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April Auto Sales Plunge 14 Percent: By David Bailey DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales fell 14 percent to their lowest annual rate in a decade in April as weak consumer confidence and rising gas prices hit the industry's most profitable vehicles hardest. General Motors Corp, Ford Motor Co...; Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Toyota Motor Corp., automobile company, Chrysler LLC, Honda Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., sales, Detroit, housing market, industry, analyst, incentive, Thomson Reuters Corp., brand, marketin; News items 2008-05-01
Tesla, Fisker in Battle Over Trade Secrets: Considering how often auto executives jump ship to a competitor, which is quite often, it's a wonder there aren't a lot more charges of "industrial espionage" flying around. The latest case involves the high-profile, electric-car upstart Tesla Motors, which on April 14 filed suit in the Superior Court of California...; Tags: Automobile Company, Battery, High-performance, General Motors Corp., Fisker Automotive, Manufacturing, Jim Henry; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Monthly Auto Sales Data: Read Between the Lines: Watching the sausage being made is never a pretty sight -- in the auto industry, monthly sales numbers are no exception. I should know: I once worked at Mercedes-Benz, where my responsibilities included toting up the data. For instance, AutoData Corp. reported on May 1 that U.S....; Tags: Automobile Company, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Jim Henry; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Toyota to Buy Back Rusted Tacomas: DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has offered to buy back Tacoma pickup trucks with frames rusted beyond repair and to extend the warranty on over 800,000 of the vehicles in North America. The unusual customer-service action comes amid slumping ...; Tags: Sales strategy, Manufacturing, Toyota Motor Corp., automobile company, buyback, Detroit, North America, customer service, consumer confidence, sales, SUV, Thomson Reuters Corp., industry, Web site, Web; News items 2008-05-07
Ford Cutting North American Engineering Costs: DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F) expects to cut its engineering costs in North America by 30 percent under its broad plan to cut complexity and improve global sourcing of materials and development, the automaker's product development chief said at...; Tags: Manufacturing, Strategy, automobile company, Ford Motor Co., Detroit, sourcing, product development, North America, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, conference, Thomson Reuters Corp., plug-in, industry; News items 2008-04-14

North American Automaker Saves Energy Far and Wide: The chief engineer at a major automaker running several plants realized that carefully managing energy at each one could save thousands, or millions, of dollars. He hatched an ambitious plan: identify and track all energy requirements, then optimize power quality and efficiency across more than 30 facilities, and give users...; Tags: Manufacturing, automobile company, Web browser; Case studies
Revving Up Auto Branding: US car companies spend upward of $40 billion a year on marketing - more than any other US industry. Yet the combined market share of the Big Three continues to slide. The paper places the blame on a loss of brand identity. As cars become more alike, carmakers have often...; Tags: McKinsey & Co., brand identity, product design, brand, marketing, profit margin, branding, incentive, industry; White papers
Enhanced Remote Access Speeds and Secures Global Connectivity: iPass Corporate Access Helps Corporate Networks Worldwide Connect: This leading automaker wanted expansive Internet-based remote connectivity to better link its worldwide operations with corporate resources. EDS delivered a best-of-breed solution that ensures swift, secure and simple connectivity in more than 150 countries, including high-speed broadband and wireless capabilities. Today, more than 20,000 of the automaker's mobile workforce rely...; Tags: Manufacturing, Electronic Data Systems Corp., automobile company, remote access, workforce, broadband, mobile, benefit, wireless, server, network; Case studies
Automakers Say China Sales Surging: Global automakers issued ambitious forecasts of up to 65 per cent sales growth in China's booming market this year - a striking contrast to the gloom in the United States and elsewhere.Sales of some individual models to newly prosperous Chinese drivers soared by up to 100 percent in the...; Tags: China, Automobile Company, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Manufacturing, Sales, AP; News items 2008-04-22
Lehman Report: Precious Metals Are Killing Automakers: In an April 9 report for investors, Lehman Brothers auto analyst Brian Johnson outlines why soaring commodity prices are leaving car makers a tough state of stagflation. Commodity prices in March, according to the report, were up $424 per vehicle year-over-year in North America. That includes price hikes...; Tags: Automobile Company, Converter, Manufacturing, Jim Henry; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Case Study: Bain Looks Inside a Japanese Automaker: Case Study: Bain Looks Inside a Japanese AutomakerGood articleThe level of detail provided is particularly helpful - one does not find many such articles easily.RE: Case Study: Bain Looks Inside a Japanese AutomakerSurprising results after three months of investigations: reduce production costs!improve quality!and (potentially) increase profitability and market share!WowBain...; Tags: Manufacturing, Japanese automaker, Bain, automobile company; Discussion threads 2008-01-31
