General Motors Reports Samples For Students

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Summary

General Motors Company deals with automotive, in most cases, vehicles. The management was aware of the problems with the ignition switch which could force cars to shut suddenly down, disabling their steering. In practice, this could bring about an action on strict liability against the company by the consumers. According to the law, the producer incurs strict liability whenever there arise safety ramifications which the producer is aware of. In this case, it is apparent that General Motors is aware of the defects and the harm they could cause to the ...

Introduction

After many years of operational activity in the US and world markets, General Motors Company (GMC) faced the problem of insolvency. It was on the point of bankruptcy after the world recession of 2008. Currently, the Company faced the issue whether it should merge with another company to return lost positions in the world markets.
The aim of the current paper is to develop recommendations regarding possible mergers with other companies. The discussion is devoted to the opportunity of mergers and its influence on the solvency of the Company. The report addresses the issues of operational management of ...

Procurement practices

Compared to other multinational automobiles, General Motors is striving to acquire vital auto-components from its suppliers at the lowest possible prices. Since the firm recovered from economic shocks, where the federal government bailed it out, it had to improve its procurement practices as a way of minimizing the operation costs. In 1990, GM deemed it wise to start a lean implementation workshop, Purchased Input Concept Optimization with Suppliers (PICOS) whose mandate was to purchase inputs. The workshop was to be used by suppliers and experts from the firm as a testing and collection center of inputs (Center for Environmental Innovation, 2011). GM ...

The current business environment is very competitive, ever changing and demanding. As a result business organizations have deployed highly qualified and experienced management team to ensure their companies survive in the market competition. A good management team mainly focuses on management of resources, time and scope at the same time. The automobile sector is one of the most competitive sectors in the business world. There are many established business companies that compete in the automobile sector. Honda Motors (HMC) and General Motors (GM) are among the successful business companies in the automobile sector.
In the recent years, the performance ...

This is an analytical report that compares the finances of two motor companies -- Honda Motors Company (HMC) and General Motors Company (GM). It looks deep into the reasons for the success of HMC as compared to GM, based on the financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2011, the financial ratios for the same period, and the financial management and decision making.
Honda Motors Company is a general automotive company founded in 1946 in Japan. It undertakes the development, manufacture and distribution of automotive and power products with North America, Europe, and Asia as major distribution outlets. ...

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Executive Summary
Tesla has put its share in the automotive market as one of the leading providers of innovative electric vehicles. This marketing plan is made in order to add electric motorcycles to the product list of Tesla. The company has the commitment to offer affordable electric vehicles to the public, and it makes the company able to move towards the advancement of the vehicles and reduction in their prices. The company has potential to compete at the level of electric and hybrid vehicles. This marketing plan includes different findings, which allow Tesla to find new target ...

Biographical Information and Company Founded

Mihal Lazaridis famously known as Mike Lazaridis is a Canadian entrepreneur born on March 14, 1961. He is credited for co-founding Blackberry, the company that makes the Blackberry smartphones and other wireless handheld devices. Lazaridis was born in Turkey to Greek parents. The family moved to Canada in 1966 when young Lazaridis was just five years old. In 1984, Lazaridis was awarded a contract by General Motors to develop a network computer control system after he sends his proposal. It was in this same year that he was slated to graduate. However, he dropped out of the University of ...

Introduction

General Motors Company (GM) designs, builds, and sells cars, trucks and automobile parts globally (SEC, 2011). It also provides automotive financing services through GM Financial. The vehicle development activities are integrated into a single global organization to consolidate and standardize the approach to vehicle development (SEC, 2011). The company purchases wide varieties of raw materials, supplies, parts, freight, energy, and other services from various suppliers, for the manufacture of its products. The raw materials are generally made up of steel, aluminum, copper, lead, resins and platinum group metals. This paper analyses the process of manufacturing automobile parts. In particular, it ...

Report: China – Communist or Capitalist?

Introduction
Many observers ask whether China’s burgeoning growth and prosperity in recent times demonstrates the success of a communist regime, or is it instead the result of China adopting capitalist principles as its privatized and competitive businesses flood the West with manufactured goods? If the latter is the case, can China still be considered as a truly Communist state, or is it becoming a Capitalist nation ruled by a Communist government? This report examines the current situation, to answer these questions.

The Research

A special report by Simon Cox (May 28, 2012) in the Economist, entitled “Pedalling prosperity” discusses features of China’s ...