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    D a n n y C o r n e l i aM a r i e k e M a r t e n s

    Redo Group assignmentGeneral MotorsInternationalBusiness, General Motors

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    IntroductionThis report is written as part of the International Business and Study Trip course

    at Nyenrode Business Universiteit. The report researches theinternationalization process of General Motors Company by using theoretical

    concepts taught in the lectures.

    Company BackgroundIn 1908, General Motors Company was found by William C. Durant in Flint,

    Michigan. Now General Motors has been in business for more than a century has

    produced almost 450 million cars globally and these cars are available in

    practically any country in the world. The current GM automotive brands are

    Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling. General

    Motors is divided up in four main regions, which are GM North America (U.S.,

    Canada and Mexico), GM Europe (Western and Central Europe), GM

    International Operations (Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle

    East) and GM South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela,

    Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela). Their vision is to design,

    build and sell the best vehicles in the world.

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    Table of Contents

    Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1

    Company Background ....................................................................................................... 2

    How Did General Motors Expand .................................................................................. 4Stages of international expansion ......................................................................................... 4So which Pathway did General Motors follow? ......................................................................... 5

    Market selection and Modes of Entry .......................................................................... 7Modes of Entry .............................................................................................................................. 7

    Export based modes .............................................................................................................................. 7Intermediate based mode ................................................................................................................... 7Hierarchical modes................................................................................................................................ 7

    Factors deciding their mode of entry strategy .................................................................. 9

    Eclectic approach ............................................................................................................. 11Ownership advantage........................................................................................................................ 11Locational advantages ....................................................................................................................... 11Internationalization advantages ................................................................................................... 12

    Prahaladad & Doz ............................................................................................................ 13

    Bibliography ...................................................................................................................... 15

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    How Did General Motors ExpandStages of international expansion

    In this chapter we discuss stages of international expansion of General Motors. In

    describing the stages we use to the Uppsala model. A theory of how firms expand

    to foreign markets. According tot this theory a firm takes a 4-step approach

    before going abroad.

    1) No regular export activities2) Export via independent representatives3) Establishment of a foreign sales subsidiary4) Foreign production/manufacturing units

    In addition to this theory companies can decide to take the Organic pathway of

    expanding to foreign markets, which is equal tot the Uppsala model. Or to take

    the Born Global pathway. Trough the Organic pathway a company first starts

    operating at his home market. Then it will start exporting activities in one

    market in its near distant. And over time do exporting activities in another

    foreign market. But it enters one market at a time, step by step. Via the Born

    Global pathway a company starts exporting activities right away. It is serving its

    home market simultaneously with other foreign markets. It does not apply a

    step-by-step approach. The image below visualizes these different pathways.

    Source: Adapted from Aijo et al. (2005), P

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    So which Pathway did General Motors follow?

    William Durant, the founder of General Motors, first wanted to call the company

    the International Motor Company. He had this vision and great idea thatseveral

    carmakers combined under one company would have more growth potential than

    one brand on its own.(Pelfrey, 2011) Unfortunately this name was already

    taken. He then named the company General Motors as it is now.

    After he founded General Motors he immediately bought Oldsmobile, another

    American car manufacturer. (Motors, Oldsmobile, 2011)

    The first name that the founder wanted to use already suggests, that it was

    always planned to be an international company. It was borne to be global.

    The website of General Motors mentions that ever since the company exists they

    were exporting cars to other countries. As well as they did advertising overseas.

    (Motors, Beyond North America, 2011) Below you see an actual advertising,

    which was used back then.

    Source: Gmheritagecenter, 2008

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    A year after launch Durant bought 50% shares of Oakland Motor Car Company.

    (Bowman, 2011)

    In 1925 General Motors bought the United Kingdom brand Vauxhall. (Motors,

    Vauxhall, 2011) Since 1926 General Motors also have a sales and distributionnetwork and a manufacture in Australia. Together with Holden an Australian

    company they merged and became General Motors Australia. (Motors, Holden,

    2011)

    About twenty years later, in 1929, General motors bought 80 percent stake of

    German company that we all still know today as Opel. (Kim, 2009)

    Years went by after GM acquired another foreign company. In the beginning of

    the 70s General Motors bought 34.2 percent of Isuzu Motors Ltd. This is a

    Japanese brand. Later GM sold this brand again. (Isuzu, 2012)

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    Market selection and Modes of EntryModes of Entry

    Many modes of entering a foreign country are acknowledged. You have:

    Export based modesintermediate modesHierarchical modes

    Export based modes

    Export based modes are simply exporting the product or service overseas

    without any interference of another company. This mode has low control, low

    risk and high flexibility.

    Intermediate based mode

    Contractual modes, also known as intermediate modes, are entry modes, which

    uses some kind of contractual partner or intermediate. Examples of this type of

    entry mode are hiring an agent. An agent is an intermediary who acts as a

    middleman for a specified or unspecified duration in the name of and on the

    account and the risk of the principal, against payment that becomes due when an

    agreement is entered into, and who is not sub-ordinate to the principal( Article 81

    of the EC Treaty)

    The agent knows the sales market. For this reason companies can get new

    customers faster then when theyre on their own. Another example is licensing.

