Toyota has 12 plants and 11 manufacturing subsidiaries and affilitiates in Japan and 53 manufacturing companies in 26 countries by 2009. (Toyo land‚ 2010). As of June 2010‚ Toyota has 320590 employees across the world. In addition‚ Toyota has other group companies such as Hino Motors Limited‚ Daihatsu motor company limited and Lexus. ( Toyota‚ 2010) The main core business of Toyota is automobile manufacturing and sales. Toyota manufactures all types of vehicles from mini vehicles to large trucks. In
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Peugeot and Citroën due to the consecutives Oil Shocks in the 70’s‚ PSA announced 7371 cut jobs (9% of the total labour). Facing high costs and a lost in competitiveness‚ PSA decided in 1984 to hire Jacques Calvet as a CEO in order to restructure the group. Jacques Calvet from 1984 to 1997 When Jacques Calvet arrived in 1984‚ his main goal was to develop the synergy between the brands in order to benefit from the knowledge of each and start benefiting from possible important economy of scale and maintain
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by Czech firm in 1925 (Times‚ 2010). At the beginning of the Czech management period‚ Skoda was regarded as an ugly joke because of its poor reputation and low quality. In order to get rid of the dilemma‚ Czech chose a potential foreign company‚ Volkswagen AG‚ as an associate in 1990. After that‚ Skoda became the most popular name in the world auto market through the joint efforts of Czech and VAG (Lyndon‚ 2010). It was also regarded as the second largest import brand by British people. In 2011‚ its
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The history of the four rings (Short version) The Audi emblem of the four rings denotes one of Germany’s oldest motor car manufacturers. It symbolises the union‚ accomplished in 1932‚ of four previously independent motor vehicle manufacturers: Audi‚ DKW‚ Horch and Wanderer. These companies are the foundation stones on which the present-day AUDI AG is built. Horch At the end of the 19th century‚ there were already a number of car manufacturers in Germany. One of them was August Horch & Cie.
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Michigan. It was founded by William C. Durant on Sep 16‚ 1908. Total no. of vehicles in 2010: 8‚476‚192 Revenue: $135.592 billion (2010) ii. No: 3 Volkswagen The other famous automobile manufacturer which also owns cars like Audi‚ bugatti‚ Set‚ Skoda‚ Lamborghini and truck manufacturer scania is Volkswagen and the word Volkswagen means ‘people’s car’ in German. It was founded by Ferdinand Porsche on 28th may 1937 Total no. of vehicles in 2010: 7‚341‚065 Revenue: Euro 126.88 billion
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Title page Table of contents List of figures List of tables or illustrations Executive summary Introduction Body of the report (this section is further divided into as many sections as necessary) Conclusions Recommendations Appendices Bibliography/Reference list A strategic analysis of the industry is being done to determine the attractiveness of the South African Industry. To keep a sustainable competitive advantage over time an external analysis will
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Russia‚ Germany‚ China -which country is best choice of U.S automobile company investment? Executive Summary This report will deeply analyze the benefits‚ costs and risks associated with doing business in China‚ Russia and Germany. Through comprehensive evaluation the three countries’ macro environment‚ it deems China is the most attractive target for foreign direct investment. It is sure that China is an emerging market which
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definition: Audi is a German car manufacture company founded in Zwickau‚ Germany on 16 July 1909. It is founded by August Horch. Audi cars are considered as a luxury vehicles because of its brand reputation. From the 1996 the 99.5 % of Audi is own by Volkswagen group. (www.audi.co.uk‚ accessed on 04 April 2012) [pic] Source: (www.motorpassion.com‚ accessed on 04 April 2012) The emblem of Audi four ring shows that Audi is the oldest car manufacture company of Germany. The four connected ring means the mergers
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The Global Car Industry Facing Recession and a Credit Crisis Case study Reference no 309-032-1 This case was written by Nick S Potter‚ Birmingham Business School‚ University of Birmingham. It is intended to be used as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. The case was compiled from published sources. © 2009‚ Birmingham Business School‚ University of Birmingham. No part of this publication may be copied
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AUDI Audi began Germany in 1932 ‚ it was formed the merger of four different cartaker‚ In 1969 Volkswagen acquired the business in 2008 Audi delivered more than one million cars to customer. Today the business goes from strength to strength and manufacturers in many parts of the world including India. This is a manufacturer of very high quality cars tend to be highly engineered robust and priced at a premium level. STRENGTH Audi’s reputation is undoubtedly based upon a very strong
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