Ford Motors SWOT Analysis

&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;left&semi;margin&colon;0px 0px 0px 0&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>•    Ford fired number of employees due to outsourcing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•     Firestone Tire recalls caused Stock Price to bear 14&period;70&comma; Lowest in Years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Due to the diversity factor&comma; it might lose focus on some lines<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;large&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Opportunities<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>•    Produce fuel efficient Cars in the upcoming years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Produce Hybrid cars in upcoming years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>•    Invest on electric&comma; hybrid and solar energy Vehicles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    They have a change to become more environment friendly company&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Enter into the Asian market&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Joint ventures with other major competitors to combat recession&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Initiate manufacturing operating in low cost countries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Giving more charities<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;adsense&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Threats<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>•    Rapid changes in fuel prices&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Government regulation outside US&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Long lasting recession in majority of countries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Hard competition from other motor vehicle companies like Toyota&comma; TATA motors and etc&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Variation in currency rates&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Threats of substitutes<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>•    Due to the recession ford face tough time to please its investors and employees&period;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;