#4 Read the case study Can Detroit Make the Cars Customers Want? and answer the following questions: 1. Why is AutoNation having a problem with its inventory? Why is this also a problem for auto manufacturers such as GM‚ Ford‚ and Chrysler? How is this problem impacting the business performance of AutoNation and of the auto manufacturers? Ans: AutoNation is having a problem with inventory because of the culture of ordering a customized vehicle for a customer‚ but such
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The city of Detroit is the largest city in th Michigan state. The city is located on an international waterway‚ which is connected with seaports around the world through St. Lawrence seaway. During consequent 60 years‚ the city has experienced impressive achievements followed by unprecedented collapse. In 1950‚ populated by 1‚8 million people‚ city was a sample of highly industrialized world and the center of automobile industry. In mater of decades‚ Detroit went from being the shining star of
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Detroit once use to be Americas 5th largest city until the decline. The city of Detroit‚ has gone through a major economic and demographic decline in recent decades. Detroit’s decline began in the late 1950s‚ when the city lost almost a tenth of their population. The population of the city went from 1‚850‚000 in the late 1950s to 701‚000 in 2013. Factors that have influenced the decline of Detroit includes the the automobile industry‚ which suffered from global competition and has moved much of the
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The reimagining process of old cities‚ needs practical and realistic visions. In Reimagining Detroit article‚ Eisinger (2003) focuses on Detroit case and discusses unrealistic visions revealed by the city’s political and business leaders when the city is being reimagined. He addresses the issue from different perspective such as political and planning. This article shows the importance of the realistic visions for a city or a region. It also shows whom we should consider when we try to redevelop
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On July 18th‚ 2013‚ Detroit became the largest city ever to declare Chapter 9 bankruptcy. The city sat in $18 million in debt. Over the next couple of months‚ the city’s crime rate rose and many people lost their jobs and left the city of Detroit‚ which hurt the real estate market. Detroit relied on the auto industry‚ which slowly terminated jobs. Forbes reported one out of every 764 homes foreclosed. More than 100‚000 homes and 78‚000 buildings were vacant during this period of time. The price of
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“The Pride of Detroit” Detroit is one of the most important cities in Michigan and the United States. Detroit is the center of American motor industry and is the birthplace of Motown. Detroit is also home to four major league sport teams. However‚ one team is infamous for being the worst in their respective sport. This infamy belongs to Detroit’s football team‚ the Detroit Lions. Founded in 1930‚ Lions are owned by Martha Firestone Ford and play at Ford Field in downtown Detroit. The Lion’s colors
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impact.” That is exactly Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said‚ according to Freep. Dennis Mannion‚ who helps manage the Detroit Pistons‚ believes in experience being a great way to get young people into the workforce. Which is why the president of Palace Sports and Entertainment was all smiles this morning at the S.A.Y Detroit Play Center on Van Dyke‚ as the Detroit Pistons announced a $100‚000 grant and partnership with Grow Detroit’s Youth Talent. This is good news for the Detroit kids because the project
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CAN CAR Essay Keaton Mertz Simms-D The goal of the can car lab was to create a rubber band-powered car that demonstrates Newton’s laws‚ and conservation of energy. The advantages of having a heavy rolling can is that I would have a lot of rotational energy and momentum‚ the disadvantage is the car has more static inertia. If the car has more static inertia‚ then it will be harder for the can to roll backwards at the end of its run. The factors affecting the can’s net force (once the rubber band
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gather in one area. In Detroit‚ Michigan‚ there are more African Americans than white‚ Asian‚ or Hispanic people. The percentage of African Americans is 82.7 percent; whereas the white population makes up about 11 percent. In total Asians‚ Hispanics‚ and others total about 7 percent of the population each. Before World War I‚ Detroit’s population was only about 1 percent African American. This was because most still lived in the South. The increase of the black population in Detroit began around 1910
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EN-111 29 September 2014 Detroit Detroit Michigan is the largest example of a boomtown to date in America. Detroit was once a front runner in very respectable categories such as per capita income and automotive production‚ and at one time was one of the greatest cities in our country. The city took a turn for the worst when Japanese automakers figured out how to make a better car in cheaper fashion‚ and Detroit has been paying the price ever since. The city of Detroit in its heyday was a metropolis
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