Essays on General Motors

Introduction

General Motor Company got created on 16th September 1908 in flint, Michigan. It was formed as a holding company of the McLaughlin car company in Canada Limited and the Buick initially led by William C. Durant. In the earlier 19s, there were the fewer vehicles than 8000 and were horse driven/drawn. These cars got manufactured by the Durant Company. General Motors co-founder Charles Stewart Mott Carriage Company changed its name to Buick before General Motors creation. The Cadillac, Elmore, and Oakland brought into the company by Durant in 1909. Sadly In 1910 Durant lost control over the General Motors

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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 consumers of

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The strategic management process involves definition and implementation of the organizational strategy. It helps different levels’ managers make strategic choices that thus enabling organizations achieve its objectives. There are five steps in the strategic management process, which include goal-setting, analysis, formulation of a strategy, implementation of the strategy, and strategy monitoring.
The goal-setting stage involves defining the objectives of the organization. The organization has then to identify the strategies to use to accomplish these objectives. Applying the concept of division of labor and specialization is the best way for achieving the set goals, which involves work allocation according to

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The existence of General Motors in the automobiles industry has been characterized by a positive slope in the returns and profits reported in the financial statements of the company. The company has consistently appeared in the Fortunes Magazine of the best 500 companies internationally ranking at the top ten. In 2012, the company ranked at number five with this rank moving downwards to number seven both in 2013 and 2014. In 2013, the company was able to a depressing decrease in profits by 32.7% compared to 2012 under the control of Daniel Akerson as the Chief Executive Officer. These

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United States v. General Motors Corp. et al.
384 US 127
- Appeal From the United States District Court For the Southern District of California. No. 46

Argued December 9, 1965

Decided April 28 1966
The General Motors, the manufacturer of the Chevrolet Brand of cars and trucks, along with three associations of car dealers, holding franchise for selling the car in Los Angeles, California, had been convicted by the court for ‘participating’ in a ‘conspiracy’ to restrict sales of the new Chevrolets through ‘discount houses’ or ‘referral services’ in violation of section 1 of the Sherman Act. In 1960, the General Motors

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Experts Say Fixing GM’s Flawed Culture Is Barra’s Main Task

Corporate governance has received great mention in the American financial literature especially after the collapse of Enron soon followed by the global financial meltdown. The companies in the United States have since taken the heat and have had to follow the laws and generally acceptable principles. In that context, the substantial Sarbanes Oxley Act read together with stringent corporate governance practices continue to inform policy and management of businesses both of private and public subscription. The key spirit has been the provision of investor confidence in the financial sector with the aim of growing the economy and encouraging American

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Over the last few years, the world has gone through tremendous changes and particularly in the field of trade. This has been brought about by fast growing globalization due to the rapid increase in integration (from an economic perspective) as well as the degree of integration through investment flow and international trade. Globalization in this case refers to the concept, state or phenomenon or growth in interdependency, in national economies leading to growth in global markets. This includes both global completion and production. For instance, in the automotive industry, General Motors have accelerated over the past two decades due

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Introduction

The General Motors Co. adds about 971000 cars to the switch recall of its global ignition. The vehicles of GMC linked to deaths are about 1.6 million. The expansion of the switch recall of the ignition includes the models of cars like Chevrolet HHR, Pontiac Solstice, Pontiac G5 and Chevrolet Cobalt. These models were made between 2008 and 2011.Most of the old-fashioned cars which dated back to the year 2003 were recalled on February, for instance, the Saturn Ion. The new models of cars of GMC were designed and equipped with the replacement of the switches. Some of the

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Managers are accountable for the performance of any given company. They are the overseers of the capital of the shareholders. They have been given the mandate to invest this capital at satisfactory rates of return so as to increase the value of the shareholders. The recent past global financial crisis put to test managers in various companies with regard to the responsibility of maximizing the value of the shareholders. General Motors managers are a perfect example in this particular case. The managers of the Company failed to fulfilled their responsibility of maximizing the value of the shareholders.
It can

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General Motors Company, is a multinational holding company based in in Detroit, Michigan. The company through its subsidiaries designs, manufactures, markets and distributes vehicles, offer financial services and sells vehicle parts. The company is among the largest auto makers in the United States. In June 2009, failed to secure government loans following a recession in 2008 and 2009 and it’s got into financial problems. It filed for bankruptcy forcing the federal government to aid it in its financial difficulties. The federal government gave General Motors billions of dollars to keep it afloat. The company has been in conflict

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A response on the “My Years with General Motors” and “The Toyota Way”

