Swot Analysis : Auto Industry

With the upcoming Presidential election, there is a very real possibility of big political challenges; as well as, major changes to international trade policies facing the American Automotive Companies. Political changes, locally and abroad, are having an effect on the automotive industry. Britain recently voted to exit the European Union; this event, which is being called Brexit, is having a ripple effect across the world. The full result of Brexit won’t be known for two years or more, but with the automotive industry having such a large presence in the U.K, an anticipated change is in full effect. In general, for the next two years, global automakers will need to pay attention to the market; be prepared for unanticipated changes; and ready for the possible need of contingency plans. This is especially crucial as negotiations take place between Britain and the EU. Ian

While car manufacturing is a global industry, automotive companies such as JLR operate in broader regions such as Europe and Asia. Three major trends were identified affecting car production in mature markets, the first was the fragmentation of mature markets, customers were demanding more choice, and this has made it difficult for manufacturers to obtain economies of scale, so cost had to be reduced and with the general

In many ways, the automotive industry has huge impacts on Canada. The impact it has creates jobs, and services. It also boosts economy and contributes to its success. Over the last two decades, the automotive industry has been a leading contributor to Canada’s economy and is a primary factor as to whether or not the economy will be successful. There are many contributing branches of the sector that allow it to be successful. This is shown through the production and manufacturing of vehicles, as well as the sale of the vehicles. The automotive industry has had a significant impact on Canada’s economy over the last 10 years. If the production and sale of domestic vehicles were to decline, Canada’s economy to be severely crippled and fall

Business 's are the most crucial factor to the Australian economy. Without them, the economy would not be. Their core purpose is to meet the ever-growing demands of consumers, both nationally and internationally, through the production of goods and services. The business this report will be focusing on, which not only operates in Australia but in various countries around the world, most notably; New Zealand, however, also with a slowly expanding market-share in both Asia and the Middle East is the Holden/General Motors group, a well established Australian car manufacturing company, in which holds one of the top market shares for the car industry in Australia.

According to the World Bank (2016), “Mexico is the second largest economy in Latin America” (Iliff, 2016). Mexico is one of the largest auto producers and exporters. “Mexico, produced 3.4 million vehicles in 2015, raking seventh largest vehicle producer in the world and first in Latin America” (Administration, I. T. (2016). Automotive manufacturing is growing, and large automotive companies such as Nissan, Mazda, Volkswagen, and GM, who have plants already established in Mexico, are now planning to expand their facilities. Half of the cars sold in Mexico are made there, and the other half is imported (Iliff, 2016).

Also they have become major import and exporters to various countries. Mexico has outdone some countries especially when it comes to the automotive industry (United 23). The automotive industry accounts for approximately 20.3% of their manufacturing (United 23). It also makes up about 3.6% of the national GDP in Mexico (United 23). Mexico has not only surpassed South Korea, but they have also passed Brazil, and they are now the sixth largest worldwide vehicle producer (United 23). This has taken them not only to the top for just rising economies, but now they are known worldwide for some of the best vehicles and automotive parts. Ten manufacturers are in Mexico currently, “including General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, Nissan, Fiat, Renault, Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Mazda.” (United 23). They now have this expertise in exporting because they have improved access to international markets (“Why” 1). Not only that but, they have also gained more skilled laborers, and they now have competitive production costs (“Why” 1). Lastly, Mexico has also strengthened their democratic governance (“Why” 1). These have all played major factors in the success of Mexico, and that is what brought them to the top. Mexico’s economy has increased around 83% in overall income in the last couple years (“The” 1). Their main income comes from exports. The top five export destinations for Mexico are of course number one being the United States with 70% of exports, and number two being Canada with 5.4% (Simoes 1). Number three of five top exporting countries for Mexico is Spain with 2.1%, number four is China with 2%, and five of five is Colombia with 1.8%, so the researcher can see the United States is by far the largest exporting country for Mexico, but others play in (Simoes 1). Overall Mexico has grown over the past years and decades. They have not only become a large economic partner, meaning a trader or importer

South America has seen a more radical increase in dealer satisfaction over the last five years, as illustrated by the data and graph. Similar to North America, South America has greatly increased the amount of data through a surge of new dealers to sample from. Given the large separation and saturation of positive satisfaction from dealers, it becomes evident that this region is one of efficient positive growth that should be greatly considered in the future.

A mutual fund manager is a person who actively buys or sells and sometimes both funds. They are experienced in implementing a funds strategy used for investing and manages its trading activities as well as the portfolio. Choosing whether or not to invest in Ford Motor Company will take the use of a SWOT analysis and learning about the stakeholders of the company.

The Global Purchasing and Supply Chain division was responsible for streamlining the supply chain and the year 2013 was a good one for the U.S. automotive market as sales rose 7.6 percent to 15.6 million vehicles. This is a substantial comeback from the levels of 2009-2010 when severe recession forced the bankruptcy of General Motors and other automobile companies and caused many other automakers to lose revenue and profits hence reducing labor and operation costs by massive worker layoffs and downsizing by closing manufacturing plants.

The automotive industry is capital-intensive and Ford is no exception. When it needs extra cash and liquidity Ford taps the debt-markets. Automobile companies also need funding for their credit subsidiaries in order to offer financing to car buyers and leasers. Investors purchase bonds of a company and are referred to as debt-holders of the company. Should a company go bankrupt, these debt-holders then enjoy precedence over shareholders because the company must honor its debt before paying its shareholders. Although bond prices are highly dependent on interest rates, many people still consider bonds somewhat more secure than stocks, although this does not always hold true. Currently, two Ford companies issue stock – Ford

"Our market share came up to around 7.5 percent last year on the back of some lack of products in certain key segments. This year we expect to be just over 8 percent... which means we are in a growth phase." Thousands of jobs are on the line in the automotive industry and vehicle manufacturers and car parts producers have approached the government for loans. Whitfield said Nissan S.A. had escaped the worst, but was not unscathed and has shed 180 jobs.””

The main strength of the Geely Automotive Holdings, Ltd. is their focused research and development initiatives. They invest roughly “10% of their annual sales revenue (which is significant when compared to Toyota’s 5% investment)” in research and development and focus much of their company’s efforts on their Geely Automobile Research School and the Geely Engine Research School (Dess, Lumpkin, and Eisner, 2010). These schools allow them to make improvements pertaining to gas efficiency (a huge competitive advantage in the U.S. and European markets), the meeting of EPA standards, design innovation, as well as feature innovations. These are all important things to consider for any company in the automotive

The car industry in Europe is a very competitive environment. Even though some analysts argue that it is a saturated market where no significant growth will take place anymore, the growth figure of 11.2% from 2009 to 2010 in terms of market value implies that there is still significant

The characteristics of the global motor vehicle industry are a boom in certain places and a bust in others all due to economic conditions in different nations. Four years after tow of Detroit Michigan’s big three went into bankruptcy American car makers are going “full throttle” with sales in August hitting an annual rate that if substantiated can take them back over 16 million and that is a rate that was last hit before the economic crisis and 80% higher than 2009 when GM and Chrysler went into bankruptcy. The opposite is happening in Europe being in its sixth year slump now and with a weak economy, high petroleum prices and an aging

Based on the fact that in 2009, Volkswagen sold just 213,454 cars in the US, The Board felt the North American goal was unrealistic and unachievable. Instead of over-targeting a shrinking market, The Board felt in addition to targeting the Latino market within the United States, more focus should be shifted towards emerging markets in Asia.