General Motors Company (GM) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

General Motors Company (GM) is a automotive manufacturer company, which is engaged in the development, production and marketing of cars, trucks and parts in more than 120 countries. The company has with its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 31 countries and sells and services these vehicles through the following brands automakers Baojun, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, FAW, GMC, Daewoo, Holden, Isuzu, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall, and Wuling. The company’s largest markets are in China, the US, Brazil, the UK, Germany, Canada and Russia. The company was formally known as NGMCO and changed its name to General Motor Company in 2009. GM is headquartered in Detroit, the US.

General Motors Company Key Recent Developments…

May 19, 2011 DOE Announces Expanded Partnership With U.S. DRIVE To Advance Next-Generation Automotive Technologies
May 18, 2011 General Motors Introduces Chevrolet Volt Extended-Range Electric Vehicle In Japan
May 11, 2011 General Motors, DTE Energy To Install Solar Array At Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly
May 04, 2011 DC Water Purchases Two Chevy Volt Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cars
May 02, 2011 Chevrolet Canada To Begin Taking Orders For Volt

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- Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
- Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
- SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
- Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
- Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
- Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
- Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
- Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
- Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
- Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

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Section 1 - About the Company
General Motors Company - Key Facts
General Motors Company - Key Employees
General Motors Company - Key Employee Biographies
General Motors Company - Major Products and Services
General Motors Company - History
General Motors Company - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
General Motors Company - Business Description
General Motors Company - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
General Motors Company - Strengths
Strength - Global Reach
Strength - Strong Market Position
Strength - Fostering Worldwide Partnerships
Strength - Broad Business Operations
General Motors Company - Weaknesses
Weakness - Legal Proceedings
Weakness - Product Recalls
Weakness - Deteriorating Profitability Ratios
General Motors Company - Opportunities
Opportunity - Strategic Acquisitions
Opportunity - Huge Potential in the Emerging Markets
Opportunity - Demand for Used Cars
General Motors Company - Threats
Threat - Intense Competition
Threat - Rising Manpower Costs
Threat - Foreign Currency Exchange Risks
General Motors Company - Key Competitors
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
Section 4 – Company’s Power Financial Deals and Alliances
General Motors Company, Power, Deals By Year, 2005 to YTD 2011
General Motors Company, Power, Deals By Type, 2005 to YTD 2011
General Motors Company, Recent Deals Summary
Section 5 – Company’s Recent Developments
May 19, 2011: DOE Announces Expanded Partnership With U.S. DRIVE To Advance Next-Generation Automotive Technologies
May 18, 2011: General Motors Introduces Chevrolet Volt Extended-Range Electric Vehicle In Japan
May 11, 2011: General Motors, DTE Energy To Install Solar Array At Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly
May 04, 2011: DC Water Purchases Two Chevy Volt Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cars
May 02, 2011: Chevrolet Canada To Begin Taking Orders For Volt
Apr 21, 2011: ARCADIS Wins Environmental Remediation Contract In US
Apr 19, 2011: General Motors Introduces Buick Envision Plug-In Hybrid
Apr 15, 2011: General Motors Leads In Clean-Energy Patents: Clean Energy Patent Growth Index
Apr 13, 2011: DOE Announces Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition, EcoCar2
Mar 25, 2011: AT&T Receives New CNG Chevrolet Express Cargo Vans
Section 6 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
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List of Tables

General Motors Company, Key Facts
General Motors Company, Key Employees
General Motors Company, Key Employee Biographies
General Motors Company, Major Products and Services
General Motors Company, History
General Motors Company, Subsidiaries
General Motors Company, Key Competitors
General Motors Company, Ratios based on current share price
General Motors Company, Annual Ratios
General Motors Company, Interim Ratios
General Motors Company, Power, Deals By Year, 2005 to YTD 2011
General Motors Company, Power, Deals By Type, 2005 to YTD 2011
General Motors Company, Recent Deals Summary
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List of Figures

General Motors Company, Performance Chart (2007 - 2010)
General Motors Company, Ratio Charts
General Motors Company, Power, Deals By Year, 2005 to YTD 2011
General Motors Company, Power, Deals by Type, 2005 to YTD 2011

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