FIAT’s strengths (SWOT Analysis) October 25‚ 2012 -SWOT Analysis- 1. Strengths: Diversified Business Portfolio- FIAT is active in automobiles‚ components‚ and production systems‚ and operates through nine business segments‚ including FGA‚ Chrysler ‚ Magneti Marelli‚ Ferrari‚ Comau‚ Teksid‚ Fiat Powertrain‚ and Maserati. This insulates Fiat from being heavily impacted by the potential demand fluctuations of specific product categories‚ meanwhile allowing it to benefit from the opportunities available
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000 units. Embryonic automotive industry emerged in India in the 1940s. Following the independence‚ in 1947‚ the Government of india and thr private sector lanched efforts to cerate an Automotive component manufacturing industry to supply to the automobile industry. However‚ the growth was relatively slow in the 1950’smand 1960’s due to nationalization and the license raj which hampered the Indian private sector. After 1970‚ the automotive industry started to growth‚ but the growth
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saying the industry is unattractive. Even worse is an industry close to total competition. Keep in mind that this exercise evaluates the industry‚ not the firm. As such‚ this assessment would apply to Ford‚ Chrysler‚ Toyota‚ Honda‚ or any other automotive firm manufacturing and selling cars and trucks. The Porter analysis examines three horizontal forces‚ or competition in the same industry: Threat of new entrants‚ threat of substitute products and threat of established rivals. Two forces are from
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General Motors Business Strategy Matthew Norton Background General Motors Corporation has been in business for 100 years‚ has produced nearly 450 million vehicles globally‚ and operates in virtually every country in the world. While GM has recently enjoyed rapidly growing sales and revenues outside the United States‚ the U.S. remains the company‘s largest single market. The auto industry today remains one of America’s top employers with 1 in 10 Americans working in the industry. GM is also one
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Strengths Leading regional player Strengths Weaknesses Leading regional player Strong brand portfolio Global production network Weak performance in the US Declining market share in China Weaker margins Opportunities Threats New models Increasing demand for hybrid electric vehicles Booming car sales in China Raw material prices Economic slowdown in Europe and the US End of life vehicle directive Intense competition Volkswagen is the market leader in the western European passenger
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TOYOTA AND GENERAL MOTORS SITUATION ANALYSIS The world’s largest car manufacturers Japan-based Toyota and and US-based General Motors [GM] have joined together in Australia to create a joint venture under a new company called United Australian Automotive Industries [UAAI]. This is hoped to see replication of same success as the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc venture between Toyota and GM in California‚ but this was not to be the case due to various internal and external factors. The joint
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caused the company to be pressured and choose its illicit strategy. The main causes to the problem of pressures from external forces were: technology‚ the industry forces‚ the emission standards and regulations‚ and the controls and monitoring. The automotive industry is going through a transformational era. There is a course of smaller automobile companies being acquired or merged by bigger companies. The industry is highly competitive; companies need to stay innovated and introduce new cutting edge
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The main points of the case study are:- . Ford Motor Co. has continuously been number 2 to General Motors Corp. in the automotive industry. . Ford’s CEO in 1999‚ Jacques Nasser tried to push IT in the automotive industry‚ but failed at most of the attempts‚ causing a major loss to the company. . Nasser introduced cars high in technology‚ looking to make more money on service fees. . Nasser also created the Wingcast telematics unit‚ allowing users to utilize their cars as
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Company should invest in labor structure and dealer network because one of the largest supply bases in the industry the fair segment that the domestic companies cannot fund. The recent crisis deliberation is the North American reorganize in the automotive industry. Ford Motor Company is a dynamic contributor in the debate. Ford Motor Company is aware that the domestic competitors are successively out of cash in a matter of months therefore needs to make sure capital is available for their industry
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