Archive for October, 2011

the new generation electric vehicle “i-MiEV” started production of the North America

Posted by Bob On Monday, October 31st, 2011

the new generation electric vehicle "i-MiEV" started production of the North America

 

Mitsubishi Motors, the new generation electric vehicle “i-MiEV” started production of the North American specificationMitsubishi Motors North America “i-MiEV” began production

Mitsubishi 28 at its Mizushima Plant, a new generation electric vehicle “i-MiEV ” in North America (※) announced that it has begun production specification car. The company, in late November this year the U.S. West Coast (California, Washington, Oregon) was launched in Hawaii, and the end of its fiscal year 2012 to expand the sales area throughout the U.S. and Canada.

“I-MiEV” North American specification, in order to meet North American safety standards, and advanced air bag deployment system to detect and control the amount of occupant seating position, tire pressure monitor (Tire Pressure Monitoring System: TPMS), etc.adopted a new addition to safety equipment, to meet the needs of customers in North America, which also aimed at improving motor torque. In addition, the appearance will extend the full width of the bumper and larger front and rear increases the safety and stability, ensuring that residents have enough to ride four adults.

Mitsubishi Motors in July 2009, environmental pollution, global warming and energy diversification, as the ultimate environmentally friendly vehicles to meet the challenges facing the automotive world’s first “i-MiEV” which began selling . 2010 has started in earnest as exports to Europe, and cumulative production of electric cars has reached approximately 16,000 units at the end of September. Now, with the addition of sales in North America, steadily global expansion of electric vehicles.
* North American spec car sales country: United States, Canada

■ “i-MiEV” (North American specification), the main difference between the  specification available in Japan
Length: 3,675 mm +280 mm
Width: 1,585 mm +110 mm
Overall Height: 1,615 mm +5 mm
Tread (front / rear): 1,420 mm / 1,380 mm [+110 mm / +110 mm]
Maximum torque <net>: 196 N · m / rpm [+16 N · m / rpm]


2011 WTCC SUZUKA FINAL RACE HIGHLIGHT

Posted by Bob On Friday, October 28th, 2011


Outline of the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show

Posted by Bob On Friday, October 28th, 2011

BUY TICKET NOW: http://www.tokyo-motorshow.com/en/ticket/

 

HOTEL RESERVATIONS:

 http://www.tokyo-motorshow.com/en/access/hotel.html

Dates Dec. 2 (Fri.) – Dec. 11 (Sun.), 2011 10 days
Press Days Nov. 30 (Wed.) and Dec. 1 (Thu.) 2 days
Special Guest Day Dec. 2 (Fri.) 1 day
General Public Days Dec. 3 (Sat.) – Dec. 11 (Sun.) 9 days
Hours Press Days 8:00 – 18:00
Special Guest day 9:00 – 18:00
General Public Days Monday – Saturday : 10:00 – 20:00
Sundays : 10:00-18:00
(only for Dec.11 : 10:00-17:00)
(Admission time and number of visitors admitted are subject to change)
Admission Fees Adults ¥1,500 (Advance tickets : ¥1,300)
Senior high school students ¥500 (Advance tickets : ¥400)
Junior high school students and under free
Afternoon Tickets
(Available only at the venue Mon-Sat from 3pm)
Adults ¥1,300
Senior high school students ¥400
Evening Tickets
(Available only at the venue Mon-Sat from 6pm)
Adults ¥500
Senior high school students ¥200
*Consumption tax included in the above ticket prices
Venue Tokyo Big Sight
3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo (http://www.bigsight.jp/english/)
Support Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Ministry of the Environment
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Chiba Prefectural Government
Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles (OICA)
Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Hino Announces impact damage and flooding situation in Thailand

Posted by Bob On Friday, October 28th, 2011

 

Hino Announces impact damage and flooding situation in Thailand

Notification of Thai Floods (as of October 28)

To everyone that is affected by the floods this week in Thailand, We sincerely sympathy.
We know the impact of the current situation and the damage caused by floods that occurred in Thailand.

1. Disaster situation
Manufacturing subsidiary in Thailand Thailand, Hino (Hino Motors Manufacturing (Thailand) Ltd.) In the three plants, there is no damage to buildings and facilities staff. Meanwhile, Thailand is a subsidiary Hino Motors Sales (Hino Motors Sales (Thailand) Ltd.) For employees are safe, head office located in Rakushi, damage from flooding in the city center and some maintenance training center located in parts Bansai We are out. The damage caused to our suppliers and logistics system in Thailand again.

