... relevant in the future of the automotive retailing industry. Since the invention of the Model T by Henry Ford in ------ the traditional brick and mortar dealership has had a monopoly on the auto retail industry with its only competition being other brick and mortar retailer. Whether it is franchise dealerships or small town dealers, automotive retailers have always known where they stood in ... spectrum of the internet based automobile retail market (hybrid). In 1999, 2.7% of the 15.5 million new vehicles sold were sold through the internet. Further evidence of the coming of online auto...

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... concern for obtaining the best quality, features and performance of a product or service for a given price. Today, as well as in the future, this is what will drive consumption behaviour. Auto manufacturers are undoubtedly hard pressed to produce a vehicle that looks good, is economically efficient, has good features, performs well, and can be sold for a low price. Although it is difficult ... limited investing. During this time, expansion of the industry will be extremely limited. Competitive Forces Opportunity An oligopoly occurs when a few companies control most of the industry sales...

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... coming in second, producing 21 percent. Germany produces 9 percent, Spain, France, South Korea, and Canada each produce 5 percent of the international market in 1997. In the US alone, the auto industry, which includes it's 500,000 car-related businesses, create 12 million jobs. The automobile is clearly an oligopoly, but each company's control of the market has gradually diminished because ... of rising foreign competition. The US has three main auto manufacturers, Japan has five major producers as does Germany. Each of these companies produce differentiated versions of the same product...

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... 1999; phase out import quotas by 2005; allow non bank foreign financial institutions to provide auto financing. Meanwhile multinational automakers' active participation will definitely further intensify the degree of competition in Chinese auto market. Another possible problem is a large number of bankruptcies among Chinese auto companies and the loss of employment for millions of workers due to a flood of foreign ... China, i.e. China's entry into WTO and the influence of FDI. China should further bear in mind that along with the globalization of world economy, the world auto industry...

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... . Even with a truck showing how much it can tow and where you can go with the truck both on the road and off road. With gas getting more expensive the auto industry is making their engines perform better than the year before not only with adding horsepower but also by making the car go further with increased fuel economy. The automobile ... to consumers desires. Showing what the car can do or how safe the car is, the industry demonstrates that this car, truck or minivan is what the buyer needs. The auto industry understands the target audience and tailors their advertisements to appeal t...

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... passenger cars, trucks, commercial cars and buses. It also contains other kinds of business that provides services to automobiles, such as maintaining and repairing, car dealer, car shipment, etc. The auto industry is among the biggest industry in the economy world. Global sales of automobiles averaged 50 million units annually in the 1990s, and by the year 2000, this figure had ... Newswire, Jan. 24 2003); Ford is planning to build cars in China; DaimlerChrysler is planning to build plant in Mexican; Nissan had a plant in South Africa, etc ( http://www.just-auto.com/search_site.asp). T...

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... Fiat's management and production systems was deeply affected by Italy's rapidly deteriorating political situation. Fiat's automobile division was separated form its parent company and turned into wholly owned subsidiary, Fiat Auto SpA. The group was active in a variety of industrial sectors, from aerospace to mass merchandising and retailing, and from chemicals to financial services. Vittorio Ghidella, an engineer, was made CEO ... ...

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