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General Motors Sales Essays and Term Papers
General Motors - Financial Ratio AnalysisI. General Motors History Highlights
In its early years the automobile industry consisted of hundreds of firms, each
producing a few models. William Durant, who bought and reorganized a failing
Buick Motors in 1904, determined that if several automobile makers would unite,
it would increase the ...
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The History Of General Motors Corp.Richardson
The General Motors Corporation is and will always will be the best overall when it comes to the quality and production of automobiles. From the day it began in 1908 it was the leading automobile production company in the United States. General Motors has accomplished many ...
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The History Of General MotorsOne September evening in 1886, a young businessman in an old lumber town in
Michigan hitched a ride in a friend's horse-drawn cart. The cart's spring
suspension made it a more comfortable ride than usual--so comfortable, in
fact, that the young businessman bought the rights to manufacture the ...
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Situation Analysis: Ford MustangPrepared for:
Dr. Alan Wunsch, Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Ford Motors Corporation
Prepared by:
YOUR NAME
President and Owner of TDI Consulting
YOUR ADDRESS
November 8, 1998
HISTORY OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
The automotive industry started in 1893 ...
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Disruptive TechnologyThe term "disruptive technology" as coined by Christensen (1997) refers to a new technology having lower cost and performance measured by traditional criteria, but having higher ancillary performance. Christensen finds that disruptive technologies may enter and expand emerging market niches, ...
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The History Of CorvettesIt all started in September of 1951, when General Motors chief stylist Harley Earl took a ride to Watkins Glen sports car race. He was impressed with the Jaguars, Ferraris and Alfas, which made him decide to begin designing a new American sports car. Later on that year he assigns Bob McLean to ...
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U.S Auto Industry's Market Share And FluctuationsThe U. S. auto industry's share of the market has experienced fluctuations over
the past 50 years. These fluctuations have been caused by many reasons, but some
of the main reasons include quality, price, and foreign competition.
The Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, and the Chrysler ...
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Proton (automobile)
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Proton Holdings Bhd
The Proton Company logo
Type Public (Bursa Malaysia: PROTON)
Industry Automotive
Founded 1983
Headquarters Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
Key people Syed ...
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Henry FordWhen was born on June 30th, 1863, neither him nor anyone for that matter, knew what an important role he would take in the future of mankind. Ford saw his first car when he was 12. He and his father where riding into Detroit at the time. At that moment, he knew what he wanted to do with his life: ...
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Survival Strategies For Local Companies In Emerging MarketsDawar, N. & Frost, T. (1999, March/April). "Competing with giants." Harvard Business Review 77(2), 119-129.
The authors begin by discussing the way multinationals enter emerging markets and become the giant that potentially can take all the business, while smaller companies would seem to be ...
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Problems Faced by GMGeneral Motors Corporation (GM) is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. GM is the world's largest automaker as measured by global industry sales and has been the global sales leader for the last 77 years. As of 2008, General Motors employs ...
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Auto Bailout. Is it good for America?The auto bailout has come arise during peculiar circumstances. There wouldn’t have even been a mention of an auto bailout if it wasn’t for the recent economic mini depression in most recent years. Ever since the housing markets have collapsed with the banks giving out bad housing loans, there ...
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Marketing Research On The Auto Industry1. Marketing research
(1.1) Market
* Size of the market
The size of the market is large - the whole car industry (world-wide) with
multi-billion pound worth of value. Below are some of the car manufacturers
today:
Acura | Alfa Romeo | American Motors | Audi | British Marques | BMW |
Bricklin | ...
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6 Big Business RivalriesFebruary 18, 2009
6 Big Business Rivalries
By Ilya Leybovich
Healthy competition can sometimes devolve into full-blown feuding. Here we explain how six well-known business rivalries began and where they are now.
When major businesses vie against one another for an increased chunk of market ...
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Soft Drink Industry Case StudyTable of Contents
Introduction 3
Description 3
Segments 3
Caveats 4
Socio-Economic 4
Relevant Governmental or Environmental Factors, etc. 4
Economic Indicators Relevant for this Industry 4
Threat of New Entrants 5
Economies of ...
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John DeLorean And His AcomplishmentsThe Early Years...
John DeLorean was born on January 6, 1925 in a blue-collar neighborhood on
Detroit's near east side. He was the oldest of four sons. His father,
Zachary, had immigrated from the Alsace-Lorraine region of France during
his teen age years. His mother, Kathryn, had immigrated from ...
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Henry Fordwas born on July 30, 1863 in Wayne county Michigan. His parents, William and Mary Ford, were Irish immigrants. Ford walked to Detroit to look for a job. He was employed as an apprentice for a machine shop where he learned about the engine. Two years later he returned to his family and got a job a ...
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Detroit’s Loss of the Car Market and DownfallDetroit's Loss of the Car Market
ONE: What is Maynard's premise; what is he trying to accomplish? Is Maynard successful in achieving his purpose? The thesis / premise of this book is that Honda outsells and out-shines Ford, Chrysler, and GM, in the world of auto manufacturing. "Detroit's ...
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Elektrolux The Acquisition AndThe acquisition of different companies always indicates a change for both the acquiring and the acquired organisation and the people within. To successfully combine and integrate Elektrolux and Zanussi it is essential to consider both organisations´ formal and informal structures which are heavily ...
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Labor Unions: Aging Dinosaur or Sleeping Giant?
The Labor Movement and Unionism Background and Brief History
Higher wages! Shorter workdays! Better working conditions! These famous words echoed throughout the United States beginning in “1790 with the skilled craftsmen” (Dessler, 1997, p. 544). For the ...
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