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Free SWOT Analysis Examples
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What is a SWOT Analysis For?
A SWOT analysis–strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats-–is a very useful way to evaluate a variety of business issues. It’s a good method because it helps you take a disciplined approach to collecting and organizing information, weighing the information and making decisions based upon what you see. A SWOT analysis is also easy to share with others, such as your advisors, to see if they reach the same conclusions with the information. More »
SWOT Analysis of Tata Motors
Here’s how the following SWOT Analysis of Tata Motors came to be:
With the bailout of General Motors underway I’ve been doing some research on other automakers to see if there are any interesting stories out there. Tata Motors is a manufacturer that is relatively unknown in the U.S. yet has a compelling story. And a SWOT analysis of Tata Motors offers lessons for every business owner.
More than 800 million automobiles and light trucks are on the road worldwide with more than 70 million new vehicles sold in 2008. Tata Motors, founded in 1945, ranked 19th in global production with 798,265 vehicles. India, as a region, is experiencing one of the highest growth rates in the world.
Tata has been actively acquiring and joint venturing with other companies during the past five years. The purchase of Daewoo Commercial Vehicles (2004), a minority investment in Spanish bus and coach manufacturer Hispano Carrocera (2005), an alliance with Fiat, a joint venture with Brazilian bus and coach manufacturer Marcopolo and with Thailand’s Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant Company (2006).
2008 heralded two major events: the purchase of Britain’s icons Jaguar Land Rover and the launch of the Tata Nano, the “People’s Car” for 100,000 rupees or approximately $2,100. Seating 4, the Nano is a mere 10 feet long and has a 4 gallon fuel tank. These events have given Tata Motors its “15 seconds of fame” or … will we see more?
