Automotive industry

Environmental Issues in the American Automotive Industry Competition in the American Automotive Industry is not only stateside, but global as well. There are car manufacturers from all over the world like Germany, Japan, America, China, Australia, Canada, and France. There are 40+ countries that manufacture automobiles and each one of them are in direct competition with each other. “It is suggested that the globalization of the automotive industry, greatly accelerated during the last half of…

The automotive industry has enjoyed an enormous amount of success in recent years. But along with the success, comes many problems and threats to the industry. We are going to take a look at some of the environmental challenges that are facing the auto industry in America. Specifically the cost, consumer choices, global competition, technology, and the infamous self-driving car. The first threat to the auto industry in America is the cost of owning a car. A car is a very substantial…

Honesty and fairness is the all-encompassing issue within the automotive industry, touching on safety versus cost and environmental impact. However, it is most prominent in the automotive repair industry. Customers are once again the primary stakeholder affected by this issue, as they are taken advantage of for increased profits by mechanics and automotive salesman. Similar to the previous two issues, honesty and transparency are paramount values when it comes to the fairness of prices. The most…

The automotive industry adapting to the fast-changing world of technology. If Henry Ford could be here, he would be amazed at how advanced vehicles are today. With each generation of transportation, the average car is becoming more of a personal computer than just an engine with wheels. The average car owner in 2016 can now get a Wi-Fi chip installed in their vehicle. This brought forth new features to vehicles that were never done before. With artificial intelligence moving forward, the…

Auto Industry The American auto industry, starting back in 1896 when Henry Ford built the first car, has faced a range of challenges and changes. That changing industry landscape has increased exponentially in complexity over the last fifty years. There are multiple competing domestic and global variables including political, economic, technological and, global competition. Those factors provide a challenging industry but also provide unique opportunities for the American auto industry.…

Today, Kanban is being used widely around the world. There are a lot of businesses apply Kanban in manufacturing production to promote improvement. Kanban can create great effect in automotive industry. However, the factor that make Kanban become one of the most worthy tool to use is that it can be utilized by any industry. From software houses to clothing manufacturers, as the underlying mechanism for managing the production chain can still be used. Zara can produce products continuously by…

American Automotive Industry Environmental Issues In order to remain competitive in their respective industry, a business must be aware of and be able to assess the environment in which they operate. The automotive industry in America is extremely competitive; because of this, automotive companies face many challenges. Many of these challenges can be found in the industry’s global competition, new technology, environmental concerns surrounding vehicle emissions, and consumer opinions and…

In the automotive industry we always see women modeling on cars but not so often working on the cars. Why is that? Discrimination, gender sexism, etc. Well That's exactly what people would think it is. I will talk about the discrimination and gender sexism against women mechanics in the automotive industry. In the automotive field women are constantly being discriminated. How are they being discriminated? “Women are faced with sexual harassment by fellow colleagues during work hours on and…

The Auto industry in America has been in the hot seat in the last months. But not especially due to the Amercian cars, but to the European ones. But let have first a look inside the American Auto industry to note that, regarding Global Automakers, the industry has become a significant part of U.S economy and has changed drastically in the last 50 years. The industry employs 123.000 direct employees and creates 1.1 million indirect jobs, mostly in manufacturing It seems that the industry is…

Tesla Motor is quickly becoming a very well known name in the Automotive Industry. Having launched in 2003 under the leadership of successful entreperneur, Elon Musk, it has quickly established itself in the electric-automotive industry having released three relatively successful car models thus far. It's car portfolio has strategically segmented the market as each car appeals to a different target market. They originally released the Tesla Roadster which is a sports car capable of high…