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Environmental Challenges Faced by the American Auto Industry Daryle Brown In this paper, I will review the environmental challenges faced by the American Auto Industry in today’s market. Car sales overall are doing well at the moment, but the industry in general, and American companies in particular, do face a unique set of challenges. Global competition 2015 was a good year for car sales in the US. Likely due to reasonable gas prices, sales overall increased quite a bit. The…

Henry Ford originally designed a quadricycle which is the base of what most of us drive (Ford History, 2017). In 1903, Ford Motor Company officially became a company (Ford History, 2017). According to ford.com, Henry Ford wanted to keep the company privately traded (Ford History, 2017). However, in 1956 Ford became a publicly traded company, and the initial public offering was the highest in history (Ford History, 2017). There is a level of risk when becoming a publicly traded company. When a…

Bombardier Aerospace grew from humble beginnings when Joseph-Armand Bombardier built his first snowmobile out of a farm sleigh and a Model-T Ford. From that point on, he entered the transportation industry, first by rail, and then by air. Bombardier is now the third largest designer of commercial aircraft and they held 50% of the market share for the 20-90 seat segment of the regional aircraft market in 2005 (Page 5). However, Bombardier believed it needed to compete with the larger regional…

Eliminating the Dangers of Texting and Driving It is 1955 and you are out buying a new Ford for you and your family. There are so many things to consider; what color, two or four doors, coupe, sedan or convertible. Did you want a panoramic windshield for better visibility or the Select Aire option to stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter? There is so much to choose from and you become overwhelmed, you look over to your wife and two children and then it clicks. For the very…

The Birth of the Plymouth Barracuda Meet the First Plymouth Barracuda, but Probably Not the Last In 1964, the Chrysler Corporation shipped the first Plymouth Barracuda. It started out as a grocery getter, but turned into a full-blown muscle car when they started building the second-generation cars in 1967. The perfect sized car at the right time in history makes a Barracuda one of the most desirable Mopar classic cars you can get your hands on. Here we'll talk about some history of the…

Ford truck wrecking in Brisbane Ford is one of the world’s biggest car manufacturing brands in the world, founded by Henry Ford in 1903. It is one of the most reliable and sturdy cars in Australia. Some of the models of ford dealt in are: ford falcon, fiesta, territory, focus, mondeo, kuga, F100, F150, F250, F350,F450 and F550 F series of truck among others. Spare parts that wreckers look for in ford trucks include: bonnet/hood, bumper, doors, bumper bars, boot lids, tailgates and guards…

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…

The Ford Mustang has been an American icon since Ford introduced it as a 2-seat concept car at the world's fair, built on the compact Ford Falcon platform in 1962. The car evolved into a 4-seater and was officially released partway through 1964 as a 1965 model. Ford’s intention with the Mustang was to fill a gap between the average commuter car and the Corvette. The Mustang inspired a new class of cars referred to as “pony cars.” Pony cars were affordable compact cars with sporty styling and an…

With tens of millions of cars recalled over the past year, there is a good chance that your customers own cars with at least one or two open recalls. An open recall means that the recall is incomplete either because the customer has yet to respond to the notice or the manufacturer has yet to provide guidance for when the work can be accomplished. Open recalls present an opportunity for dealers to turn owners of recalled cars into buyers of new or certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles. Specifically…

repairs on a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado ZR1 6.0 Y pickup truck. One of my family members was complaining of a cylinder misfire on cylinders 1 and 6. My family member had already replaced plugs, wires, fuel injectors and coils associated with the cylinder and the cylinder misfire persisted. Once I was informed of this information I was instantly concerned of some form of internal engine failure. I will cover the series of events that happened during this repair to this 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. I…