Automotive Industry Essay Examples

Ford Motor Company is the world’s largest producer of trucks, and the second largest producer of cars and trucks combined. Ford has manufacturing, assembly or sales affiliates in 34 countries and Ford companies employed 337,800 people world-wide in 1996. Ford has manufacturing facilities in 22 countries on 5 continents, with 87 plants in North America […]

In 1986, Lloya Reuss, who was the Executive Vice President of all North America car operations for General Motor (GM), set new goals for GM to achieve because the task before Reuss was an ominous one. In 1959, when Reuss joined General Motors, GM and Cadillac had huge changed. Also, during that time, the U.S. […]

Hybrid technology is not new. During World War II submarines ran on diesel engines while cruising at or just below the surface; the diesels charged banks of batteries that propelled the subs underwater, where the diesels are inoperable. Hybrid cars also integrate, through use of computer control, a gasoline engine, a set of batteries, and […]

Belonged to Francis Spring, at that time Secretary of the Madras Railway Board and, IN 1904, to become the chairman of the Madras Port Trust and father’ of the Madras Harbour. The first Indian-owned car in Chennai, MC-3, was building contractor T. Namberumal Chettys. Before long, several Madras firms became agents for British, Continental and […]

The Studebaker Corporation had a 114 year history as a successful car company. It was only after severe financial problems that the company went out of business in 1966. Studebaker Blacksmithing was established by the Studebaker brothers – Henry and Clement in 1852 Indiana. By 1868 a third brother had joined the business and the […]

Toyotas strategy in Europe – Historical Perspective Toyota Motor Corporation was establishes in 1934 then a department of Toyota Industries by Kiichiro Toyoda. It is a multinational corporation with its head quarters in Tokyo Japan. Its first product was a Type A engine and latter in 1936 it manufactured its first passenger car called the […]

3.0. Findings            In recent times, customers have increasingly become smarter and highly connected. Besides, they have also grown more demanding than any other time before. This trend has not spared the automotive industry. This means that every phase of the automotive clients life cycle starting from pre-purchase to ownership and transition presents novel challenges as […]

Olio Engineering’s vision per the case study is to design and manufacture new advanced, low-cost, high-tech and safe BATS called No Compromise seats for the entire automotive industry and potentially saving millions of lives around the world. Question 3: Describe the strategic options as of February 1999? What issues should the company consider in evaluating […]

My First Car I finally saved up enough money to buy myself a car, so I set out to track it down. My journey started out on a spring day, when the trees started to grow leaves shading the sun over my house. First, I drove to the store to get a newspaper, for I […]

It was August 2001, and Jim McDowell, vice president of marketing for BMW North America, was reflecting on BMW’s latest marketing campaign as he sat before his computer: McDowell bent forward, and hit the “play” button on the screen. On the computer monitor, a movie scene unfolded. The scene was part of BMW’s latest marketing […]

Tata Motors – India aquisation of Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Company- Korea The case examines the first-ever overseas acquisition by an Indian automobile company. It gives a details of the acquisition of Daewoo Commercial Vehicles plant by Tata Motors, world’s sixth largest commercial vehicle manufacturer. Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Company (DWCV) had an installed capacity of 20,000 […]

Introduction Managing human resources in today’s dynamic environment is becoming more and more complex as well as important. Recognition of people as a valuable resource in the organization has led to increases trends in employee maintenance, job security, etc. My research project deals with “Performance Appraisal as carried out at Tata motors ”. In this […]

Originally conceived by Malaysia’s Prime Minister of the day, Dato Seri Mahathir Mohamad, PROTON Bhd was incorporated on 7th May 1983 with the aim of building a national car. Two years later, On 9th July 1985 the Proton Saga was officially launched. It was Malaysia’s first domestically produced car and is still sold in Malaysia […]

Tata Motors produces commercial vehicles with a range of light to heavy trucks, buses, and tractors. In addition, Tata Motors produces passenger vehicles, and luxury cars from their subsidiaries, such as Jaguar and Land Rover. Tata Motors is the biggest subsidiary of Tata Group founded as a trading company dealing opium in 1868 in Bombay, […]

Bangalore Report on Analysis of various parameters affecting the buying behavior for school Buses and creation of brand awareness for Tata school buses Tata Motors Ltd. Introduction  Automobile Industry – An Overview Global Scenario10 Potential of the Automobile Industry Overview of the Automotive Industry in India Trends for Indian Automobile Sector Evolution of the Automotive […]

These websites will also tell them the Truck of the year and ratings for each truck. Ram is known for two things; the Hemi engine which is known for horsepower, and sells. Hemi and Cummins engines are only in Ram pickups which gives them an advantage over other truck makers because people are familiar with […]

The Group Michelin, famous for developing the radial tyre almost 50years ago during the Second World War, is the French tyre maker based in Clennont Ferrand, France. A headlong US expansion in the l970s and 1980s gave Michelin a string of 13 North American manufacturing sites with headquarters based in South Carolina, including the 1990 […]

It would not be beneficial to redesign this car and start from scratch. Honda has a one-year deadline to meet for this project before the new tax laws are in effect. Honda has a unique approach to redesign a car from the ground up. Not only do they redesign the body and chassis, they also […]

New Product Introductions The continued economic growth saw buoyancy in demand for commercial vehicles and passenger cars in the first quarter, with the industry showing a growth of 25%. The company outperformed the industry growth with its thrust on new product introductions, thereby gaining market shares in both commercial vehicle as well as passenger car […]

Bajaj Pulsar was first introduced as a performance bike for the middle class in the form of Pulsar 150 and Pulsar 180. Over the years it has explored the 135 CC, 200 CC and 220 CC categories also. New models are introduced and the existing models are upgraded every year. The Pulsars pioneered many breakthrough […]

Secondly, the vehicle’s instability due to high center of gravity and weak suspension was another cause for the rollover likeliness. Within the first year, on February 12, 1991, the first lawsuit came against the two companies (Ford and Firestone). (Willis Law Firm) Within the first two years, another three lawsuits began to cause a flood […]

ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited is the world’s second largest public listed passenger land transport company with a fleet of 41,000 vehicles. The Group has gone global ever since the merger of Comfort Group and Delgro Corporation on 29th March 2003. ComforDelGro’s businesses include bus, taxi, rail, car rental & leasing, automotive engineering, maintenance services & diesel […]