Rabu, 29 Februari 2012

How To Save Fuel by Watching RPM

Cara Hemat BBM dengan Memperhatikan RPMPressure rise in world oil prices increasingly appear to increase the likelihood the government raised the price of fuel oil.

We must get ready to spend more if it's bitter end option that should be taken to save the state budget.

As the riders as well as good citizens, many steps we can do. Among them are fuel-efficient driving style.

One way to create an efficient fuel consumption is to change gear (transmission) is appropriate, ie when the engine reaches maximum torque (maximum moment).

Because of this, notice first is the technical data of your car. See description of Maximum torque (maximum torque). Manual book contains a description of these data. Usually, written with units of feet/lbs, feet-pounds, or Newtonmeter (Nm). Each machine has a different maximum torque.

Typically, the rate of torque (moment) is always associated with the engine rotation rate (RPM).

Example, the technical data on the book written manual maximum torque: 200Nm/3750rpm. This means that the highest moment of 200Nm occurs when the engine spins as much as 3750 per minute.

In this example, means that we should do when the gear shift range of numbers indicates 3750 rpm. RPM figures can be seen in the tachometer that are on the car dashboard.

RPM on the tachometer numbers are also important when we consider not only the gear change to a higher position. To streamline the fuel consumption, while speeding down the road maintains the engine speed in the range of the maximum torque.

Because, that's when fuel supply is in accordance with the output of the engines and power needed to drive the car.


Minggu, 26 Februari 2012

JD Power: Toyota Proved Durable In Use

Toyota Terbukti Paling AwetToyota's reputation durable, re-proved by the survey JD Automotive Power Dependability Study 2012. This survey measures the number of problems experienced by owners of cars within three years of age. Owners of the cars Toyota reported very few problems that arise in three years with Toyota.

Lexus, a brand of luxury cars made ​​by Toyota to be the least amount of problems compared to other brands selling 32 cars in the United States. Lexus owners reported just 86 problems per 100 cars. Compared to last year fell 21% and included one of the brands that experienced the greatest improvement.

Two other brands, Toyota and Scion are in the top five. Toyota Motor Corp.. most also putting their models as a champion in each class. Ie Lexus ES 350 sedan, crossover Lexus RX 350, Toyota Prius hybrid, the Toyota Tundra pickup and the Toyota Sienna minivan.

J.D. Power involves 31.000 respondents. They were selected using the car since it was purchased in 2009 from a completely new. So they feel themselves the issues that emerged from his car during the three years since it came out of our showroom today.

Dependability - by J.D. Power - greatly affect the brand image. Also a major consideration for loyal customers. This year's industry average was 132 problems per 100 vehicles. Down from last year, 151 problems per 100 vehicles. Of the 32 brands surveyed, 25 of them experienced improvement.


Minggu, 19 Februari 2012

Toyota Product Earn 3 Top Brand Award

Produk Toyota Kembali Raih 3 Top Brand AwardToyota won the award again in the field of marketing at the beginning of 2012. Toyota's three product brands namely: Yaris, Kijang Innova and Avanza, won the title of Top Brand, an award that is given by Frontier Consulting Group in collaboration with the Marketing magazine brands that meet two criteria in the assessment set.

Top Brand survey is divided into two types of surveys. The first is to target survey respondents general population, and the second is a B2B survey and the survey contractor. Top Brand survey involving 2.400 respondents general random sample, and 1.200 booster sample. The survey was conducted in six cities: Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Medan and Makassar. While B2B survey involving 450 companies located in Jakarta and Surabaya, and 75 respondents kotraktor.

General criteria of the respondents are male or female between the ages of 15-65 years. With the SES or the average household expenditure per month between SES E (spending an average of more than Rp 750.000 per month) until SES A (spending an average of more than Rp 3.5 million per month). Booster sample of respondents criterion is derived from the SES level A, the sample was added to increase the incident rate of premium products.

Top Brand general survey sample is taken by using multistage random sampling method to sample random. While the booster sample taken using a purposive sampling method. Surveys conducted by the method of face to face personal interview. B2B surveys conducted using stratified random sampling method, using the bussines line as strata. B2B respondents in the interviews is the purchasing, the GA (General Affairs) or the IT (information technology), which determines the purchase of goods / products in each company.

