General Motors consolidated the position in South-East Asia


General Motors had the buoy that helped him ketka his sale in the USA –pasar especially- dropped. The buoy was the sale in Asia-Pacific. Dikawasan this General Motors experienced the growth of the very strong sale. In China, they became the automotive producer foreign first that could sell more than 1 million units. That last year, and this year, Nick Reily, President GM Asia Pasifik the optimist could touch 1,2 million units. This USA giant also had growth posture that was healthy in India and the South-East Asian region. Next month, GM will declare his new factory in Mumbai, India.
Last week, General Motors announced his investment plan with a value of $445juta to build the new diesel engine factory and upgraded assembly facilities in Thailand. That was revealed by Rick Wagoner the number one person GM. The new factory in Rayong, start operational 2010, with the production capacity more than 100.000 machine units pertahun. These facilities employed 340 workers. Approximately 90% from all over the production of his machine, were absorbed the assembly plant GM that also in Rayong. This assembly plant will produce the newest model pickup Chevrolet Silverado.
According to Wagoner, this investment part of the global strategy GM, including pushing the growth in developing countries. The main market of General Motors, the USA continued to shrink. Much important torque that stressed General Motors in the USA really was pressed. Quarterly first this year, the position of the number 1 during 78tahun moved the place to Toyota Motor Corp. Sementara Itu, the net loss quarterly the two reached $15.5 billion till July, his sale dropped 27% dibandingkanp the same period last year.
However Wagoner did not worry the sale of this year was supervised by Toyota. “Tahun this did not yet end. We not again very anxious was the number of one. But we wanted that to be pushed by the quality of the car and the extraordinary truck, most sophisticated and participating technology all the market dunia,” he said in Rayong. General Motors at this time was developing subcompact car the replacement Chevrolet Aveo. The model that continued to be completed in GMDAT, South Korea this, took basisi Chevrolet Beat, the concept car that was exhibited the first time in Detroit Motor Show 2007. Planned next year or 2010, this model has been marketed.

What next after this the Genesis?


Hyundai Genesis, the first luxurious Hyundai sedan with system the wheel motivator behind already the success removed attention publilk the world. Genesia brought Hyundai to the luxurious Lexus group of the same class of the elite of cars. That currently is waited for, how penjuala him. John Krafcik, Hyundai USA Vice President who was responsible towards the development of the production said his side the ray optimist sold 50.000 Genesis units pertahun. His composition 20.000 sedans and 30.000 coupe.
However the Genesis only part of the Hyundai effort did the image make over. This automotive South Korean producer made preparations to launch the car hybrid him in 2010. This Prius challenger was supplied by the newest generation Li-ion newest. The car hybrid Hyundai that was first in the USA eventually will be the Sonata. However Hyundai did not plan to sell the sedan with plug-in option that now in a crowd is developed by many makes. Plug-in was the car hybrid that his electricity energy could in charge through system the electricity installation at home.
Hyundai was the name that often was acknowledged as their future threat by Toyota senior figures. They saw Hyundai very fast carried out the change and produced increasingly good cars.

Honda Jazz:the right car at the right time


Honda had cenayang? Or with their service? Why they always right on time? Produced the exact car when that was exact. Early decade in the 70 's when the price of crude oil rose from $3/barrel to $5/barrel and shook the world, Honda was present with Civic. The cute vehicle, efficient and the only one that could fill the emissions regulation at that time.
At this time when the price of crude oil above $100/barrel, Honda was present with a series of frugal model the petrol. Honda that had many choices of efficient cars scooped up the extraordinary sale when other makes must stop the production of his factories gara-gara stock stock. The newest generation 2009 Honda Jazz was one of them. Although his plan was just introduced in the USA this coming October 1, but this cute car has been spread in dealer-dealer Honda.
“Pada his foundation we increased supplies totalling that we could to comply with the request, and we continued to finish the year model 2008,” the spokesperson's words Honda, Chris Martin to Automotive News. “Kami must do something so that dealer-dealer we not until ran out of measuring cars small that was looked for by the buyer at this time.
The price of the petrol in the USA that now $4/gallon or rose 200% for the last 4 years precisely brought up the Honda sale was Fit/Jazz until rising 73% compared with last year. This year the Fit sale/Jazz there achieved 52.053 units. The Honda sale during July totalling 12.226 units almost was the same as the sale of all the Acura model in the same month (12.828 units) Honda America marketed Fit/Jazz began $14,550.

Facelift Toyota Hilux


Toyota sedang sibuk. Setelah meluncurkan varian facelift Toyota Fortuner di 2008 International Indonesia Motor Show, kini mereka sedang menyelesaikan tahap akhir facelift Toyota Innova yang rencananya dirilisi akhir Agustus 2008.
Hilux was also experiencing the process facelift and his leak has circulated in the internet. Pickup this met the new spy with light indicator, the front bumper, grille alloy wheel just. Whereas the machine continued to not change, continue to used 2.5 litre D4-D that produced 102ps/3600rpm and torsion 260Nm/1600-2400rpm.

In Malaysia, the Hilux price just this was:
Toyota Hilux 2,5 of Single Cab 4×4 M./T RM 73,000
Toyota Hilux 2,5 of Double Cab STD 4×4 M./T RM 83,000
Toyota Hilux 2.5G Double Cab 4×4 M./T RM 91,000
Toyota Hilux 2.5G Double Cab 4×4 A/T RM 96.000