance. Within some years
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for 2000cc mid-size category between Japan cars and Germany cars The line graph shows the information about the time taken for 2000cc mid-size cars from Japan and Germany cars to reach 100km/h. The Japanese cars acceleration was a bit slower than the Germany cars with the same engine capacity. The Honda Accord was clocked at 10.7 seconds when it reached from 0-100km/h. The second car was the Toyota Camry‚ scored a 12.5 second for its trial. The next car was the Nissan Teana that achieved a time
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