Toyota's three products achieved the highest score in a survey organized by Frontier Marketing Magazine along with the pattern of top of mind awareness (the first brand den called by the response when the product categories mentioned), last used (the brand that was last used in the first respondent re-purchase cycle), and future intention (brands that want to consume in the future) and meet the assessment criteria set 2, ie as the brands that get a minimum of Top brand Index by 10% and brands that according to survey results are in position in the top three product categories.

"We're grateful, Awards Top Brand Award 2012, Toyota achieved this has provided an overview of products and services that Toyota suda hteruji and get the highest position of trust in the eyes of consumers. The award is encouraging and will be driving our ongoing work to improve customer satisfaction and convenience to customers, "said President Director of PT Toyota-Astra Motor (TAM), Johnny Darmawan.

For Toyota Kijang Innova, Top Brand award this time further strengthening its position as one of the ideal family vehicle Indonesia. Vehicle category Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) is continuous for 11 consecutive years won the highest index Top Brand Award since 2002 for dikategorinya vehicle and managed to get an additional award Top Brand Platinum Award, as a consistent vehicle for a minimum of 8 years in a row Top-brand also awarded as the best brand.

Similarly, the best-selling car in Indonesia today, the Avanza. Mini MPV vehicles are still the largest contributor of Toyota sales in Indonesia also has a track record is not much different from the Toyota Kijang. Toyota Avanza has also managed to strengthen its position for 5 consecutive years since 2008.

In 2011, Toyota Avanza has also been chosen as the brand would be eligible for the Best in Achieving Total Customer Satisfaction survey conducted by SWA magazine marketing consultant with Mars.

As for the Toyota Yaris, the inclusion of this compact sedan in the ranks of Top Brand Award 2012 has also given its own record for this compact sedan. In a row since 2010, Toyota Yaris awarded Top Brand for 3 consecutive years. Having previously earned the accolade as Car of the Year in the event the Indonesian Car of the Year 2009 selection of magazine Motor Cars, Yaris is also the main choice of the communities in Brand Choice Award by Community 2009 and became the SWA Magazine Favorite Car in Auto Bild Award 2010 event.

Various rows of the award is increasingly convinced that the position of the eyes of consumers increasingly Toyota Yaris skyrocketed. No wonder the Yaris sales increased from year to year. Throughout the last in January 2012, TAM had posted sales of the Yaris as much as 1.196.


Selasa, 14 Februari 2012

Toyota Will Make Indonesia As ASEAN Export Base

Indonesia Basis Ekspor Toyota di ASEANToyota will increase production capacity of a second plant in Karawang which will be in production late next year. The new plant's production will be exported and partly for the domestic market.

"We will make a second factory in Karachi that the export production base, and we plan for new products," said Executive Vice President Director of Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) Yukitoshi Funo, after meeting with Minister of Industry MS Hidayat and the minister who is also Head of BKPM Gita Wirjawan in Jakarta .

TMC will make Indonesia its production base for auto exports to Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East, with the percentage of a lot more domestic than export.

"In the early stages of production, the share for the domestic market will be bigger. However, in line with market growth in the targeted countries the share of exports will rise," he explained.

Last year, more Funo, Indonesia is Toyota's fourth-largest auto market after the United States, Japan, and China, with sales of 310 thousand units. To achieve that, an additional investment to ensure the Toyota factory Karawang 2, so the total investment reached 41.3 billion yen, equivalent to Rp 4.8 trillion.

"At first, the initial investment for second plant Karawang 26.3 billion yen with a production capacity of 70,000 units are realized by 2013. Now, we add 15 billion yen, so the capacity to 120,000 units and is scheduled to start production by 2014," said Funo.

With additional investment, the total production capacity of Toyota's factory in Karawang is 230,000 units per year, consisting of as many as 110,000 units of Karawang1 plant, and as many as 120,000 units of the plant Karawang2. "This new factory Toyota prepare for new models and plans are also exported," said Funo.

Minister of Industry MS Hidayat said the establishment of Karawang 2 Toyota plant opened 29 000 new jobs in Indonesia until the relevant supplier. Toyota also asked for new incentives from the government in Indonesia related to new investments.


Senin, 13 Februari 2012

Toyota Has Die Plant in Indonesia

Mobil Murah Toyota untuk NegaraToyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) had a plant die (mold maker factory car body plate) the best and the only one in Indonesia. Operated the nation's best sons and exported to ten countries.

