Nemet Chevy Case Summary

 New-Car Dealers account for an estimated 30% of all units sold in a given

The U.S. electric passenger car industry in 2011 was described as being in its infancy, because it is still a new concept to buyers. However there are signs of growth from 2011-2015. Buyers do not consider the car because of price, travel range and vehicle size, along with other secondary concerns.

This case is Azte Inc. v Auto Collection, Inc., 2012 NY Slip Op 51731(Unpublished) [36 Misc. 3d 1238] (US Supreme Court, Kings County, 2012).

Indubitably, the company wronged the consumers and passengers by violating their rights to not be killed in a car fire and their right to minimal health

227 Kan. 780; 610 P. 2d 580; 1980 Kan. LEXIS 280; 28 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (Callaghan) 1362

Securities and Exchange Commission v. NutraCea et al., United States District of Arizona, Civil Action No. CV 11-0092-PHX-DGC

In the late 1960’s, the FTC was a paper tiger. Ralph Nader, who began the consumer protection movement in this country with the publication of Unsafe At Any Speed, was a sharp critic of the Federal Trade Commission for its lack of consumer protection. Specifically, the FTC was criticized because it relied too heavily on consumer complaints and brought enforcement actions only on a case-by-case basis. The consumer protection movement wanted the FTC to proceed against entire industries rather than individual businesses.

There was insufficient evidence to demonstrate that Barnes did understand the label to constitute a representation in the form suggested. It was found that Glendale was negligent and in all circumstances, it was considered there was a duty on Glendale to include in the packaging a warning as to the consequences of using corrosive product with hot water in a confined space such as a drain. There was no specific defect with the caustic soda but the issue is whether it was defective within the meaning of Section 75AC. It was found by the court the label to be defective within the meaning of section 75AC.

Based on our projections for the years 2002-2004, the biggest driver that effects debt is the company’s operating expenses. Based on the history of the upward trend of operating expenses, our recommendation is that The Body Shop needs to concentrate on lowering the operating expenses, and keeping those expenses around 45% or lower in order to avoid borrowing money. Our 45% recommendation includes a safety net which will prevent having The Body Shop borrowing cash if sale do not continue to climb at a significant rate.

Maitland Motor has been a dealer of Lincoln Mercury and Ford in Twin Cities for nearly 15 years. Maitland Motor has been seen as a successful dealer with a good financial base since went through its difficult period. What have made the dealer has had a good base in financial resource is its contribution with a beneficial set of Automobile and trucks leases with two divisions of Wisconsin National, Inc.: Universal Specialty Steel and Mid South Tool and Die. This case involves the two main persons, who are responsible fore the situation: Bruce Maitland; owner of the Maitland Motor and Chuck Harper;

Bj Carter and Chris Carter are siblings and business partners. They have to decide to run their race car in a high stakes race against tougher competition than they have seen all year. The problem being, their car has failed 7 times out of 24 this season and if it fails in this race, not only will they be out a $50,000 engine, but they will also be out a full season contract from Goodstone worth two million per year. If they decide not to race, they will be out $15,000 in entry fees and for sure lose Goodstone and end up $80,000 in debt on the season. Lastly, if they race and they do blow and engine, they will lose a sponsorship worth $80,000 from oil company because they don’t want their name on a car that

America did not alone invent automobile, but America had been the leader in the automobile technology and manufacturing for several decades. During that time, American automobiles shared their technology and know-how with Japanese and German manufacturers. And, American companies did not pay a great attention to what Japanese and German manufacturers have learned from their American counterparts. During 1940s,

Mr. Delaney would be doing himself a disservice if his prices were not in line with the rest of his competitors. Unless he could retain a profit margin equal to his competitors with lower prices I think he should raise them to industry standard.

BMW has embarked on a mission to cut its notoriously long product development time in half utilizing a newly developed system code named "Digital Car". Senior management has decided to utilize the new process on the 7-series platform. In order to accomplish this goal, BMW is preparing to take advantage of the latest computer technology in car development. At the forefront of the new plan is a debate over the use of computer-aided-styling (CAS). We recommend that BMW implement the Computer Aided Styling system and processes into their production development program.

Consider the overall communication strategy of Toyota, including its strategic intent and positioning, the themed messages and message styles in Toyota’s communications. Given the challenges ahead for Toyota, how would you change the communication strategy in terms of strategic intent, themes messages and message styles?