参考答案

（1）甲公司在汽车业务走下坡路的时候，将其转让给A公司，采取的是剥离战略。
（2）该战略适用于以下情况：企业已经采取了扭转战略而未见成效；某下属经营单位维持现有竞争地位所需投入的资源超出了企业现有能力；某下属经营单位经营失败，从而影响了整个企业的业绩；企业急需资金；该业务在管理、市场、客户、价值观等方面与企业其他业务难以融合。（教材P67）
Solution:
（1）Divestiture strategy. As company Jia sold its auto related business to Company A when its auto business began to decline, it use divestiture strategy
（2）This strategy is suitable for the following situation:
①The company has implemented turnaround strategy with limited effect
②Resources needed to maintain the market position of one subsidiary or business unit of the company exceeds its capability
③The operation failure of one subsidiary or business unit impacts the overall performance of the company
④The company needs working capital
⑤The management, market, clients, and value of the subsidiary or business unit cannot be integrated with other parts of the company