U.S. Corporations Entering Foreign Markets

Another big trend is the concentration of the automobile industry, and how Ford is leading the industry in that direction. Concentration implies focus, and in this we see the trend of carmakers spinning off or getting rid of outdated attitudes and trends that do not work. This describes Ford Motor Company precisely.

In 1995, however, to generate better profits in Europe, and trying to force Europeans into buying American, began more of a focus on building cars in Europe that Europeans wanted, and that fit their driving styles. This began by merging its European and North American staffs so that there was better communication in all divisions of the company, and a production line emphasis on product lines rather than profit centers was begun.

This concentration allowed Ford to maintain competitive advantage by being responsive to different strategic requirements. Under the "new" Ford structure, the company outsources most of its c

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mates ranging from 1 billion to 1.2 billion, China is considered a prime market for American businesses wishing to expand their globalized markets. This market size has attracted such American multinational companies as 3M, Hewlett-Packard Co., Coca-Cola, Motorola Inc., IBM and McDonald's. The World Bank now ranks China as the world's second largest economy (as measured by purchasing power parities). 2. The Problem Countries that get involved in FDI want, need, and usually demand a safe haven for their direct capital investments. This is apt to be a long-term desire, however, since many cultural obstacles stand in the way. The most important obstacle is that every FDI investment must face a rigorous and often contradictory approval process by the many levels of the Chinese government, and there must be almost unanimous agreement that the FDI project will be for the greater good of the Chinese. This results in many Western companies who get excited by the thought of a huge, untapped market, and rush into China and then often get discouraged by the lack of return on the investment. Another problem is that China has been very slow in changing its capital markets to more effectively accommodate foreign investment, inclu
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