2. Business Impact

[1] Hino brand business
In a production line manufacturing Hino Hino brand vehicles in Thailand, to stop running in Dearimasu 10 28 14 10 by missing some parts. For the Thai Hino Sales are temporarily transferred to the Thai Hino manufacturing headquarters, we do business around the development.

Hino plant in the production of light-duty trucks in the country at the moment out effect Although there have likely impact on the future procurement of parts produced by the situation. Hamura plant in the production of small trucks While our influence at this time out, the situation still sourcing, might impact on future production.

[2] Toyota projects
For future production in coordination with Toyota, we have to decide, on October 10 for the Toyota production line manufacturing plants shut down according to the Thai Hino Motor’s missing some parts of Thailand and Dearimasu stopped from running. Toyota’s domestic factories Hamura vehicles (SUV) production lines, we have to adjust the operating time from October 24 through some parts missing.

Regarding the production of each production line will continue to determine the future while looking at the situation.

Currently working closely with the destination sourcing relationships, we are committed towards early recovery as possible.
In addition, the impact of floods in Thailand in this performance is currently unknown but, if you determine that a material impact on future operating results will be announced soon.


automobile export increased in September

Posted by Bob On Friday, October 28th, 2011

 

 

JAMA announces the automobile export performance in September and April to September

Automobile export statistics in September ■ 2011

<Automobiles>

(Exports)
Automobile Exports in the month was 477,911 units, 38,681 units 439,230 units compared to same month last year, an increase of 8.8%, exceeding the previous year for 2 consecutive months.

Vehicle breakdown, the

420,070 passenger vehicles (22,925 cars in the car KD) 32,948 units increased 8.5% yoy

45,773 trucks (21,742 units in vehicles KD) 〃 3,239 units, up 7.6%

12,068 buses (1,273 units in vehicles KD) 〃 2,494 units, up 26.0%

Was.

(Export value)
Export value is 8,943 million USD 11.1 billion vehicle minutes will 2,813.7 million and $ 3,870.7 15.5 billion of $ 4.3 billion total parts minute, 46.71 billion compared to $ 13.0 a year ago 2,346.6 million dollars and 2.5 billion, an increase of 19.4%.

Breaking export performance automobiles ● 2011 September minutes

※ see the attached related documents

<Motorcycles>

(Exports)
Exports motorcycles in the month is 40,848 units, 1,576 units compared to 39,272 units a year earlier, an increase of 4.0%, higher than the same month last year two months.

Vehicle breakdown, the

316 units 18.2% 2,050 units a year earlier type of motorized vehicle

6,363 units, up 30.6% 1,490 car units of two motorized adjuster

89 of 9,619 units rose 0.9% motorcycle light adjuster

Adjuster units decreased by 1.4% 22,816 319 small motorcycles

Was.

(Export value)
Export amount, 2,988.8 million dollars 200 million vehicle minutes will 7,228.5 million and $ 300 million part of $ 4,239.7 million minutes, 2,867 million dollars 300 million a year earlier compared to 4,361.5 million dollars, an increase of 13.3%.

Breaking export performance motorcycles ● 2011 September minutes

※ see the attached related documents

Summary minutes of automobile exports from April to September ■ 2011

<Automobiles>

(Exports)
Automobile Exports 1,983,037 units in the current period, compared with 396,734 units a year earlier to 2,379,771 units, a decrease of 16.7% over two years and a half minus other.

Vehicle breakdown, the

1,738,517 passenger vehicles (117,299 cars in the car KD) decreased by 17.1% year on year to 359,312 units

193,521 trucks (vehicles 92,767 units in KD) 〃 31,587 units, down 14.0 percent

50,999 buses (7,274 units in vehicles KD) 〃 5,835 units, down 10.3 percent

Was.

(Export value)
Export amount, 6,971.4 million USD 45.5 billion vehicle-minute, will total 657 million and $ 7.41 billion of $ 20.1 billion 3,102.7 parts minute, 2,312.6 million dollars 68.9 billion in the prior year 3.2 billion compared to 2,238.5 million dollars, a decrease of 4.7%.

Breaking export performance automobiles ● 2011 minutes between April and September

※ see the attached related documents

<Motorcycles>

(Exports)
Exports 221,834 motorcycle units in the current period, 4,499 units compared to 226,333 units a year earlier, a decrease of 2.0%, was negative in two years as the first half.

