BMW Business Strategy - An Overview


Term Paper, 2010

11 Pages, Grade: 70%


Abstract or Introduction

BMW – the Bavarian based luxury car producer is seen as one of the most prestigious, stable and admired companies in the world. By 2008 the company sold 1.2 million automobiles under its largest brand – the BMW. In 2001 it very successfully launched the new Mini which is the only brand kept after the failed acquisition of the Rover group with sales rising to over 230 thousand in 2008. In 2003 Rolls Royce was added to BMW’s portfolio and sold 1,212 units in 2008 – an increase of 53% compared to 2004 (BMW Annual Report 2008, pp6-7). The company has not only one of the strongest brands worldwide and exclusively high profit margins of 8 – 10% but since 2007 it has been the world's top seller in the premium class (Hawranek, 2008).
In the last 50 years BMW has built a powerful brand image and distinctive competitive advantage. However, with rising fuel prices and climate change BMW will have to work hard to develop an environmentally-friendly car that still supports the values that the company has been standing for.
Despite the fact that recent recession has hit hard the luxury market BMW considers itself in fundamentally good shape as it began preparing for a downturn in early 2008 (Ewing, 2009). However, there are no reliable predictions on how long the crises will last and how the automobile industry will develop in the future but the direction BMW has to work to is certainly clear – to a greener, more environmentally-friendly Beemer.

Details

Title
BMW Business Strategy - An Overview
College
Glyndŵr University, Wrexham known as NEWI
Course
Strategic Business
Grade
70%
Author
Year
2010
Pages
11
Catalog Number
V154650
ISBN (eBook)
9783640682713
ISBN (Book)
9783640683130
File size
484 KB
Language
English
Keywords
BMW, Business strategy, Strategic Business
Quote paper
Linda Vuskane (Author), 2010, BMW Business Strategy - An Overview, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/154650

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