Friday, November 12, 2010

How hybrid power surprised the car industry

I choose this news because I want you to know that how can hybrid car surprised casr cyle all around the world.

According to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4015831.stm, Toyota Prius, a hybrid car of Toyota, has been voted to be European car of the year in 2005 and also in America lastes year. It's a good start of hybrid car and it show that car industry will have a big revoklution soon. Kazuo Okatmoto, the head stuff of Toyota, said that In next 20 to 40 years, most of drivers will change thier car to be hybrid car and it will not be only Toyota that make hybrid car for sure. Toyota Prius fisrt sold in 2004 and can reached a fantastic start because it can sold all around the world for 43,000 in the first year Hollywood star, Arnold Schwarzenegger also impress in performance of Toyota Prius too.

From this news, I had seen that Toyota Prius has become popular in global and it is a good sound that hybrid car will become the most pouplar vehicle in the world soon.

Madsilen, J. (2004, November 16). BBC News - How hybrid power surprised the car industry. Retrieved November 12, 2010, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4015831.stm

Sunday, November 7, 2010

What is a hybrid vehicle?

First of all, I choose this article because now in our society, hybrid car has become popular and i think that it will be good if almost people who a definition about hybrid car.

Acccording to http://what-is-what.com/what_is/hybrid_vehicle.html, hybrid car is ...."A hybrid car is an automobile that has two or more major sources of propulsion power." Most of hybrid car have two conventional gasoline and electric motor which including hydrogen, propane, CNG, and solar energy.This vehicle produce for reduce envirionment from pollution after car that use fuel has destroyed our environment a lot. There are many goals that producer of hybrid car are dsign it for example, to safe fuel or help about fuel economy, reduce green house gas emissions and prices of car.

From the article which I had read and wrote it, hybird car is a very interesing automobile vehicle that will be popular soon and also has many benefit for ourself and environment because it reduce a lot of major problem that come from normal car in the past.

Watkins, S. (2009, August 31). 2010 Hybrid cars: Here’s the Lineup. Practical Environmentalist. Retrieved November 7, 2010, from http://www.practicalenvironmentalist.com/automobiles/2010-hybrid-cars.htm

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Toyota Gives New Models

I choose this news because it shows that Toyota has created their products which is more and more trendy. It also show that why Toyota becomes to a successful car worldwide because they keep upgrading their products and have a high qualities.

The new appearance of Toyota models is forthcoming with the more attractive dimensions by a family face. The models will be designed obvious different for looking similar to their big cars. The head of Toyota Europe came out to inform that The products will offer many various modern styles. Sports models and SUVs will have a unique appearance which is easy to remember. The Toyota FT-86 concept car gives a glance new style. In this concept, Toyota has cooperated with Subaru. They create the new version for more saving fuel. Manual gearbox and the ADVICS brake system are composed with a 6-speed. The producer concentrates on being assertive not being elegant.


Palando, K. (2010, October 3). Toyota Fan- Toyota gives new models emotional appeal. Retrieved November 4, 2010, from http://www.toyotafan.co.uk/


Sunday, October 31, 2010

Toyota Creates Program to Investigate Cases of Unintended Acceleration

In response to go on the issues of unintended acceleration, Toyota has made a process for “quick evaluation of unintended acceleration reports.” The program, called the “SMART Business Process” is planned to speed up the process by which Toyota distribution with each report of unintended hastening.

Toyota expects to respond to customers within 24 hours to set up a “comprehensive on-site vehicle analysis.”

Toyota hopes to spread appeals caused by its poor handling of contemporary huge recalls- both from a legal standpoint as well as from a customer-satisfaction standpoint. It also hopes that the program will build up some trust in its quality.

It may be too late for Toyota to continues to trace behind its problems and customer affects.

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Friday, October 29, 2010

Toyota to open Mississippi plant

Toyota plans to open a new factory in Mississippi that they have spend a lot of time waiting for NUMMI to build the new building. They closed their factory in a short time after they recieve General motor's ownership.

The new factory will build a Corollars, and they will use 2,000 employees who has a lot of technique to working for Toyota. They work under independent companies to allow for transfer a payment dutyto American government and request that Toyota did not close any building.

Reopening the factory will help Toyota to claim that almost Corollas for North America will be specific built.

American taxpayers furnish $300 million for support Toyota to bankrupt and move a new factory to Mississippi.

Source : http://www.toyoland.com/news/?p=619

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Honda Faces New China Strike and Market Share Threat


According to Douglas Mcintyre(2010), "Honda Motor was attacked by a second revolution in China. Most of factory in southern part was closed like workers walked off the job." According to The New York Times, "the factory stores exhaust parts for Guangqi Honda, a joint car construction business between Honda and Guangzhou Automobile of China." The movement ended easier in Honda factory in China.

Honda says"increasing pay was asking for 75% by the workers." Some researchers say, action of People's republic for factory workers are a part to get higher repayment that in finally, they will increase Chaina's labor costs and prices it charge for exports. If China's market partners oppose buying the high cost goods, China will meet with a slow economy.

In this year, they expect to sale their products by increasing as much as 20%.