Vehicle breakdown, the

3,977 units, up 69.2 percent year on year to 9,721 units a type of motorized vehicle

24,616 units 1,054 units down 4.1% adjuster of two motorized vehicles

44,269 units 2,290 units, up 5.5% adjuster light motorcycles

One adjuster units decreased 6.4% 9,712 143,228 small motorcycles

Was.

(Export value)
Export amount is 13 million USD 27.98 billion vehicle minutes will 6,353.9 million and $ 6,074.1 billion total of $ 700 million parts minute, 8,864.2 million dollars 1.9 billion in the prior year compared to 7,489.7 million dollars, an increase of 3.8%.


Hope for Tohoku

Posted by Bob On Thursday, October 27th, 2011

7/11-15 Thoughts from Bethany

Everyone in my family had already been to Tohoku before me, so when I went up there, I basically had already heard stories and seen pictures of what it was like there. However, I was amazed at how much progress was being made after only four months after the tsunami. Don’t get me wrong, there is still much more work to be done, but compared to the beginning of the disaster, there is a significant difference. Many roads are now cleaned up, while formerly the cars had to swerve around fallen trees and rubble. The people in Ishinomaki are beginning to smile and the children are starting to relax and play, while formerly only faces of desperation for basic needs were seen.

It was so encouraging to work with great volunteers working with Be One with the united purpose of being Christ’s hands and feet. Making relationships with the local people there and seeing them being extremely hospitable and thankful to our teams greatly inspired us all.
God is indeed working in Ishinomaki!

Hope for Tohoku

Posted by Bob On Thursday, October 27th, 2011

7/8-11 Thoughts from Shiho-san

I went to Ishinomaki from July 8-11.

The trip took more than 12 hours each way. The people in Ishinomaki would love to return to their normal lives, but so many can not.

Even during our short stay there, there was an earthquake that measured 4 on the Japanese scale and a tsunami warning was issued. We evacuated to higher ground with the local people. Though 4 months have passed since the big earthquake, aftershocks and tsunami warnings are now still a part of daily life causing instability and fear for those living there.

Though they face so much difficulty, the people are working very hard to put their lives back together. I feel a great respect for them. I saw the light of great hope in these people, and through that I was encouraged by them! I hope we will continue to do whatever we can and whatever will be useful for the people there. I want to say thank you to everyone who accepted us!


Hope for Tohoku

Posted by Bob On Thursday, October 27th, 2011

6/5 Thoughts from Keishi san

I went to Ishinomaki from the night of June 3. I left about 9pm and arrived at 11am. I went to a park that was recently cleaned up and gathered kids together to play with them and to pass out presents. These kids’ stationery goods along with their homes were washed away in the tsunami, some lost their families. We played volleyball, dodgeball, frisbee, badminton, and soccer! Many people came out for a barbeque and we had a wonderful time with them.

I have gone to this area many times now and have become friends with many of the people there. I feel the people of Tohoku have a closeness to Kansai people. Their sense of language and humor is very similar. They are cheerful and friendly people. They like Kansai-ben (dialect).

As I get to know these people and befriend them, I am struck by one thing.
Though they do not say this directly, this is what I believe I am hearing from their hearts. “We don’t want people to come here and help us just because they pity us. We want people to come who love our towns and who love the people who live here, or because they love the goods we produce here. When these kinds of people come to help us, we feel the strength to live again and realize that life is worth living again.”

On March 18, I met a man who formerly had a yakisoba (fried noodles) factory. He showed me around the area where the factory used to stand and the temporary factory that is currently under construction. His factory was 1000 tsubo (1 acre) , but now all that is left is the foundation but there is no trace that anything more was there – it was all washed away. The loss will surmount 1 – oku yen (over $1 million). Standing there with the old man, I couldn’t say anything. There’s no trace of anything ever standing in that region. Most would be dumbfounded, however, this old man began to see hope and he encouraged me instead! These are the kinds of people that I hope we can continue to support!


Lamborghini “Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale” limited 150 units produce

Posted by Bob On Thursday, October 27th, 2011

 

Lamborghini “Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale” limited 150 units produce

Lamborghini Gallardo in the ultimate
Launch of the LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale

Lamborghini Japan (President: Reginald Bell Yeoman Street Address: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo), October, today the price of Super Trofeo Gallardo LP 570-4 Stradale and Lamborghini Gallardo top model ultimate series released in September 2007 26 (Wednesday) announced, will begin selling Lamborghini dealer in the country through. Delivery starts in Japan is scheduled for December 2011.

