Automotive Production Levels-Due Week 10 and worth 440 points For this assignment, choose a major publicly traded automotive producer, such as General Motors, Ford, Toyota, or Volkswagen. Research the company’s production and inventory trends, operational cost information, and price and sales data for the most recent quarter available. The following is the outlineto use for your paper. Type each heading as it appears below and provide what it states:
1. Analysis of the overall demand and supply conditions in the automotive industry and the effect it is having on prices and sales.
2. Comparison between the supply/demand conditions in the US, Europe, and Asia [if applicable for your company].
3. Production capacity [company specific] in different global regions and the effect of government regulatory constraints on adjustments, i.e. layoffs, closings.
4. Current/recent strategy to adjust production to demand both geographically and by specific model types (luxury, economy, diesel, hybrid, etc.).
5. Effect of relative costs between global regions on strategic (long-run) decision making process.
6. Sales outlook in various global regions given possible macroeconomic scenarios (currency unions, fiscal stimulus/austerity, monetary policy, etc.).
7. Recommendations for strategic (long-run) allocation ofnew capital investment.This includes possible acquisitions, divestiture, plant closure, discontinuation of product lines, and direct investment in new capacity.
8. Outlook for future growth markets by global region.
9. Outlook for future growth markets by type of automotive technology (gas, electric, etc.).
10. Use at least three (3) high-quality academic and/or industry publications in this assignment. Include company specific published documents (e.g. annual reports, financial statements). Utilize currentand authoritativecompany sources as may be reported on or quotedbymajor news sources. Note: Wikipedia, Answer.com, About.com, Investopedia, etc.do not qualify as academic resources or authoritative sources. Learning Resources has many quality sources available in various databases.
My grading rubric is based on the research and writing quality of 1 through 10.
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