After the collapse of world oil prices during the late 1990s, Cheniere began shifting its business focus away from upstream exploration and toward LNG regasification to take advantage of a projected decline in domestic natural gas production and the natural gas supply deficit that was expected in the US over the next decade.

The case puts the student in the role of a junior associate who has been charged by her boss, the partner of a venture capital firm, to look into the potential of electric vehicles. At first skeptical, the associate soon finds some intriguing new data. Could EVs be heading for a renaissance? How is EV technology likely to evolve?

This workbook focuses on three international companies in the automotive manufacturing industry. The industry write-up gives an overview of the industry; growth development, as well as cost cutting measures in response to the prevailing economic situation. Similarly, the company write-ups are a general overview of the history and business segments within each company.