Selling Off the Jaguar: a "Bold Move" for Ford?: Forbes analyzed Ford CEO Alan Mulally's recent product-line choices, concluding the decision to sell Jaguar and Land Rover contradict Mulally's intent to build a global company -- and Ford isn't paying attention to what consumers want in the US. For one, the company's doing away with the rear-driven sedan, which customers...; Tags: Manufacturing, Lori Deschene, Ford Motor Co., Jaguar, Alan Mulally, Land Rover; Blog posts 2007-09-18
US Automakers Shift Gears: After a decade of acquisitions of and mergers with European luxury brands (see DaimlerChrysler, Ford and Volvo, GM and Saab), American automakers are refocusing their energies on their core brands and the domestic market. In the latest news, Ford has decided to entertain offers for its...; Tags: Manufacturing, Branding, Mergers & Acquisitions, Nicole Solis, Ford Motor Co., Volvo, automobile company, brand; Blog posts 2007-07-17
U.S. Automakers: Death by Environmental Movement?: The U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week on greenhouse gas emissions is a major event for America's already-struggling car manufacturers, who come in at the bottom of environmental performance rankings. The high court's decision finally classifies carbon dioxide (i.e. car exhaust) as an air pollutant, which means automakers are likely...; Tags: Manufacturing, Andrew Hines, Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., automobile company; Blog posts 2007-04-04
The Response Of Prices, Sales, And Output To Temporary Changes In Demand: The authors have determined that empirically how the Big Three automakers accommodate shocks to demand. They have the capability to change prices, alter labor inputs through temporary layoffs and overtime, or adjust inventories. These adjustments are interrelated, non-convex, and dynamic in nature. Combining weekly plant-level data on production schedules and...; Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Manufacturing, Yale University, automobile company, sales, adjustment, layoff; White papers 2005-11-16
Happily Ever After: Automakers Bolster Brand Loyalty Through Better Supply Chain: There has been plenty of innovation in the way companies move parts for manufacturing. The just-in-time supply strategies of Japanese automakers (drawing on American management theories) have been widely adapted by the industry. Parts and components flow seamlessly from supplier to assembly line, often at the precise moment they are...; Tags: Keller International Publishing, automobile company, brand loyalty, manufacturing, JIT, supply chain, theory, supplier, brand, strategy, industry, tool, software; White papers 2005-09-01
Public-Private Technology R&D Partnerships: Lessons From US Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Government-industry R&D partnerships can play an important role in advancing the public interest. A widely cited example is the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV). It was launched in 1993 by the Clinton Administration and three US automakers, with the goal of advancing the development of energy efficient...; Tags: Business structures, Manufacturing, automobile company, partnership, R&D; White papers 2005-02-12
Interacting With the Customer - CRM Platform for Optimum Customer Care at Volkswagen: Volkswagen AG, with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, is one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers and the largest car maker in Europe. Some years ago, a strategy for a common uniform platform for CRM was formulated in the VW Group. The 'Customer database (KuBa)' project was born. The idea...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Customer relationship management (CRM), Manufacturing, IBM Corp., Volkswagen AG, SAP AG, automobile company, CRM, database, strategy; Case studies 2005-02-01
Market Leaders, Market Makers: Auto suppliers, the companies that manufacture just about every part of a person's car these days save the engine, have watched their profitability plummet during the past decade. They've been squeezed between the mounting demands of their automaker customers and the rising costs of raw materials. But the plight of...; Tags: Channel management, Manufacturing, Accenture Ltd., supplier, automobile company, outsource, sales; White papers 2005-01-19
Design Shifts Drive Auto Brands: The paper depicts that the entire automotive marketplace is undergoing a renaissance in both exterior and interior design that is lending car makers a greater opportunity than at any time since the fifties to brand their vehicles by appearance. Whether it's the radical curvature of the Nissan Murano "Crossover" or...; Tags: Manufacturing, interior design, automobile company, brand, SUV, branding; White papers 2004-12-06