Suggested Retail retail prices Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale (including tax)]

Yen ¥ 31,368,750 (suggested retail price excluding tax ¥ 29,875,000 yen)

※ Product images related documentation accompanying

The latest Gallardo is a model that is based on Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo machine known as the world’s fastest one-make race series, you can directly enjoy the excitement of motor racing on public roads.Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale, the production will be limited to only 150 units.

Suggested Retail retail prices Lamborghini model lineup (including tax)]

■ Aventura Tadoru LP700-4
Semi-ISR-speed AT 7: ¥ 41,002,500 (¥ 39,050,000 vehicle price without tax)
* Navigation system, lifting system, ETC standard

■ Gallardo LP550-2
Speed ​​MT 6: ¥ 23,031,750 (¥ 21,935,000 vehicle price without tax)
E 6-gear semi-speed AT: ¥ 24,081,750 (¥ 22,935,000 vehicle price without tax)
* Navigation system, lifting system, ETC standard

■ Gallardo LP560-4
Speed ​​MT 6: ¥ 24,764,250 (¥ 23,585,000 vehicle price without tax)
E 6-gear semi-speed AT: ¥ 25,814,250 (¥ 24,585,000 vehicle price without tax)
* Navigation system, lifting system, ETC standard

■ Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder
Speed ​​MT 6: ¥ 27,147,750 (¥ 25,855,000 vehicle price without tax)
E 6-gear semi-speed AT: ¥ 28,197,750 (¥ 26,855,000 vehicle price without tax)
* Navigation system, lifting system, ETC standard

■ LP570-4 Super Leger over LA
E-speed MT / 6-speed 6-gear semi-AT:
¥ 29,132,250 (¥ 27,745,000 vehicle price without tax)
* Navigation system, lifting system, ETC standard

■ Torikorore Gallardo LP550-2
E 6-gear semi-speed AT: ¥ 23,649,150 (¥ 22,523,000 vehicle price without tax)
* Navigation system, lifting system, ETC, dedicated exterior Torikorore,
Only interior (leather package I), a transparent engine cover, rear view camera,
White side indicator, heated seats,
Callisto Shiny Black Wheels Standard

Gallardo LP560-4 ■ Bikorore
E 6-gear semi-speed AT: ¥ 25,322,850 (¥ 24,117,000 vehicle price without tax)
* Navigation system, lifting system, ETC, dedicated exterior Bikorore,
Corolle vinyl interior, transparent engine hood, rear view camera, branding package,
Style package, white side indicator, the scope Pius wheel
Limited edition metal plate, leather interior package I, travel packages,
Electric and heated seats as standard equipment

■ LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale
E 6-gear semi-speed AT: ¥ 31,368,750 (¥ 29,875,000 vehicle price without tax)
* Navigation system, lifting system, ETC standard


Fujitsu, corporate car navigation voice guidance corresponding to the map display and four languages ​​”ECLIPSE” released

Posted by Bob On Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

 

Fujitsu, corporate car navigation voice guidance corresponding to the map display and four languages ​​”ECLIPSE” released”ECLIPSE (Eclipse)” was released in four languages ​​support for corporate car navigation- The display and voice guidance allow English, Japanese, Korean characters map – the industry’s first

Fujitsu Ltd. (Headquarters: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, President: Takashi Shigematsu Capital: 5.3 billion yen), the AV & Car Navigation Systems “ECLIPSE (Eclipse)” from the Industry’s First (※ 1) four languages ​​on maps on sale in early November, a car navigation system that supports corporate display and voice guidance.

[Planning] intent

With the recent increase of foreign tourists has been increasing use of foreign tourist rental. We will meet the needs of car rental companies as a convenience for foreign tourists, in October 2010, in-dash navigation for corporate memory has released a car navigation map display and voice guidance provides the first English .

Now, in addition to the traditional Japanese and English, also supported by Chinese and Korean demands increased, particularly from enhanced convenience. (SD card multi-language “SDB311M”)

In addition, when using for business on the map you want to see small buildings and shops, responding to the needs of, the city has to figure contains data for display in the form of detail of the building. (SD card more illustration “SDB211M”)

“Necessary and sufficient basic functionality,” “low cost”, “durable” body-proven navigation “AVN110MRC” a combination of SD maps, multi-language version, you select from three combined illustrations and detailed Edition that correspond to the various needs of corporate customers.

(※ 1) Alps Electric / October 2011

New Products [List]
※ Reference Documents

- Main Features

1. Multilingual (voice guidance and Korea Map / of / J / E) New!

2. New house-shaped figure chart display also supports the city!

3. Support tailored to individual customization

4. Expert support 3-year warranty