TO: Scott Phillippo

FROM: Christian Reyes

DATE: June 30, 2015

SUBJECT: Delivery Fleet Options

Thank you for requesting that I help you with your decision in choosing a vehicle to run deliveries for Chipotle. I understand that you, as general manager of Chipotle Northern Kentucky University location, are interested in purchasing a fleet of cars that you can use to deliver food. Because you are looking for a car that is reliable, affordable, and will get you more miles per gallon I have narrowed the options of two cars.

In this report, I explain the evaluation of the criteria in which led to a recommendation of the Chevrolet Volt for a car fleet delivery option at Chipotle NKU location.

Criteria

I have chosen the criteria that I believe are most important to your decision about whether you should choose a Focus or a Volt:

Safety Cost Miles Per Gallon

In the following section, I explain my findings in regards to each of these criteria.

Analysis of Criteria

Below is my analysis of options, which include; safety, cost and miles per gallon.

Safety

2014 Ford Focus Electric. On U.S. News website, the safety for Ford Focus received a 5-star overall rating which includes frontal crash, side crash, and rollover. The overall scorecard for safety given was 9.7. Safety features that are in Focus include:

Driver Air Bag Passenger Air Bag

Side Head Air Bag Rear Head Air Bag

Side Air Bag 4-Wheel ABS 4-Wheel Disc Brakes Brake Assist

Electronic Stability Control Child Safety Locks Integrated Turn Signal Mirrors Traction Control

2015 Chevrolet Volt. On U.S. News website, the safety for Chevrolet Volt received a 5-star overall rating which includes side crash and rollover (frontal crash received 4-star). Safety features that are in Volt include:

Driver Air Bag Passenger Air Bag Side Air Bag Rear Body Air Bag 4-Wheel ABS 4-Wheel Disc Brakes Brake Assist Electronic Stability Control Daytime Running Lights Child Safety Locks Integrated Turn Signal Mirrors Traction Control Lane Departure Warning

The Ford Focus has a higher safety rating. The Ford Focus received 5-star rating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration while the Chevrolet Volt received a 4-star rating in one the categories which was the frontal crash. Further, the Volt did receive 5-star but fell back in the frontal crash.

Cost

Focus. Cost of Focus is around $29,170.1

Volt. Cost of Volt is around $33,101.2

The Ford Focus Electric is a used car in which the average price is $29,170. While a brand new Chevrolet Volt is $4,000 more at $33,101. The Ford Focus Electric is affordable.

MPG

1 Usnews.rankingsandreviews.com http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Ford_Focus-Electric/2014/prices/

2 Usnews.rankingsandreviews.comhttp://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Chevrolet_Volt/prices/

Focus. According to U.S. News, it gets 110/99 (city/highway) miles per gallon (miles per gallon-equivalent)

Volt. John Voelcker states in his article that the Volt gets 35-40 miles per gallon.3 The car has a Voltec range-extended electric powertrain. Reports of owners say that they visit the gas station once a month covering 900 miles.

Recommendation

Sources:

Ford Focus

Safety: http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Ford_Focus-Electric/2014/ Price: http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Ford_Focus-Electric/2014/

prices/

Chevrolet Volt

Safety: http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Chevrolet_Volt/Safety/ Price: http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Chevrolet_Volt/prices/

3 John Voelcker.2015 Chevrolet Volt- Review. http://www.thecarconnection.com/overview/chevrolet_volt_2015