Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Goodyear Shares Tire Care Tips

In the automotive industry & 39; this week found that the National Commission for tyres week for security. In this context, Goodyear, the third largest company in the tyres in the world, announced its series of tire care tips for drivers and vehicles owners.
Taking care of their vehicle tyres is a good step to avoid accidents. Poorly inflated tires can lead to blowouts, and if something happens, then, that drivers & 39; goes very quickly, there is a risk that it & 39; May, or they lose Control of the car, can accidents.
According to researchers in this field, what the motorist is a tire that the second important element of the safety of their cars next only the brakes. While May is the case, the researchers found that only one third of the corresponding know how good their tires.
To awareness, examine the drivers to the possibility of their car, certainly more than good, their tires, Goodyear has several recommendations . Brett Ponton, the vice-president of Goodyear to detail, this-say & quot; testing of tyres for & 39; inflation and a good running surface is a state of the most critical - and easier - the maintenance and Care for the consumer. It does not take much time or d & 39; equipment are essential. The driver can check their tires themselves, or & 39; one of our outlets would be happy, the service is available. & quot;
Indeed control the tire needs little or no help from the automotive and engineering technicians. C & 39, is only a question of how to correct and Goodyear aims to motorists.
Experts this knowledge society tyres put motorists to check their tires regularly, or before a long journey. L & 39; one of the recommendations made by Goodyear is that motorists should swell their tyres on the basis of the specifications of the production. It is one of the most common faults of the owners of vehicles to drive their car tires on the basis of the ceiling d & 39, a tyre, as in his flank. L & 39; one of the reasons is that the vehicle manufacturers have already made great efforts to know how much a tire of the car must be inflated so that they support the weight of the vehicle without risk properly d & amp; 39; not normal wear and tear.
The problem inflate a tire on his ceiling is only & 39, it depends on the & 39; inflation, which can lead to blowouts. For longer trips, to the inflated tires are subject to a high degree of heat, then the damage to the structure of the tyre badly. It would also be a good idea to increase the efficiency of their & 39; tires in addition to the suspension of high quality as Bilstein Shocks.
The Tire Company also offers other programmes d & 39; care of tyres to consumers outside its recommendations. L & 39; one of these consumers includes a brochure for the & 39, information on the maintenance of good tires. This booklet, entitled & quot; The Complete Guide " safety of the tires Goodyear has been published and is available for consumers to retailers in the vicinity of Goodyear in the United States. Another brochure, & quot; Be Tire Smart, Play you & quot; will be from the retailers distributed Goodyear. The second booklet contains information on & quot; l & 39; importance of tire pressure, & 39; orientation of the wheels, tires and the visual inspection of the tyres. & quot; Tyre also calls for the company www.goodyeartires.com consumers to get their official website, where they have access to more information about the care of tyres. The visitor can also send a copy of & quot; Security Guide tyres & quot;.
The world-famous Goodyear Blimps are also provided by the company of the tyres in the celebration of the National Tire Safety Week. This Blimps news flashes, and to consumers to check tire pressure and & 39; wear. Apart from Goodyear, the outlets free of charge to test the tyres consumers.
" Through these efforts, if we take & 39; attention of consumers, and that help to understand that good Maintenance of vehicles and tyres, with the increase in vehicle safety, the management optimum performance and cost savings, they could do more to take care of their tires " said conclude pontoon.



