With nearly forty years of history as a business in China, Wanxiang Group has navigated to a great variety of political and economic changes in China in order to succeed as a global leader in the automotive parts industry, and to develop a broad business conglomerate. Starting in 1994, when she first started in the United States, Wanxiang started to expand its role as a supplier of parts to the discerning buyer of distressed companies in the U.S., although he saw the acquisition of an exciting tool for growth, the company's strategy for its Hangzhou, China headquarters also included vertical integration in order to develop fully in the electric car. If these two goals divergent or complementary to each other:? Mutually exclusive or "Hide
on F. Warren McFarlan, Regina Abrami, William C. Kirby, Tracy Yuen Manty, Keith Chi-ho Wong Source: HBS Premier Case Collection 19 pages. Publication Date: February 26, 2008. Prod. #: 308058-PDF-ENG
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