Global Car Industry Overview
Consolidation
Global networks
Legislation dependent technology
Homogenous products
PEST Analysis
Political
Environmental legislation explorations
UK car market affected by investigations
High concentrations of market ownership
PEST Analysis
Economical
Overcapacity
Industry at the whim of the business cycle
Few independent car makers
Difficulty in sustaining competitive ads.
PEST Analysis
Social
Erosion of brand extras
Market movement from petrol to diesel
Manufacturing to a consumer dictated
market
PEST Analysis
Technological
Discoveries spurred by govt. legislation
Rising costs of developments
New model development is cautious
Main Competitive Factors
New technological developments
Brands and joint ventures
Alliances to further market knowledge
Sharing design/technological developments
International boundaries being eroded
A Look At Ford and GM
Ford
Growth by acquisitions
Jaguar, Volvo, Aston Martin, Land Rover
General Motors
Prioritized in making alliances
Smart way of being global but local