A Response On the “My Years with General Motors” And “The Toyota Way”
General Motors (GM) is a company with a history of more than one hundred years. The company has witnessed two world wars and the most prosperous period of auto industry in the United States. It had once become the world’s largest auto corporation through engaging in numerous mergers, acquisitions and many other ways. Its development is the greatest history of the American automobile industry. However, in the 2003, Toyota with 8.13 billion dollar profit seized the GM's first throne (Liker, 2004, p. 4). Furthermore, GM

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The Chevy volt case tells more when it comes to strategic planning for large organizations. First, what should come to consideration was the vision of the company and the situation that the company of the organization is faced with now. In this case, General Motors was faced with unending losses and it was high time that they brought something new to the market to save their depreciating stocks.
For one, the company, through its previous products that they had designed as far as locomotives are concerned, they were becoming irrelevant in the industry. Their revival was largely

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General Motors Corporation was founded in 1908 and is 75 years old is the best-selling car in the world. The founder of one of the largest automotive companies is William Crapo Durant, who was born in 1860 in Boston.
The next major step towards the development of the company was a decision that took in 1927, another president General Motors, Alfred Stone, and the essence of which was to increase operating profit by developing new models. The development of automotive destinations of General Motors in the future can be determined, above all, the

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Volkswagen and General Motors source their raw materials from different sources. This calls for a systematic system through inventory management. The inventory management applied by the two companies is recording raw materials ordered and delivered, units of vehicles produced (finished and finished), and units sold at a given period in a region. The two companies integrate good and service design concept by integrating new technologies in order to design products as per customer specifications. Therefore, the importance of inventory management in the two companies entail: improving service to customers, product operations continuity, risk and loss reduction, and minimal administration

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Profile of One Campaign

One Campaign is a global organization whose mission is to alleviate “extreme poverty and preventable diseases, particularly in Africa” (One Campaign, 2013). The organization encourages the values of advocacy, and speaking out to make the leaders create proactive policies and programs that save lives, put young people into schools and better the livelihood of their communities. One Campaign has been in existence since 2004 following the merger of 11 organizations, and some of the major activities they have carried out include enabling more than 6.2 million people from Africa to access Aids medication. The organization’s funding does not

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General Motors has been a long running company that serves to illustrate many vital business lessons. In this essay evidence will be presented that examines the overall position of GM in marketplace. Beginning with a brief history of the company will establish a fundamental understanding. Following that section with an assessment of the recent returns and financial position of GM will illustrate the strength of their current position. Combining the first elements in order to assess their underlying strategic position will serve to illustrate the future potential of the company. In the end, this study will have assessed past

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The use of gasoline associates with many external costs that bring about many geopolitical and environmental concerns. The economic and security risks associated with automobile production have a lot of implications on climate change and local pollution. Automobile producers must adhere to the policies that govern the manufacture of vehicles under the fuel economy standards. Policies that minimize gasoline consumption are of significance and Corporate Average Fuel (CAFE) has stressed more on the adherence to the standards. CAFE standards provide limit on the average fuel economy of automobile sold by a particular company in each year (National Academy of

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Introduction

General Motors (GM) is an American multinational corporation that deals with automotives. The corporation seeks labour services from the United Auto Workers (UAW). Consequently, the two companies get into agreements at various times to discuss the labour terms. Lately, General Motors and the United Auto Workers had to bargain on fresh labour terms to protect the GM Company from becoming insolvent.

The negotiation most probably entailed attempts by the General Motors to convince the United Auto workers on the need to make a few adjustments on their initial agreement. The company most likely complained on the high costs of

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- What brings General Motors as a company to the bargaining table?
- What have been the main concerns by United Automotive Workers (UAW) and Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) regarding workers pensions?
- What UAW and CAW union issues have been unequivocally placed on the agenda?
- What did each party in the bargaining table want and why did they want it?
- What were the General Motors underlying concern, goals, and sensitivities?
- Comparatively, how imperative is every negotiation issue to the Company?
- What were the best alternatives available to a negotiated agreement?
- Were there any

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Business institutions are faced with numerous institutional issues and General Motors Company has had its share of institutional issues. This essay will cover General Motors issues regarding the company shares and their related information. The essay will be based on the following questions to the HR:-
- Do general motors trade in shares?
- When general motors public offering took place?
- Where has General Motors listed its shares?
- Does the company pay dividends to share holders?
- Who is the transfer agent for general motors?
- Does General Motors issue certificates to share holders?
- What is

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General Motors (GM)is a United States vehicle manufacturer based in Detroit, Michigan, known for brands such as Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Cadillac. William “Billy” Durant founded GM on September 16, 1908; he was already a successful manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles (“Company: History”). GM’s mission statement is, “G.M. is a multinational corporation engaged in socially responsible operations, worldwide. It is dedicated to provide products and services of such quality that our customers will receive superior value while our employees and business partners will share in our success and our stock-holders will receive a sustained superior return

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