OVERVIEW China and its economy Capital : Beijing Population : 1.3 billion Area : 9.6 million sq km Currency : Yuan Ren Min Bi GNP : $4 Trillion (2001) GDP : PPP $7.262 trillion (2004 est.) Per Capita : $5‚600 (2004 est.) Form : People ’s Republic Official Languages : Chinese (Mandarin) Growth Rate in Real GDP : 1999 7.1% 2000 8.0% 2001 7.3% 2002 8.0% 2003 8.4% 2004 9.1% Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4.1% (2004 est.) Located in South East Asia‚ China is home to
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sell more cars than any competitors‚ whilst setting benchmarks on product quality and production efficiency. Toyota also aims at providing good quality cars at competitive and affordable prices in order to well establish its dominancy within the industry and to remain the number one of all automakers in the world. On a long to medium term basis‚ Toyota even wants to become market leader in every continent. Strategy Toyota’s great success is related to its admirable image and reputation which
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Nevada‚ referred to as the "Gigafactory." In addition‚ Tesla is targeting to market large-scale electricity storage systems used by power companies‚ where low unit costs are also a key competitive factor. Tesla has utilized its reputation in the industry as a strength and has struck deals with other strong companies to form agreeable partnerships. In June 2014‚ the company announced a partnership with Panasonic that involved the production of lithium ion cells inside the facility for inclusion in
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Robots and artificial intelligence) 10356369 Reliability & Credibility High Winner of the DRAPA grand challenge head of Google X team Merit Talks about artificial intelligence and the importance of safety in the automobile industry November 2013 Autonomous Vehicle Implementation Predictions Todd Litman (Researcher) November 2013 High Wheels of tomorrow Fortune Vandermey‚ Anne (reporter) High September 2012 Robot human interaction Joanne Pranksy
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BLB 20058 – M – MSTRA- L MANAGING STRATEGY ASSIGNMENT FARUK SULEIMAN TP025329 WORD COUNT: 3694 WORDS UCMF1103MBAIT SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE TECHNOLOGY PARK MALAYSIA ASIA PACIFIC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF STAFFORDSHIRE SHARMILA A/P K. N. SETHUMADHAVAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Strategy is well explained as the effective use of well laid out plans to achieve success. It is no less of spectacle to attribute strategy to individual achievement‚ achievement from
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Chapter 1 Industry Profile With the contribution of 22% to the country’s manufacturing GDP‚ the automobile industry has emerged as one among India’s major sectors. India has become a hub for many global players. Currently Indian automobile industry comprises of 15 manufacturers of passenger cars and multi-utility vehicles‚ 9 manufacturers of commercial vehicles‚ 16 manufacturers of two / three wheelers‚ 14 manufacturers of tractors‚ 5 manufacturers of engines. The Indian auto industry‚ comprising
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This decade witnessed emergence of Hero Honda as major player in two wheelers and Maruti Udyog as the market leader in the passenger car segment. Situation in 2004-2005 The Indian automobile industry produced 8.5 million vehicles in 2004-05. During the financial year 2005-06‚ Indian automobile industry produced more than 9.5 million vehicles. The growth in production was 15%. Sale of passenger cars and utility vehicles has grown at 12% CAGR over the last decade. Two wheeler sales have grown at
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global market and a large number of local Chinese firms‚ BYD’s aim to improve the quality of products while keeping the price low started winning it business from foreign companies. By doing so‚ BYD has positioned itself as a cost leader in the batter industry and has moved towards cost advantage in manufacturing of its products. BYD emphasized on the technology and product development by investing about 2% of the company’s revenue in product and process R&D. Since the development of its first lithium-ion
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full-fledged automotive manufacturer in the country in 1996. In this case‚ Proton has challenged many problems in order to survive in the industry. The problems such as‚ controversial sale of controlling stake‚ legal suit by its joint venture partner and turnaround in the operations. Consequently‚ it is essential for management to overcome this issue because it reflects the image of organization worldwide. Taking everything into account‚ the case outlines the persistence of Proton in the automotive industry
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The demographic environment includes many factors such as age‚ gender‚ family status‚ race‚ education and the community in which a person lives. A change in age distribution is a demographic force that will affect the organizations in the automotive industry. Over the years the main target group has shifted from the old generation the “baby boomers” to the next generation of customers‚ Generation Young or “echo boomers”. Generation Y is know as people born between 1977 and 1994‚ they have grown
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