    A company could license to another party to sell his product. Which gives him

    the right to sell the (patented) product of the other company. Last example of

    indirect exporting is franchising. This is basically using he complete business

    model including the name and logos of another company. Best-known example is

    Mc. Donalds. It is the exact same formula but there are many different other

    owners. Intermediate modes of entry give shared control and risk and split

    ownership.

    Hierarchical modes

    Hierarchical types of entries are closer to what General Motors had mainly done.

    These are investment modes like buying another company or manufacturer.

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    Looking at all the different types of entries that General Motors has done, we

    notice that the most used form of entering a foreign market is by acquiring

    shares of a company abroad. These types of entry give high control, have a higher

    risk and have low flexibility.

    Year Event happened Mode of entry

    1908 GM founded in Flint, Michigan. -

    1925 Owns factory and brand in Australia

    (Holden)

    Merger/Acquisition

    1926 Acquired Vauxhall (UK) Acquisition

    1929 GM buys 80 percent stake in

    European Adam Opel AG.

    Acquisition

    1971 GM buys 34.2 percent of Isuzu

    Motors Ltd. GM raises stake to 49percent in 1998 and later sells it.

    Acquisition

    1981 GM buys about 5 percent of Suzuki

    Motor Corp. It raises the stake to 20

    percent in 2000 and later sells all

    but 3 percent.

    Acquisition

    1981 GM and Toyota Motor Corp form a

    joint venture, known as NUMMI, to

    build cars in Fremont, California.

    Join venture

    1986 GM acquires British sports car

    maker Lotus. It sold Lotus in 1993.

    Acquisition

    1990 GM buys a 50 percent stake inSweden's Saab and purchases the

    remaining half a decade later.

    Acquisition

    1999 GM buys 20 percent of Subaru

    maker Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. GM

    later sells the entire stake.

    Acquisition

    2000 GM buys 20 % of Italy'sautomaker Fiat for $2.4 bln inGM stock. The deal includes a"put" option that gives Fiat SpAthe right to force GM to buy the

    remainder of the Italianautomaker.

    Acquisition

    2002 GM signs deal to buy most ofDaewoo Motor Co.

    Acquisition

    Source (Kim, 2009)

    Why General motors chose for his specific mode of entry could lie in the history

    of the company and with the vision it was founded. As mentioned before

    Durants vision was that several car manufactures under one roof could have

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    more growth potential. This is probably the main reason for all the overseas

    acquisitions. By purchasing shares they also enhance more overseas control.

    Factors deciding their mode of entry strategy

    Other possible factors that play a role in choosing a specific mode of entry, exists

    out of 4 categories according to Hollensen (2007). These factors are:

    Internal factors External factors Desired mode characteristics Transaction- specific factors

    The list of factors is summed in the table below.

    Internal factors deal with the internal factors of the company itself. Such as the

    size of the firm, the employee skills, production process or whether they have

    international experience or not. External factors consist of elements like the size

    of the home market and its growth potential. General motors mentioned on their

    website the following:

    We continue to create and leverage strategic global partnerships to bring new

    vehicles and technologies to customers faster.

    As they mention that one of their strategic choices is to create global

    partnerships. In their objective to bring new vehicles and technology to

    customers faster, they can establish growth.

    Acquiring international brands would extend their market size and would support

    them to grow and even get rid of trade barriers.

    Internal Factors External factors

    Firms size Sociocultural distance between home & host country

    International Experience Country risk / demand uncertainty

    Product / Service Market size and growth

    Direct and indirect trade barriers

    Intensity of competition

    Small number of relevant intermediaries available

    Desired Mode

    Characteristics

    Transaction-specific factors

    Risk Averse Tacit nature of know-how

    Control Opportunistic behavior

    Flexibility

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    Internal factors deal with the internal factors of the company itself. Such as the

    size of the firm, the employee skills, production process or whether they have

    international experience or not. External factors consist of elements like the size

    of the home market and its growth potential. General motors mentioned on their

    website the following:

    We continue to create and leverage strategic global partnerships to bring new

    vehicles and technologies to customers faster.

    As they mention that one of their strategic choices is to create global

    partnerships. In their objective to bring new vehicles and technology to

    customers faster, they can establish growth.

    Acquiring international brands would extend their market size and would support

    them to grow and even get rid of trade barriers.

    Under the desired mode characteristics the outcome of the management decision

    is reflected. Depending on if the person making the decision is risk avers, wants

    to gain more control or wishes more flexibility. The choice of entry depends on

    these characteristics.

    Continuously acquiring foreign companies shows that General Motors is notavoiding risk. They want to gain more control.

    As for transaction specific factors we can distinguish factors like gaining tacit

    knowledge, a certain knowledge that not many others posses. For example

    buying a company that posses a special knowledge that is useful for the

    company.

