3.0 Basic situation of Geely's acquisition of Volvo Geely is China's top ten enterprises of automobile industry, entered the car in the field in 1997with the total assets of over 14000000000 yuan. For four consecutive years entering the Chinese automobile industry ten strong, it was named the first batch of "national innovative enterprises" and the first batch of "national automobile export base enterprise” Valvo, English name is Volvo, a famous Swedish car brand, the brand of car is the best car in the world. Volvo Car Corp is the largest car company. It is Sweden's largest industrial enterprise group, one of the world's 20 major automobile companies. Ford Motor Co acquired it founded in 1927 in 1999 to $6400000000.
GEICO, on the other hand, currently specializes in automobiles, which could be a major benefit if auto insurance is the only thing you need. In addition, their array of products is constantly growing. The networks of the two companies are very comparable, too. GEICO has 12 major offices around the country, while Allstate has 14. Allstate employs a larger number of professionals, at 70,000 compared to GEICO’s 24,000 associates.
The company owns 73 plants and employs about 164,000 employees. Ford is now the second largest automotive manufacturer in the U.S. and the fifth largest in the world. The two famous brands of the company are Ford and Lincoln, which are the main brands. Ford also owned some other brands such as Volvo, Mercury, Jaguar, and Land Rover, but it sold these brands to other automakers to keep its focus on the two current main brands. Ford’s mission statement is ONE FORD: ONE TEAM, ONE PLAN, and ONE GOAL ONE FORD: ONE Ford expands on the company’s four-point business plan for achieving success globally.
Tesla Motors, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. SWOT Analysis Strength | Opportunities | * CEO Elon Musk; proven track record of leadership (Pay Pal, Space X) * Product: fastest and most energy-efficient electric car on the market * Innovative Technology (249 patents) * Positive strategic partnerships * Brand Image (Model S awarded safest car ever, car of the year & most innovative) * The Tesla Stores are similar to the Apple Stores and are an innovative way to market the Tesla cars. * The Tesla-owned Superchargers are, on average, 16 times faster than most public charging stations. | * Growing market * Increasing oil & gas prices * Rising consumer segment * Government support * The charging stations are not standardized. Tesla Motors has the potential to become a car company and an energy company possibly charging other companies to use their ‘Super Chargers’ * Large International market potential * Increasing awareness and support for environmentalist | Weaknesses | Threats | * Scale of operations, no economies of scales, low sales * Dependent on continuing innovation * Financial profile * Deep pocket completion * Limited operating history - the company is just eleven years old.
General Motors in Brazil History General Motors has been established for over 100 years. GM do Brazil was founded in 1925 San Paulo and production began in October of that year, they then commenced operations in another assembly plant São Caetano in 1930. GM relished many prosperous years from then onwards including- GM do Brazil Timeline 1956 | Construction of a new foundry and engine plant in San Jose | 1979 | That same plant was then converted into an automotive plant to keep up with the demand for vehicles. | 1981 | A $500 million expansion plan was launched to meet ever increasing demand | 1991 | Another 5 year $1 billion investment into expansion was launched | 2007 | Car sales up 16% from 2006 | 2008 | GM announced an investment of $200 million to build another engines and components plant | Since 2007 the Brazil automobile industry has grown and made huge strides in quality and reliability to compete with major European countries. The Brazil automobile industry is known for its low cost compact cars, buses and agricultural machinery.
The automobile changed technology for a lifetime. It introduced the assembly line which led to mass production of cars. In 1921 there were one million cars produced. The last main idea in the chapter, at least in my opinion is how they talk about city vs. country living. Henry Ford came from a farming family.
Germany ranked third in country car production with Japan in second and China in first from 2009-2013 (International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufactures). The German auto sector accounted for 20% of Germany’s total industrial revenue in 2011 and produced upwards of 12.9 million vehicles globally equating to 17% of the worldwide production (Germany Trade and Invest, 2013). Germanys car industry has an extensive history dating right back to the end of the 19th century when Carl Benz unveiled the first concept of the
9% average growth for tyre sector 2000-2009. Predicted 7% annual growth for next five years, increased costs in raw materials. In particular natural rubber prices have increased – this is very important to Pirelli because they use a lot of natural rubber in comparison to other tyre companies. Social – large increase in car purchases with rising population, more expensive car purchases in developing world. Significant growth expected in the consumer and industrial segment.
Today, the Volkswagen Group has its head quarters in Wolfsburg Germany and is one of the world’s leading automobile brands and one of the most dominant car-makers in Europe. 2011 was a year crowned with success for the group as it sold over 8 million vehicles, representing an increase of almost 15% in comparison to 2010. It now covers more than 12% of the world’s car market, reaching in 2011 a net profit close to 16 billion euros. The group consists of 10 different brands: Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, SKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN. While some of these groups are mostly utility vehicles, others such as Bugatti propose specific luxury-niche
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock is expected to report 180% year-over-year growth in earnings per share (EPS) in full-year 2016, based on the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 12 cents. Arotech has a price-to-cash flow (P/CF) ratio of 7.22, lower than the industry average of 9.07. Its Debt/Equity ratio is a solid 0.21, meaning it has less debt to equity and matching the industry average as well. Johnson Controls, Inc (JCI - Analyst Report) is a global market leader in automotive systems and facility management and control. In the automotive market, it is a major supplier of seating and interior systems, and batteries.