Marketing Plan for the Electric Car Corporation

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.

Some of the strengths Ford has with the F-150 series is that the truck has been America’s top seller for the past 36 years, the fact that the truck outsells all of its competitors, it has the best fuel economy with the V6 Ecoboost engine, and the truck has the best towing and payload capacity compared to its competitors. Weaknesses that Ford has with the F-150 series would be that it is not American made, like many people believe it to be. The truck is actually made in Mexico. The model of truck has no diesel version, global sales declining, and the fact that ford hasn’t utilized foreign markets as much as its competitors. Opportunities include moving to more of a green initiative with the vehicles including the truck, the chance to possible design a diesel model for the truck line, increasing fuel prices, and possibly expanding the truck line further. Threats include decreasing fuel prices, the price of materials to make the truck increase, loyal customers switching to different brands like Chevy, Dodge, or GMC, and the electric car industry.

The team will demonstrate that the popularity of these vehicles present a strong opportunity for a leasing company such as ECO-Specialties to enter the market.

General Motors has always had a reputation of diluted products. They had many vehicle lines with many differend brands. This idea was to offer a product that appealed to many different target markets. They have since simplified their product lines by selling off certain brands. Oldsmobile, Saturn, Saab, Hummer, and Pontiac have been disbanded and the new General Motors is a tighter more organized business as a result. Cadillac and Buick have seen steady growth within their sector and have been marketed very well to date. Cadillac is seen as prestigue symbol and has a larger pricetag than any of the other models. Buick is showing phenominal growth with an introduction of new products that is taking the focus of

The marketing strategy of a company is critical to its success for many different reasons. Without product awareness, customer will not know about the availability of the product. A lack of branding will result in customers quickly forgetting about the product and the significance of the products on their lives. Strategic marketing is a planning process by which an organization devises the best way to develop an advantage over competitors. Businesses measure the success of their strategic planning by analyzing the increase in sales, getting positive consumer feedback and measuring a greater number of repeat customers. The strategic imperative of marketing may be revealed using a basic SWOT analysis, which focuses on strengths,

The following report will focus on the Volkswagen Company and how they will improve and rebuilt their image. This has been a result of the catastrophic carbon emissions issue that surfaced in 2015. Competitors such as Ford, BMW, General Motors, Audi and Toyota will be discussed and indicate where VW can focus their changes on and learn from these. Furthermore, this report will show a situation analysis on the automobile industry leading to the problems and opportunities for VW. These analyses will be followed by an evaluation matrix outlining a contingency plan. Following this, a three level product concept will be conducted to assess VW’s core product and actual product after completing an internal analysis. These evaluations will result in a list of marketing strategies and an action plan for VW’s executive team to meet. Research has been sourced from industry websites, academic research and competitor analysis.

The inclusion of environmental management systems and value at Ford Australia plays a critical role to the marketing (Ottman, 2011). This is important in perspective of the high level of knowledge and consumers’ awareness on environmental matters. Most of the local consumers would not want to associate with companies that have zero concerns for the environment (Polonsky & Mintu-Wimsatt, 1995). In other words, the marketing concept as practiced by Ford Australia may be viewed as a part of the broad social responsibility policy

What seems to be the trend in today’s market and what some are already practicing is the “green” life style. There is a need to create a product that can adhere to this lifestyle in a way that helps the planet, can be done safely and in style, with effortless routine, while clearly stating that you are contributing to the “green” way of life. Environmentalism, which is associated with the color green, is a broad philosophy and social movement which is centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment (Wikipedia, 2009). This movement is

The automobile industry is occupying a special place in the world economy. Since its creation by the end of the nineteenth century, automobile has got a tremendous expansion worldwide and in the United States in particular, so much so that the country witnessed the fastest development of the automobile and the emergence of world largest automobile manufacturers. In this paper, we are going to analyse the environmental challenges facing the American auto industry through the following environmental facets; the global competition in the industry, New technology for powering automobile, the effect of emissions on the environment and government reactions to this and consumer opinions about this product.

This essay seeks to analyse the environmental challenges facing the American auto industry. I will examine the global competition, new technologies for automobile powering, the effects of emissions, and customer opinion about the industry in the following paragraphs.

The development of marketing concept from a Product orientation to a Sales orientation and finally a Marketing orientation has signified an important change in how we understand and conceptualizes marketing in the 21st century. It signified an increased focus in the behavior of consumers and how by applying different marketing strategies organizations have been able to influence the way in which consumers react to their potential needs and how marketers can change their strategy to target different consumers wants. An assessment has been made in this essay looking at the development of the Volkswagen (herein referred to as VW) polo hatchback model.

When Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903, it would go on to start a revolution for the American auto industry. Ford pioneered the assembly line and increased auto production substantially. Today, Ford is one of the most successful auto makers in the world. According to the company, a key factor of success is the focus on building relationships and placing the consumer first. Understanding the consumer and how they view business helps Ford to continue improvement ("Marketing strategy", 2010). Ford is a first-rate example of good marketing techniques. They know how to sell a vehicle to a consumer, as displayed by their position in the top eight of U. S. auto makers. New technology paves the way for new ideas, and new ideas do best

The market environment for the Mercedes-Benz S-class is very solid. The environments that the car is usually sold at are very classy and clean environments. The people are usually looking for hybrid cars that are environmentally friendly. Which is exactly what the S-class provides? It has also recently won an environmental certificate. It is by far the most luxurious car that is completely environmentally friendly. Over 2.7 million S-classes have been produced. It has a high position in the market as one of the strongest and finest brands available. It also has exceptional service quality. It is extremely fast and extremely reliable, that is an industry landmark. The market is growing

Tesla motors was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers in Silicon Valley who wanted to prove that electric cars could be better than gasoline powered cars. With instant torque, incredible power and zero emissions, Tesla motors is creating new generation of cars that would be increasingly affordable, helping the company to work towards its mission: to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable transport.

“The US auto industry directly employs 1.55 million Americans and impacting a total of 7.25 million US jobs, generates $500 billion in annual compensation.” (1) With such a large industry looming in the economy, it is inevitable that it will face environmental challenges. Environmental challenges can be hard to control and are essential to the success of a company. The challenges that the auto industry must contend with are many and complex, such as; global competition, consumer opinions, and new technology, a difficult fight lies ahead.