automotive motor vehicles Case Interview Questions & Answers

Ford Considers Buying A Leading Car Rental Company

Case Type: mergers and acquisitions.
Consulting Firm: Accenture second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: automotive, motor vehicles.

Case Interview Question #00369: Your client Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is a multinational automaker based in Dearborn, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United State. Ford is the second largest of the Big-3 automakers in the U.S. and the fifth largest in the world based on annual… Read the rest

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Tire Maker Bridgestone to Develop E-commerce Strategy

Case Type: new business.
Consulting Firm: Samsung Global Strategy Group (GSG) 2nd round job interview.
Industry Coverage: e-commerce & online business; automotive, motor vehicles; chemical industry.

Case Interview Question #00358: You are having lunch with a former client, the CEO of Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc. (BSAH), a major automotive tire producer. BSAH is the U.S. subsidiary of multinational rubber conglomerate the Bridgestone… Read the rest

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German Luxury Car Maker BMW to Enter Bangladesh Market

Case Type: market entry/new market; math problem.
Consulting Firm: Liberty Mutual Consulting final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: automotive, motor vehicles.

Case Interview Question #00350: Our client BMW (FWB: BMW) is a German luxury car maker that manufactures automobile, motorcycle and engines. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Headquartered in Munich, Germany,… Read the rest

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Optima Batteries Assess Recent Entry into Forklift Business

Case Type: increase sales; new business.
Consulting Firm: ZS Associates 2nd round job interview.
Industry Coverage: automotive, motor vehicles.

Case Interview Question #00348: Our client Optima Batteries (acquired by Johnson Controls Inc. in 2000, NYSE: JCI) is a global manufacturer of high quality car batteries based in London, United Kingdom, with sales in over 60 countries. The company has been a leading producer… Read the rest

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How Many Cars Are in Chicago Loop on Daily Average?

Case Type: estimate/guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) 2nd round summer internship interview.
Industry Coverage: automotive, motor vehicles.

Case Interview Question #00344: How would you go about estimating the daily average number of motor vehicles in the Chicago Loop (central business district of downtown Chicago)?

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This estimation or guesstimate case is sort of ambiguous at first glance as I was not… Read the rest

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