General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC are two of the biggest automakers in the United States. Merger talks between the two companies have been on-going but according to reports, the current financial turmoil would delay the completion of an agreement. Like every other automaker in the country, these two companies have been badly affected by the credit crunch and the high prices of crude. As […]

An Analysis of the Organizational Behavior of General Motors Introduction             General Motors Corporation is the world’s largest automaker company founded in 1908 which employs about 326,999 people around the world with its headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Founded in Flint, Michigan as a holding company for Buick, then controlled by William C. Durant and acquired Oldsmobile later that year. The following year, Durant brought […]

General Motors’ biggest dilemma could be attributed to the global trend in the shift in production techniques from inshore to offshore outsourcing to low-wage plant locations worldwide. Until the 1970s, the Big Three dominated the automotive industry. From there, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler gradually lost market share to Asian competitors that produced cheaper, more fuel-efficient vehicles (Aherne, 2007, p. 209). Several studies basically attribute […]

General Motors (GM), which was established in September 1908 ceased to exist 101 years later. It is a United Auto Workers and has made big fortune for the past nine years dominating the car industry (DePamphilis par. 2-4). The bankruptcy has seen a decrease in sales hence scarce cash. It therefore becomes a symbol of management failure due to its numerous losing actions that caused […]

Is primarily engaged In the production of vehicles. It designs, manufactures and markets car, trucks, and other automobile parts all over the world. GM has a strong brand portfolio gives It significant competitive advantage. However, sustained decline in light vehicle sales as a result of increasing durability of vehicles and weak economic conditional pressure on the overall performance of the company. strengths Global presence New […]

There are a number of market models that industries take as they carry out their business operations in the business environment. This research paper will focus on General Motors and its market model. General motors General Motors is one of the well known companies in the business of automobiles all over the world, which was established in 1908 and has its business headquarters are in […]

The financial manager stands between the firm’s operations and the financial or capital markets, where investors hold the financial assets issued by the firm. The overall tasks of the financial manager are the investment/ capital budgeting decision and the financing decision. Thus, Financial managers are the key executives’ hat help achieve the primary goal of the corporation – maximizing the stock value by: • Forecasting […]

The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car manufactured by Chevrolet, a brand name under General motors. The Chevrolet has been on the market since 1910 when GM was founded is its best recognized brand. There more than twenty cars under the brand name of Chevrolet with the Corvette which has been manufactured since 1953 being one of them. If one is to access GM’s Chevrolet […]