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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1. Toyota has built a huge manufacturing company that can produce millions of cars each year for a wide variety of consumers. Why was it able to grow so much bigger than any other auto manufacturer? The Toyota Company grow so much bigger than any other auto manufacture because of the act according to preference of the customer Market segment. Toyota Company produce large range of subcompacts to luxury and sports vehicles to SUVs‚ trucks‚ minivans‚ and buses. They segment their product according to
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Ford Motor Company has had its share of success and failures over the years. In order for the company to remain competitive and relevant in today’s economy‚ Ford should actively anticipate threats and have a strategy in place that allows them to minimize impacts while capitalizing on external opportunities. Ford Motor Company is one of three major domestic automobile manufactures. They also own Volvo‚ Aston Martin‚ Land Rover‚ Jaguar‚ and Mazda. Some of the external threats that face Ford Motor
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whether that is a project‚ a business unit or an entire company. It is important to reflect the capital structure used to finance the investment. To create a capital companies usually use a funds providing by creditors and shareholders. Managers use cost of capital as the discount rate in net present value (NPV) project appraisal techniques.1 The weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) represents the overall cost of capital for a company‚ including the costs of equity and cost of debt‚ weighted
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Tata Group of Industries The story of Tata begins in 1868 when a young boy named Jamsetji Tata joined his father’s small trading company. Thirty-five years later‚ that same boy was the owner of India’s largest textile company‚ Tata Textile. Over the last century‚ Tata has excelled in many different business sectors including Materials (Steel and Mining)‚ Agriculture‚ Energy‚ Consumer Products‚ Information Technology‚ Consultancy‚ Finance‚ Automobiles‚ Chemicals‚ Engineering and Hospitality. Tata
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Company Background Name Ford Motor Company Logo Industries served Automotive Geographic areas served Worldwide Headquarters U.S. Current CEO Alan R. Mulally Revenue $ 134.3 billion (2012) Profit $ 5‚665 billion (2012) Employees 164‚000 (2011) Main Competitors Bayerische Motoren Werke AG‚ Chrysler Group LLC‚ Daimler AG‚ General Motors Company‚ Honda Motor Company‚ Nissan Motor‚ Tata Motors‚ Ltd.‚ Toyota Motor Corporation‚ Volkswagen AG and many other automotive companies. Ford Motor Company is one
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Honda Motor Company Ltd. Honda Motor Company Ltd. is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. Honda has been the world ’s largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959‚ as well as the world ’s largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume‚ producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year. Honda surpassed Nissan in 2001 to become the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer. As of
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Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is the third largest automobile manufacturer in the world based on automobiles sold. Ford manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents (Datamonitor 4). Ford ’s brands include Ford‚ Jaguar‚ Lincoln‚ Mercury‚ Volvo‚ Land Rover‚ Aston Martin‚ and Mazda. Ford ’s key products include passenger cars‚ trucks‚ busses and vans‚ sport utility vehicles‚ vehicle accessories‚ after-sales vehicle parts and products and extended repair service
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Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) Ford Motor Company – A History Vehicle History Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in Detroit‚ Michigan. Ford was a skilled craftsman‚ who used his skills to create an experimental car in 1896. He created a two cylinder vehicle that was capable of going up to 20 mph. Ford left his primary job in 1899 to create Detroit Automobile Company and produced the Model A in 1903. The car had an under the floor engine and sold for $850. This car sold 1‚708 units
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Porter’s Five Forces (Industry Analysis) Bargaining Power of Suppliers: The automobile supply companies have limited bargaining power. There are so many supply firms and there are so many parts that are required to produce an automobile‚ requiring numerous suppliers‚ one would think that the automakers would be at the supplier’s mercy. However‚ the suppliers really have very little power. The suppliers tend to rely on one or two automakers to purchase the majority of their products. If the
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