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Honda's U.S. operations to take lead on more vehicle design

Posted by Eka pramita Thursday, August 9, 2012 0 comments

Honda has been dinged by the media – us included – for recent lackluster designs, most notably the 2012 Civic. While the company has mostly adhered to its public position that everything is fine, clearly there are some changes being wrought behind the scenes at the Japanese automaker. For one, Honda's North American product development team is going to be taking over the next-generation Civic, according to Automotive News.

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Honda will also be developing the Acura NSX here, according to remarks made by Erik Berkman, the company's new president of Honda R&D Americas, speaking at the annual Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars. Berkman has been in charge of Honda's Ohio-based research and development center since April.

Via: Autoblog

Source: Autonews

The European Union requires automakers to incorporate the autonomous braking system, new legislation

Posted by Eka pramita Monday, August 6, 2012 0 comments

( The European Union requires automakers to incorporate the autonomous braking system, new legislation )

Safety a top priority in life, one of which is driving a car, while we are still far from living the dream car completely autonomous, simple steps are taken. The European Union now share this dream, and had passed a policy that would crave to have a new car from the emergency braking system (referred to as autonomous emergency braking, or AEB). From 2014 onwards, Euro NCAP will include AEB in the assessment of a new car, which would make it impossible for any model without technology to achieve a five star safety ratings.

Jean Philippe European Commission said that all commercial vehicles equipped with the technology will need in November next year. The system can use radar, laser or video to detect when there are obstacles or users of the road right in front of the car, and a new lesson to show that this technology lowers the accident rate to 27 percent. which translates to 8,000 preventable deaths and between 3.9 pounds ($ 6.05) billion and £ 6.3 ($ 9.7) billion saved every year.

Commercial vehicle shall exercise the system from November next year, and various other things from 2014. We think that anything that could help avert a collision occurs, the value is definitely a nice addition.

Source: Wired

Via: engadget

BMW showed their power to the tourist destiny, in the London Olympic Games Store BMW opens i sync

Posted by Eka pramita Thursday, July 26, 2012 0 comments

Currently the Company has begun queue technology for the London Olympic goal for all of that very ideal. BMW did not hesitate to make the company take a chance, but BMW does not want cash or money directly, what we mean here is, carmaker BMW is not the only use i opened showed Save for electric and hybrid variety of things for visitors to the city center are not happy see cycling.

The first rule is undoubtedly the i3 and i8, which will not even begin to be marketed until many months after the closing ceremony of the summer games, i3 on the floor over looking the model of the road, though, and will seduce EV driver with BMW packaging options. Obliged to use your bank account cringe too fast.

If you do not book a ticket to Heathrow on time, do not be confused: the ranks i made this year on a world tour that begins in the city of Rome, changing circumstances and atmosphere of the past U.S. and Japan, and comes to full circle to London in 2013.

Via: engadget

Volkswagen Beetle models 2012, given the small number of tire problems

Posted by Eka pramita Tuesday, July 24, 2012 0 comments

Volkswagen company announced it would replace the tires free of charge, given a 2012 Beetle some problems by installing a tire that is less ideal or wrong. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported aground summer tires, to give the federal motor vehicle safety standards. Summer can make the tires be over-load and under the rose, raising the risk of vehicle accidents, the NHTSA recalls. Volkswagen company itself reported only 83 beetles that will be replace the tires free of this.

Volkswagen will notify the owner to replace the tires are ideal and free. Plan to maintain the safety of these will be implemented in September 2012. Owners can contact the At1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen is a safety recall number 44K8/W4.

Customer may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Hotline AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) can also to http://www.safecar.gov

Via: Auto Blog
Source: Odi nhtsa

Lexus has a good motive, Lexus LF-LC-bound production on the basis of ideal reaction?

Posted by Eka pramita Wednesday, July 18, 2012 0 comments

At the Detroit auto show, Lexus LF-LC concept just a little, stricly that: concepts. Three months earlier, after the praise of design wins and 4 places - but we did not mention praise from anywhere that was brought up? Autocar says that the concept was given 50%-50% may be produced by Karl Schlicht, Lexus is in control of a product plan at that time. Currently 4 months have passed, Schlicht is in control of product planning for Toyota and Lexus, and a report in Automotive News reported that 2 +2 hybrid Lexus swoopy coupe is on its way to manufacturing and will definitely come up to the broad market.

Lexus itself even send a block of crystal that has a 3D etching content of LF-LC for the dealer, the trick to show that if the dealer sold 27 500 Lexus GS , they will have the LC-LF to be marketed.

Lexus wants to move to occupy the top position in the U.S. luxury car market. All of these analyzes are still trading, so it could be an LF-LC production car will not be made. However, Lexus has a good motive: after 11 years in the top U.S. luxury car race, down two flights of stairs to the top three in the U.S. luxury car race.

Via: Auto Blog

Source : Auto News