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Monday, April 28, 2008

Alternatives to Gasoline

Alternatives to gasoline.
Automotive producers, environmental activists, organizations and consumers are all involved in their own way to the future source of fuel in our vehicles.
The oil-producing countries, both within and outside OPEC, has become extremely wealthy, because the happy fact that huge quantities of crude oil on their territories. The company, to refine, transport and delivery of finished products to the consumer has become global, super-rich money machines. Governments have the tax revenue from the consumer to finance a large part of their expenditure. The consumer has become accustomed to the car and the convenience of possession of one or perhaps more. Industry has become dependent to a large extent on motor transport opportunities for distribution.
However several factors are now on the happy circle of satisfied suppliers and consumers, and these factors are forcing some serious discussion on the future direction of transport in general, and fuel -- For motorists in particular.
Supply and cost of raw Oil.
The traditional oil-producing regions like the Middle East have made it quite easy with benign conditions for the oil industry. The same could be said for the early days of oil production in the United States. The reserves were enormous and the conditions under which the wells were drilled and the production and delivery were relatively cheaply.
Surveyors and engineers found more vast offshore reserves, for example in the Gulf of Mexico and from there into the North Sea. This was for a different, more costly engineering challenge. The cost for the construction and operation of these fields was that much greater. However, the price of crude oil has increased it economically viable to extract these more difficult and therefore more expensive, reserves.
There is an interesting paradox, represented by the fact that although we are extracting oil in a greater and greater rate of actual reserves are actually increasing as well. It should also be understood that not all of the so-called reserves are indeed achievable at this point in time.
There are some large reserves, which is very difficult to extract and as a consequence very expensive. An example would be the oil shale and sands of Canada. While not denying the size of the reserves, the energy needs of radiation, transport, crushing, heating, etc., along with the safe disposal of huge quantities of waste, are large, not to say very expensive.
However this kind of Costs could be justified by the increased price of crude oil on the world market. In other words, these reserves are not economically recoverable at this time, but may be the case if the price increases enough in the future.
Demand for oil and products.
The ultra-rapid growth of developing countries like India and China places huge pressure on world the supply of oil, as these economies to absorb enormous amounts of petroleum products. Their governments are looking for more prosperity for their people. The Indian and Chinese companies are growing very rapidly, due to their low labour costs exporting prices are in an ever-increasing rate in the developed world, and they will continue to grow for at least the medium term. These countries are looking to their living standards up to those of the United States and Europe, and there is no way this will stop. These big countries and peoples, the consumers of tomorrow, and that means energy consumption and transportation.
Environmental concerns.
The scientific theory of global warming and climate change can not be denied. Or something concrete - the evidence is overwhelming, so that theory can not be denied. This will have a major impact on all spheres of life and governments and commercial companies are both to a certain degree, to prepare for some changes. With particular regard to the amount of emissions from automobiles.
Combination effect
When these three elements together you get a devastating combination, while oil is more expensive to extract and less available, the growth of demand in the growing countries means the law of supply and Demand will fuel higher prices and, finally, the environmental concerns of car emissions will require that we all look at alternatives to petroleum products to power our cars.
Where does it all lead?
The world is now in a situation where, because this pressure is already out there is a search for different fuels.
Some these fuels and their sources are easily identified and some are not so easy. Some fuels meet most of the requirements of availability, low cost and low emissions, some are marginal. Some products will require a major technical change, before they can be used on a large scale, some are alternatives to today& 39;s technology.
Peter Griffiths holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Cardiff. He was a sailor and marathon runner. He is a retired entrepreneur and he is passionate, and in the research, energy conservation and the dangers of climate change. Learn more about www.savefuelsavemoney.co.uk



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Saturday, April 26, 2008

South African-made Toyota Corollas head to Europe

The South African subsidiary of Toyota Motor Company is expected that the export of its locally produced Toyota corollas of Durban to Europe from next year. This is a step in building the economy of KwaZulu-Natal.
The decision was taken after a meeting on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan between the provincial government and Toyota representatives.
The vice chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, Katsuhiro Nakagawa said that South Africa would Toyota corollas specifically be exported to Europe. The declaration was adopted at the meeting with KwaZulu-Natal Premier SBU Ndebele.
In his statement, Mr Nakagawa announced that almost 50 engineers already in South Africa to help with the construction of the vehicles. He said that Toyota is determined to produce more vehicles in South Africa for export to other countries, which is crucial for South Africa & 39; s economy.
Furthermore, he said that they wanted an increased presence in the Japanese automobile Suppliers in South Africa since the country was considered to be the gateway to the rest of the continent. According to him, they want their South African plant more competitive compared to other Toyota plants in countries.
He acknowledged that the training of workers would be necessary to achieve in a bid to improve the competitiveness of its South African plant. He said that if they train more workers, more parts for the auto industry supplier companies go south Africa.
He also said that they planned to create a Toyota Training School in South Africa, that would be the company employees and a much-needed skills growth.
The for the production of the latest model of the Toyota Corolla in South Africa is also in progress and will be in August this year.
In his speech, Mr Nakagawa said that they seek new models of Toyota is produced in South Africa as well .
Premier Ndebele appreciate the assurance shown by the company to South Africa, in particular KwaZulu-Natal. He said that the new investment of more than R4 billion in the annex to Prospecton in Durban. But he would also like to see Toyota produces other automotive components in KwaZulu-Natal.
Mr. Ndebele said that they would welcome and appreciate the development of an Automotive Supplier Park in the province as it is important to accelerate the training the current and future workforce.
He added that the training is needed all the time for the market elsewhere.
Toyota Motor Corporation is the world& 39;s leading automobile manufacturers. Manufacturers of quality Toyota tonneau covers, the car company has its reputation as an excellent manufacturer since its first year of existence.



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