| Valuation BMW Group | BUSM31 – Strategic Financial Management | 2010-10-27 | Group 14 | | | Tutor: Authors: Måns Kjellsson Daniel Hedevåg Jonas Karlsson Mathias Ljungberg Jakob Tuvehjelm Background BMW is one of the ten largest automobile manufacturers in the world‚ with an annual production of 1.3 million cars (2009). It is furthermore one of the leading manufacturers in the premium car segment. BMW Group brand portfolio includes in addition
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rumours in the automobile industry suggested BMW may exit the US market. In the ten years from 1991 to 2000 however the company rebounded and by 2000 annual sales had reached record levels of just under 200‚000. This impressive turnaround was achieved through introducing new models‚ an aggressive pricing strategy‚ re-organising the dealer network and adapting the cars to the American market. The cars were marketed at very specific target audience. BMW had identified their target customer segment
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volatile than it ever was. We’ve seen dramatic shifts between the euro and the dollar in recent years. The only real solution here is to op y manufacture and buy components in the currencies where we sell cars.” Norbert Reithofer‚ CEO of BMW BMW Legend No tC BMW‚ the world-famous auto and motorcycle manufacturer‚ was founded in Munich in 1916 as “Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG” (Bavarian Aircraft Works). The company concentrated initially on the development and production of aero engines. Gustan Otto
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Non-Traditional Marketing Bavarian Motor Work created its BMW Films campaign to be unconventional with its non-traditional marketing. BMW sought out to change its frame of reference‚ for its target market segment; to do this BMW did not rely on deception in its advertising execution. Throughout each of the BMW films the viewer knew that the plot revolved around a BMW vehicle and what the car could do for the actors. BMW has three market segments that create the 7 Series‚ the 5 Series and the
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BACKGROUND The United Way Centraide Canada is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1917. It is committed to improving and supporting the lives of all individuals within Canada’s local communities. • The current mission of the United Way Centraide‚ known as the Community Impact mission‚ is to improve lives and build community by engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action. • Donations from individuals and organizations within the local communities serves as the main source of revenue for
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The Phoenix Center provides a low-cost or free therapeutic service to traumatized children‚ especially those from low-income families. Childhood trauma refers to physical abuse‚ psychological abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ physical and emotional neglect‚ grief and loss‚ household dysfunction‚ witness to acts of violence‚ accidents‚ and natural disasters. Childhood traumatic stress occurs when children and adolescents are exposed to traumatic events that overwhelm their ability to cope. The goal of the Phoenix
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been overshadowed by China ’s rapid growth in recent years‚ emerging markets is set for steady growth where BMW is already there but needs to concentrate more and needs to adaptive marketing strategies to get success out there. These markets are going to be huge as there is more population in these countries as in comparison to US and UK market. In addition‚ BMW needs to come with few more BMW Films interactive marketing campaigns‚ the quot;Ultimate Driving Machinequot;. As it is had very successful
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The History of BMW The name BMW came from Karl Friedrich Rapp‚ who was a Bavarian but well known as an engineer in 1916. BMW stands for Bayersiche Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works) and its first appearance was actually in an aircraft engine. In 1917 this 6 cylinder Type IIIa went into production. When the Treaty of Versailles was signed and it forced them to stop production because it prohibited BMW from making aircraft engines in 1919. So they started to build air brakes for railway cars
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CONTROLLING What quality control procedures operate within BMW? BMW believe that quality is of key importance in every stage of the manufacturing process‚ from product conception to customer feedback. Principles applied are consistency and complete coverage of all requirements throughout the development and production process. Quality control is achieved through a system of quality audits at every stage of the manufacturing process: the production of parts‚ components and in the assembly plants
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BMW CASE: Globalizing Manufacturing Operations INTRODUCTION This case focus on the dilemma that the president of BMW Manufacturing Corp.‚ Al Kinzer‚ faced in 1995 in relation to BMW’s new plant at Spartanburg‚ South Carolina and a dramatically increased demand in the U.S. market for the Z3 model. To study the BMW case‚ the background information and role of new plant at Spartanburg will be described at the beginning. Secondly‚ the 3 alternatives options will be analyzed and compared accordingly
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