you think Geely’s strategy to acquire an extremely well-established Western automobile manufacturer can help the company to gain competitive advantages in the global car market? And why? Introduction On the 28th of March 2010‚ and after a year long drawn out negotiation process‚ the Chinese car group Geely bought luxury car brand‚ Volvo. The Volvo car brand had been bought over by Ford Motor Company in 1999 for $6.45 billion. After the profits targets were not being met by Volvo‚ Ford decided to
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Consumer Behaviour Individual Assignment: 1 Case Study: Volvo YCC Submitted by: Akshay Sareen: GAPR11MM148 1. As cited in the case‚ female customers of Volvo’s YCC want performance‚ prestige and style from their automobiles. Additionally‚ they want more of the following to be incorporated in its design - smart storage solutions‚ easy embarkation/ disembarkation‚ good visibility‚ personalization‚ minimal maintenance and easy manoeuvrability for parking. 2. The case cites an adage
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The Design Elements of the Volvo YCC Which Are Most Valuable to Female Consumers The Volvo research team determined that women customers in the premium segment want everything that men want in terms of performance‚ prestige and style. But they want more as well: 1. Smart Storage Solution Improved storage involved moving the gear lever and handbrake. The center console now has a shallow compartment for keys‚ mobile phones and so forth‚ with a sliding back compartment capable of storing
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for safety with such innovations as pedestrian airbags and traffic start-stop while accounting for the future with next-generation technologies like road-trains & car-to-car communications. Judge how VCC (Volvo Car Corp.) integrated the Cloud Infrastructure into its networks Volvo Car Corporation (VCC) integrated the Cloud Computing Infrastructure into its networks. VCC entered into a technological partnership with another reputed company‚ Ericsson‚ which specializes in‚ inter-alia‚ third-party
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Introduction and Overview Village Volvo was recently opened by two former experienced Volvo dealer mechanics. The owners of Village Volvo focus on provided their customers with custom care service at an affordable price. By providing their customers with a custom care service that is unavailable at other local dealers‚ they differentiate themselves from the competition. Village Volvo has four work bays‚ an office‚ a waiting room‚ and a storage room. In order to provide individual attention
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are the distinctive characteristics of a service firm illustrated by Village Volvo? Some of the distinctive characteristics of a service firm illustrated by village Volvo are discuss below: 1. Customer Participation in the Service Process (Customer participation not only enhance the productive efficiency and service quality‚ but also influences the customers satisfaction to the company) In case of Village Volvo there policy states that the owner will be consulted before any work other than
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1. Which design elements of the Volvo YCC are most valuable to female consumers? In 2002‚ an all-female team of project managers and automobile designers was assembled to design the Volvo Your Concept Car (YCC) with female needs. Thus‚ the car has various elements that are very valuable to female consumers‚ including smart storage solution‚ easy to get in and out‚ good visibility‚ personalization‚ easy to park. First‚ smart storage concern more about than where to put the handbag. It is about
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VOLVO paper research The Volvo Group’s vision is to become the world leader in sustainable transport solutions by: Creating value for customers in selected segments Pioneering products and services for the transport and infrastructure industries Driving quality‚ safety and environmental care Working with energy‚ passion and respect for the individual Business areas Volvo Penta: engines and drive systems for leisure and commercial boats and industrial applications Buses: city and intercity
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1) Why had Volvo lost its way in the years leading up to the takeover? Volvo started to manufacture and export cars to foreign countries since the mid-1950s. The company set up plants in Torslanda‚ Sweden‚ in 1964‚ followed by plants in Belgium and the Netherlands. Before Volvo was sold to Ford Motor Company in 1999‚ they had a joint-venture partnership with Pininfarina SpA of Italy. (Volvo Car: 2007 company profile edition 2‚ 2007‚ pp. 9-11) Volvo is a premium brand; with market shares of 1.5%
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room and the good attitude of the mechanics. 2- Village Volvo offers a shuttle service to its customers two or three times a day. The waiting room is designed so as to entertain customers while they wait for their cars to be picked up (TV‚ comfortable chairs‚ coffee…). The customers drop off their cars within the predetermined hours‚ and make appointments if necessary. This is how they participate in the service process. Village Volvo sets aside specific time each week (3 to 5pm Wednesdays and
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