    The reason why General motors chose to buy Opel was,because of the quality of

    its manufacturing network and its management and engineering team. And tostrengthen GMs position in the European. (Motors, 1929, Adam Opel

    Corporation Joins the GM Family, 2011) This is a Transaction- specific factor in

    practice.

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    Eclectic approachIn 1981, John Dunning came up with a model in which he says that the success of

    a company going abroad is dependent on the satisfaction of three types of

    advantages. These advantages are the ownership advantages, location and

    internationalization advantages (Dunning &Narula, 1996). GM is an automotive

    company who has to deal with fierce competition and in order to gain

    competitive advantage it has to be one step ahead of its competitors. This is not

    only the case in terms of R&D but also in choosing the right locations for going

    abroad. Below the advantages will be discussed of the country China.

    Ownership advantage

    General Motors has a globally focused strategy. China was attractive for GM

    because of its large market size of 1.3 billion inhabitants. Since the 1920s GM

    starting exporting vehicles to China, but it did not seem so profitable as expected.

    Than GM discovered that the Chinese people had different tastes than the U.S. or

    European population. GM solved this problem in 1997 by making an FDI in the

    form of starting joint venture with SAIC to import, produce and sell cars of GM.

    One year later the first production facility of GM already started operating in

    China (Synergistics Limited, 2011). The joint venture with SAIC made it possible

    for GM to take into account the tastes and needs of the chines population.

    Especially for China GM and SAIC developed the car brand Baojun in order to

    raise brand awareness in the country. The brand means treasured horse and the

    price of its cars was aimed at $7000 (Ramsey, 2010). Next to the car brand GM is

    creating another ownership advantage by applying two patents for two cars

    within the Chevrolet brand.

    Locational advantages

    GM could have locational advantages in case of factor endowments being

    profitable. GM build manufacturing plants for several reasons such as lower

    wage rates, cheaper raw materials and cheaper energy. The minimum wage rates

    in China can differ between different regions in China. In the poorer regions the

    minimum wage level is $90 per month and in the richer regions, such as

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    Shanghai, the minimum wage level can be $230 per month. These minimum

    wage levels are by far lower than the minimum wage levels of the U.S.

    (Bloomsberg, 2012). As a result of manufacturing plants in China distribution

    will run smoother instead of exporting all automobiles from the US. Whenfocusing on resources, China is considered as the world leader in terms of gross

    weight (Mbendi, 2012).

    Internationalization advantages

    GM has been creating lots of internationalization advantages. Firstly by

    establishing a joint venture with SAIC. Later the second move of GM was building

    its first production facility in China in 1998. And up until now there are in total 8manufacturing facilities in China. In 2007, GM invested in its first wholly owned

    R&D facility that focused on the customization and global product design. One

    step further was taken in 2009 by establishing its headquarter of GM

    International Operations in Shangai. Less than a year later the Global Gm

    Advance Technology Center in Shangai was build since the technology in China is

    the most advanced in the world. Lastly in 2012, the Shangai Wuling platform

    base for vans and small cars is launched. These last three events were done inorder to turn China into a Global for the sales and R&D of GM (Synergistics

    Limited, 2011).

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    Prahaladad & DozThe research done by Prahaladad and Doz focused on the international and

    global expansion strategies of companies. They made a distinction between four

    strategies:

    Global strategy, is characterised by high cost pressure in order to competewith the completion and secondly the company only sells one type of

    product e.g. Gucci and Rolls Royce

    Transnational strategy, this strategy is usually carried out by theautomotive industry, which deals with reducing the costs and fulfilling

    regional demands e.g. Toyota and HP

    Multi-domestic strategy, companies who gain little from internationalactivities have this strategy e.g. Philips

    International strategy, this adapts to companies who neither haveadvantages of local presence and a global strategy. These companies

    mainly operate through export.

    Below the model with all the four strategies can be seen and on which

    characteristics there are based, which are the relevance of cost pressure and

    local responsiveness (Lynch, 2003).

    Figure: Different internationalization strategies of companies

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    General Motors Company is spot on the largest industrial company in the world.

    It produces cars and trucks in 31 countries and these cars and trucks are

    available in 157 countries (Haidara, 2011). The automotive industry is an

    industry with fierce competition between different car brands. Maintaining itscompetitive cost structure in order to remain profitable at lower industry is one

    of the elements of GMs current strategy (GM annual report, 2011). As

    mentioned above GM enjoys a locational advantage as the result of moving big

    part of its business to China in order to reduce production costs. Also the local

    responsiveness of GM is high. This is a result of the emerging economies of the

    BRIC, such as Brazil Russia, India and China, where the costumers have different

    needs and tastes than the US market. These emerging economies are responsible

    for almost 40% of GMs unit sales. Therefore the segments GM South America

    and GM International Operations were created in order to focus on these

    markets (Haidara, 2011). In conclusion GM moved from a global strategy in the

    past to a transnational strategy now.

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