It took a long time and hard work to achieve a level as now. It is all based on Toyota's strong commitment to localize its products. One effort is to produce their own parts of the vehicle body.

To produce the necessary body parts molds for pressing metal plate to be a body panel. This addition is necessary to print a hydraulic pressing machine high strength, are also printed. Molds are made of cast iron is to be really precise to produce precision metal plate as well.

Mold that is used constantly will wear out and no more precision. If this happens, the mold must be repaired or replaced. First, at the beginning of its operations in Indonesia, Toyota Indonesia only perform mold maintenance course, which began in 1978. Die imported from Toyota factories in other countries. Indonesia only has Toyota technicians are used to treat die. "Two years later, 1980, Toyota Indonesia has done die manufacturing or producing its own mold," said Ratna Kurniasari, External Affairs Division of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia.

Currently, Toyota Indonesia die plant has to import its products - a die for the components under the roof and body - to the ten countries namely, South Africa, Turkey, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines, Australia and Japan. The export volume TMMIN die on average per year reached 120,000 units.

Volume of that size can be achieved thanks to the quality of human resources excellence. In TMMIN, all employees who are in the division Dies and Jigs Design and Fabrication (DJDF) has had an international die finishing certification. Die finishing it is the skill / knowledge base of the die fabrication technology.


Jumat, 10 Februari 2012

Toyota Develops Electric Motor Without Magnet

Toyota Kembangkan Motor Listrik Tanpa MagnetToyota Motor Corp. is developing an electric motor that does not use a magnet, in order to limit the use of rare-earth metal such as neodymium and dysprosium are expensive and hard to find.

So far, the electric motor always works using magnets based on the principles of electromagnet. Where a combination of magnets and electric currents can produce mechanical energy. This basic principle is used in all electric motors ranging from home appliances, industrial electric motors up.

The high price of rare-earth metal pushing Toyota to seek a new breakthrough to slash prices by reducing dependence on rare-earth metal. Although the so-called rare-earth metal, is actually not rare. Commonly found in coal mines, iron, aluminum as a follow-up of minerals. The issue, abortion is so small that it is not economical for the mine. That's why so-called rare-earth metal. China currently controls 90% of the production of this material. Japan is the world's largest consumer by absorbing a third of world production.

Find a breakthrough to produce an electric motor with no magnet - which took the rare-earth metal - is increasingly important. Moreover, production and demand of electric cars expected to soar in the next few years.

Because China controls 90% of the production of this material, the slightest disturbance in China will affect the production of electric motors in Japan. Moreover, China now has a third of the total reserves of the world's reserves.


Rabu, 01 Februari 2012

World Class Award for Toyota Dealers

Penghargaan Kelas Dunia untuk Dealer ToyotaToyota for years synonymous with environmentally friendly cars and fuel efficient. More than that, not just cars, but also the production processes and factories also uphold the principles of eco-friendly. For example, by using solar cell panels to harvest electrical energy, using water-based paints that do not pollute the environment, also designed the factory building which need little energy for lighting and air circulation.

But not limited to that, its dealers also apply the same approach. Even in Enfield, England one of the newest Toyota dealership received the highest recognition of BREAMM. BREEAM is the environmental impact assessment methods and the world's leading rating system for buildings. So far the building is 200,000 units certified BREEAM assessment and more than one million who have registered since the assessments began in 1990.

Jemca Toyota Enfield, the newly inaugurated gets excellent rating from BREEAM for best practice in terms of sustainable design, construction and operational processes.

The dealer is recognized as the best examples ranging from the design process on the drawing board, the process of construction to operation. Priority to environmental conservation demonstrated by innovative and intelligent systems such as energy conversion, carbon emissions, water usage and and recycled materials. Including also the level of noise during operation.

Targets is determined to suppress the CO2 emissions are monitored continuously through the consumption of energy. Measurements were also made to reduce noise pollution by installing equipment that can muffle the sound.

"It takes a huge investment to develop Toyota's commitment to minimize environmental impact in all areas of its business, not just produce cars that are environmentally friendly," said Simon Boxal, Director of Jemca Toyota. "We are very proud to get a BREEAM Excellent, which is the highest recognition of what we accomplished in Enfield in terms of reducing environmental impact.

Jemca Toyota Enfield became the first Toyota dealership in Great Britain who received the highest certificate of BREEAM.