Country Analysis Research assignment:

The company is introducing a new high-end automobile (similar to a BMW, Lexus, Mercedes, etc.) and the company is trying to decide if it should export the car from the U.S. to Australia.

The task is to complete a country analysis on Australia, then make a recommendation on whether the company should pursue a more detailed analysis for exporting the upscale car to Australia. Considers are nut not limited to the following areas (include any type of information that would be important when trying to decide if Australia would be a good or bad opportunity/investment)

* Political/Legal

* Economic

* Trading Conditions

* Socioeconomic & Cultural Aspects

Must include necessary information to make a recommendation.

• Bottomline, should the company pursue a more detailed analysis (spend a lot of money and resources) to determine if it will export a high-end car to the country of your choice. Remember to keep the product in mind when making analysis.
• Support final recommendation with the data used to come to conclusion.

Body of paper is several pages

Please site references when used.

Here are some possible sources:

• Export-Import Bank of the United States: http://www.exim.gov/
• COFAC: http://www.coface-usa.com/
• USA Trade Online: https://usatrade.census.gov/
• Trademap:http://www.trademap.org/Index.aspx
• U.S. International Trade Commission: http://dataweb.usitc.gov/
• World Trade Organization: https://www.wto.org/
• Free Reports provided by the government of Australia: http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/pages/countries-and-regions.aspx
• An export site provided by the U.S. government: http://www.export.gov/
• CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
• Penn State Library Resources: https://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/researchguides/socialsciences/country.html