Automobile Case Study

In this essay, the author

• Explains that the united states is the second largest automobile manufacture in the world by volume with over eleven million manufactured in 2014.
• Explains that the automobile industry began with hundreds of manufacturers, but by the end of 1920s it was dominated by three large companies namely general motors, ford and chrysler.
• Explains that high oil prices and increased competition from foreign auto manufactures affected the companies in the u.s.
• Explains that globalization and international trade have made the automobile industry in america more competitive. foreign automakers are coming into the u.s with more brands, while the united states is going abroad to compete with other companies in the industry.
• Explains that toyota first came into america in 1957 when they opened a dealership in hollywood california, and that year about 287 customers bought the "toyopet crown" from the company.
• Explains that the global competition made the u.s auto industry expand more to other foreign countries and thereby increasing their sales. gm has more than 212,000 workers in 396 facilities within six continents.
• Explains that gm cars have adaptive cruise control, side blind zone warning, automatic park assist, and more applications to keep you connected while driving.
• Explains that with buick and gmc intellilink, chevrolet mylink and cadillac cue, you may use the bluetooth or usb to connect your smartphone and other apps into your vehicle’s in-dash display.
• Opines that general motors still has issues with employee satisfaction, which leads to constant strikes. employee management incentives have not been fair with the workers.
• Explains that nitrogen oxides in vehicles emissions can react to form ground level ozone during spring and summer. the presence of this air pollutant causes and worsens respiratory illness.
• Explains that vehicle emission can be trapped near the ground by temperature inversions during the winter, which could result in pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide.
• Explains that the federal government of the united states had established emission standards, which are the minimum legal requirement governing air pollutants released into the atmosphere.
• Analyzes the dupont automotive/sae survey that was conducted by consumer insights, inc. in 2008. consumers want the industry to introduce more alternatively powered vehicles.
• Opines that the automobile factories should reduce emissions from their factory and not just their vehicles to help keep the environment cleaner.