A Brand-New Vehicle at Your Local Kia Dealership Kia continues to find ways to amaze consumers across the globe and they have definitely succeeded in this goal with the launch of the 2018 Kia Stinger in Albuquerque. The vehicle is the first sports sedan made by this manufacturer and comes with features such as an oversized hatch and fastback roofline. Drivers find rear-wheel drive is standard on this model‚ while all-wheel drive can be obtained if desired. These are only a few of the many reasons
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The world’s greatest car website Top Gear has reported that Aston Martin‚ the British sports and ultra expensive cars manufacturer announced that the battery pack/set for their model AM-RB 001 will be delivered by the Croatian company Rimac Automobili. Aston Martin has been developing the hypercar in cooperation with Red Bull Racing and in according to a design of the legendary F1 racing car constructor Adrian Newey. AM-RB 001 should be the world’s most extreme road car ever seen on the road with
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How far do you think an Electric Vehicle can travel on a single charge? To test the awareness and knowledge of the consumers regarding electric vehicles we asked this question and the options and answers are as follows: 50 - 100 kms 31.8% 100 - 200 kms 50% 200 - 300 kms 9.1% More than 300 kms 9.1% Are you aware of any of the following Electric Vehicles? The next question was asked on the awareness on the electric cars available in the Indian market. The options and answers
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1. How would you characterize the U.S. electric car industry in 2011? The U.S. electric passenger car industry in 2011 was described as being in its infancy‚ because it is still a new concept to buyers. However there are signs of growth from 2011-2015. Buyers do not consider the car because of price‚ travel range and vehicle size‚ along with other secondary concerns. 2. Based on HEV sales to date‚ how would you describe U.S. buyers of electric passenger cars? Based on sales to date‚ the
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Ener1 Background and History (as discussed in Ener1’s 2010 Form 10-K (10-K) unless otherwise noted): Founded in Florida in 1985‚ Ener1‚ Inc. (“Ener1”) was headquartered in New York‚ New York with offices in Indiana and Florida in 2010 and 2011. Ener1 was involved in the research and development of lithium-ion batteries with a primary focus on batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (“HEV”)‚ electric vehicles (“EV”) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (“PHEV”). Leading up to 2010‚ Ener1 was involved
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. VRIO The VRIO framework is a set of four questions of: Value‚ Rarity‚ Imitability‚ andOrganization (Barney and Hesterly‚ 2006). It is a tool to analyze company’s resourcesand capabilities to discover their potential competitive advantages or to identifycompany’s internal weaknesses (Barney and Hesterly‚ 2006). The following competenceswere chosen from Nokia: quality‚ price‚ services/functions‚ and brand image. 5.1 Quality The high quality of Nokia’s products and services enables
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VRIO ANALYSIS Barney and Hesterly (2006)‚ describe the VRIO framework as a good tool to examine the internal environment of a firm. They state that VRIO “stands for four questions one must ask about a resource or capability to determine its competitive potential: 1. The Question of Value: Does a resource enable a firm to exploit an environmental opportunity‚ and/or neutralize an environmental threat? 2. The Question of Rarity: Is a resource currently controlled by only a
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US Automakers See Attractively Deep Value in GM As We Roll Out 2016 Estimates for US Automakers; Like Ford; Cautious on TSLA We introduce our 2016 estimates and roll-forward valuation for GM and Ford‚ finding +50% upside in the case of General Motors and +32% in the case of Ford. Our established 2015 price targets increase on newly considered 2016 earnings rather than 2015 in our valuation analysis and on capital structure roll-forward as the firms generate sizable cash flow. 2016 earnings
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Executive Summary: Tesla Motors Competitive Position Analysis Final Project for Foundations of Business Strategy Introduction The purpose of this document is to present the current competitive position that Tesla Motor is in. The analysis covers environmental‚ industry‚ competitor‚ and finally recommends key areas that the firm must focus on to ensure future success. Clearly the electric car industry is in its emergent phase and has not reached the annealing point in the product life cycle yet
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Resource Based View - VRIO Analysis 1. Tangible Resources a) Financial Resources: * Firm’s cash and cash equivalents- The total cash and cash equivalents of the firm stood at around Rs. 271.5 Crores in the year ended March 2009 (before merger with Kraft). Liquidity is important for a business to factor in for unforeseeable events. The ideal cash reserve requirement can be calculated by taking into account and listing possible unfavorable events and assigning probabilities to them
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