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They must have a strong quality system, if not, strengthen its productive processes in order to standardize and get certification.

The American automotive industry has been under a lot of pressure over recent years due to increased concern for the environment and increased global competition. An environmental scan on the American automotive industry shows that the global competition is a great cause for concern, new technology is providing an edge, emissions and laws regulating them are as tight as ever, and consumer opinion is reflecting concern for this.

Joint ventures (JV) are a popular method of foreign market entry because they theoretically provide a way to join complementary skills and know-how, as well as a way for the foreign firm to gain an insider’s perspective on the foreign market. Since China began its market opening in 1978, joint ventures have been the most commonly used form of foreign direct investment (FDI), with about 70% of FDI in China in the 1980s and 1990s taking the form of joint ventures (Qui, 2005, p. 47). The Chinese company, as well as the foreign investor, has since 1978 been drawn to the joint venture form. Walsh, Wang & Xin (1999) note that from the Chinese

Several factors have affected how the American auto industry now positions itself on the world market, and big changes have been made to reflect this new direction. The introduction of new technologies in vehicles, the growing market for cars in new developing markets, the impact of the industry on the environment, legislative responses and demands, as well as the increased expectations from consumers, are some of the factors. More international cars are being designed, manufactured and bought by American consumers and exported to foreign markets today than those exclusively manufactured by American companies, redefining the American auto industry, while having a positive impact on its economy. International brands accounted for 45% of total sales in the U.S. in 2013 and have now risen to 59% of the market, and continue to grow. While the amount of American cars has decreased in the local U.S. market share to international ones, the increase of foreign car production on U.S. soil has had the effect of creating new jobs for Americans both in the auto industry as well as in related new industries. The industry has seen huge growth numbers in the last few years with more growth expected.

the success of the joint venture depends upon the compatibility of the partners and this compatibility involves culture as well. Culpan (2002) suggests that each partner in the joint venture brings its own culture and if these cultures are not

Admiral William H. McRaven said, “If you want to change the world, you must be your very best in the darkest moments.” Using this quote as commencement speaker for a university graduation, Admiral McRaven was referencing the Navy Seal mission of diving under and sabotaging enemy ships. While performing the task, he said that it was imperative to remain calm under the ship, where it is easy to become disoriented.The point being made is that to overcome adversity, you must not crack.When things are tough, you must fight to stay within your character.

With the introduction to new technology in the automotive industry, consumers are struggling to maintain and repair their own vehicles. They are relying on professionals in order to complete even minor repairs on their vehicles which forces them to find businesses which not only provides the needed parts but also assist with instruction on how to replace it. The demand for automobile parts is driven by the age and mileage of vehicles in use and generally increases when fewer new cars are sold and older cares are kept on the road, causing the profitability of individuals companies such as AutoZone to depend on inventory management and marketing (Tippie, 2015). For AutoZone, they were able to expand their brand very quickly with a robust financial performance over the years but with competition like The Pep Boys, O’Reilly Automotive and Advance Auto Parts, Inc. they must continue to analyze their strengths against the market in order to stay

Toyota is currently the biggest car maker in the world. Toyota’s production model has been for long the envy of Detroit’s big three and the benchmark for the auto industry. The auto market in the US has showed signs of improvement, a sign of encouragement for the company (Toyota History: Corporate and Automotive, 2011). Toyota has invested billions of dollars to develop manufacturing capabilities and supplier networks to supply those markets. Toyota has many comparative advantages over it peers: a strong operational model that generates high margins; a strong global brand synonymous for quality and a

With billions of dollars invested and hundreds of thousands of Americans employed (Department of Commerce, n.d.), the automobile industry has a vast influence in the United States. Since the time Henry Ford developed the assembly line production (Statista, n.d.) the industry has grown into a global market with no signs of slowing down. Top car companies are constantly searching for new innovations to set them apart from their competitors. Among those companies is Volkswagen (VW). A company which strides in emissions and fuel efficiency turned, not only to be false, but caused a severe amount of damage (Ewing, 2016).

There are full of challenge in global manufacturing, especially automotive industry after the second world war, it forces the firms to study additional methods to improve their competitive. Just-in-time (JIT) is a concept of the management systems in supply chain created by Toyota Motor Company, it enabled many firms (e.g. Ford, Hewlett-Packard and Nissan) to meet the demands of global competition. It can be expensive to fully implemented JIT, however, many firms foresee and believe it will produce notable profit for the coming years. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the performance of JIT in supply chain by the case study of Zara.

an area of particular weakness for Chinese OEMs who have relied on their foreign partners to lead the development of key component technologies. The determining factor in whether a car company can compete in the international markets is whether they have the capacity to meet local consumer as well as regulatory requirements. While Chinese firms have learned very quickly how to assemble cars and develop supply chains, they are very inexperienced at the vehicle development and synthesis process. An automobile is a complex engineered system requiring advanced technology and know-how in order to test and validate the achievement of benchmark targets in the areas of performance, fuel economy, safety and quality. It is in this area that Chinese firms are weakest. Chinese vehicles, while improving rapidly, are still not up to the world-class standards required to compete in the mature markets of the world.

The birth of the worldwide auto industry happened in the US. Cars in some form or another had already existed around the world but they were labor intensive to produce and without a supply the market considered them more of an interesting novelty than a must have product. Henry Ford revolutionized the nascent automobile industry with the development of the assembly line to mass produce the vehicles in the US to sell to the world. Since then the US has been one of the leading countries for the manufacture of automobiles until the 1970’s. Since then there has been a marked increase in global competition which has dropped the US to 3rd in annual production of vehicles for 2014 behind China and the European Union (EU).

They supply governments with a mechanical base for health, safety and environmental legislation. In addition to aiding the transfer of technology to developing countries, International Standards make life easier for consumers and serve as a safety measure. Furthermore, suppliers and clientele are committing to only dealing with other ISO certified companies to further guarantee the quality management process.

China has long been considered a nation that produces poor quality products. All Chinese products have long had “a reputation for shoddy workmanship” in the eyes of overseas consumers and the abysmal failure of the “Landwind SUV, made by Chinese automaker Jiangling Motors,” during its international “safety test that scored 0 out of 5 in passenger-cab protection” surely didn’t create an exception for their automobile products (Dess, Lumpkin, Eisner, 2010). This puts Geely automotive at an extreme disadvantage when compared to their industry competitors (such as Toyota, Chrysler, and Volkswagen etc.) in overseas markets as they will need to work hard to differentiate their brands from the detrimental brand recognition of other Chinese product-based company’s. They have not attempted to remedy this weakness directly (by advertising industry crash test comparisons, promoting the life span of their vehicle in comparison to competitors etc.); however, they have attempted to work around it by focusing on their research and development which increases product innovation and gives Geely unique and hard to imitate competitive advantages. This weakness of perceived poor quality by their overseas consumers will

Joint ventures have further benefits. Joint ventures are based on sharing individual ability and resources for the purpose of achieving a mutually beneficial objective. Sony gains access to Ericsson’s market share and their network of infrastructure and handset technology. Ericsson can acquire Sony's experience on consumer electronics, fashionable designs and production processes. Hence, the joint venture overcomes Sony's low market share and strengthens Ericsson's ability of research and product development. Thus joint ventures resolve the opportunism issue with OEM, licensing and franchising.