Honda Revo At Action

Honda Revo AT - In an effort to strengthen national motorcycle market, PT Astra Honda Motor launched the AT Revo Honda motorcycle, motorbike ducks with Continuous Variable Automatic technology (CV matic) or known by the name of the duck matic. Launching of PT Daya Adira Mustika done as maindealer Honda in West Java in Bandung Indah Plaza, Wednesday (21 / 7).

Which coincides with the launch of AT Revo touring from Jakarta to Bali was attended Judhi Goutama as senior brand manager activation dept. PT Astra Honda Motor, Armand G. Imanto as GM's sales and marketing of PT Daya Adira Mustika (DAM), Teddy Ramli as GM parts sales and promotion PT DAM, and Harjono A. Khaer as deputy GM technical service PT DAM.

According to Teddy Ramli, "Honda merupakam pioneer in the development of CV matic technology. Therefore, his presence is Honda's commitment to continuously bring the latest quality products. Duck matic is a variant of the first in Indonesia," Teddy said on the sidelines of a press conference.

For this type, Judhi Gautaman mentargettkan nationwide sales of 3000-3500 units. While for Jabar, Armand targeting sales of 750 units. The price was 15.8 million ducks matic.

PT Astra Honda Motor (AHM) launched a duck motorcycle uutomatic technology with continuous variable (CV matic), namely Honda AT Revo.

Honda Revo AT duck this is the first motorcycle in Indonesia, CV-matic to apply the technology in the engine with a capacity of 110 cc. This unique bike has also adopted a dual cooling system, which uses the engine room with the same oil as a motorcycle engine in general.

This dual-engine system is effective to reduce the heat in the engine so the engine temperature will remain stable, especially during traffic jams and travel long distances because of the position for the cooling air holes facing upwards. "Thus it reduces the risk of entry of water into the engine block if the floods," said Julius Aslan, Marketing Director of AHM at the launch in Jakarta, Tuesday, July 20, 2010.

In addition, these motors also have the advantage of fuel injection technology with third-generation systems that have been added to the O2 sensors and catalytic converters. This system makes the engine work more optimally and durable addition to saving fuel and exhaust gas emissions in accordance with the Euro 2 standard.

In terms of design, Honda Revo AT glance appear to resemble a duck motorcycles in general. "We created a combination of motorcycles and motorcycle automatic duck with consideration to market challenge for users who want to feel the practicality of automatic motors, but with a motorcycle engine such as ducks," said Yusuke Hori, President Director of PT AHM.

Indonesia, he said, the market is a very bright and open with something new, every new breakthrough from Honda is always met with high demand, one of them is Honda Scoopy matic retro concept.

Honda Revo AT AHM market with one type of cast wheel (CW) and three color options black is techno, techno violet, red and techno with a price of USD 15.8 million (on the road DKI Jakarta).

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Suzuki Splash

Suzuki Splash - Semarang Auto Expo (SAUTO) to seven years in 2010 took place in Java Mall since Friday (30 / 4) until Wednesday (12 / 5), followed by 14 automobile dealerships. According to the committee representing Sutopo SAUTO 2010 to KR in Semarang, Friday (30 / 4), compared to last year (2009) this year there is an increasing number of participants.

"SAUTO 2009 followed by eight dealerships with 97 total transactions worth USD 15 billion. This year, the largest automobile exhibitions and sales in a single event followed by 14 dealers, and targeted as many as 250 transactions valued at Rp 70 billion," said Sutopo.

Sutopo said the car market in Semarang pretty good until April 2010. Since many dealers out its newest product, even Mazda2 is a fantastic increase, so does the Suzuki Splash and Toyota.

In separate places, J Didie Prastowo from Semarang said Ford, Ford city car in addition to displaying products New Ford Fiesta is the latest variant that carries a variety of sophistication at a price of Rp 184 million, also showcase New Ford Everest and Ford Ranger models Buzz XLT 4x4 DC idol car companies mining companies and hobbyist-offroad.

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Automotive Tips

Nothing is more miserable or disgusting in a car than dirty and smelly carpet. Have you ever spilled soda, milk, motor oil or even bleach on your vehicle's carpet and thought to yourself that it would be nice to just replace the whole thing instead of trying to clean it? Well, it's actually possible to do just that, and the job isn't as difficult as you would think. Many people find it more cost efficient to replace their auto carpet, instead of trying to clean the dirt or smell from a soiled auto carpet.

What to buy?
Auto carpet can be purchased pre-molded to fit the form of your vehicle's floor pan. So, you do not need to buy flat automotive carpet and try to fit it to the bumps and ridges of your car's floor, but rather you can simply pull out the old carpet and drop in the new, pre-formed auto carpet. Buying this form of automotive carpet will make the job much easier and will eliminate most of the work. Sometimes, if you have a newer model of car, you can still buy carpet from the manufacturer, but in most cases the original OEM carpet will be 4 or 5 times more expensive than aftermarket auto carpet, and the quality of the carpet fibers can be inferior to the aftermarket carpet.

It is important to note that there are 2 types of automotive carpet backing. Most new cars, from the 90s and newer, have a type of backing/padding called Massback. It is a heavy foamlike rubber that is usually black. This type if backing is added to improve heat and sound insulation as well as some padding under the carpet. Most aftermarket auto carpet is made with a thin, plastic backing that doesn't add much in the way of padding or heat/sound insulation so most aftermarket auto carpet manufacturers will add a 1/2 inch thick jute padding to this type of carpet backing to add some padding. Some aftermarket carpet retail stores will sell you the same carpet with either type of backing.

The first thing you will need to do when replacing your auto carpet, is to purchase a carpet kit for your particular vehicle. It is important to point out that now would also be a good time to buy a matching set of floor mats from the same retail store where you buy your carpet. Most manufacturers cut your molded carpet and floor mats from the same roll of carpet and to ensure that you get the same exact die lot; you should order both at the same time.

Where to start?
Be sure to pull the new auto carpet out of the box as soon as it arrives, since it will be rolled up and crammed into the box. The carpet will need about 24-48 hours to "relax" and regain it's shape. Sometimes, letting it sit in a warm room, or direct sunlight will help speed up this process.

Once the carpet has relaxed, you can begin the job of installing the new auto carpet. The first step will be to remove the existing carpet from the vehicle. You may need to remove the sill plates by the doors, the seats and seat tracks if they are holding down the auto carpet and the center console. Basically, anything that is holding down the carpet will need to be removed in order to get the carpet out. Be careful not to destroy the existing carpet, and certainly do not throw the carpet away or discard it, as you will need to use it in a few minutes. Just set the carpet aside for the time being.

Now you should do a little prep work on the floor of your car to get ready to install the new carpet. At this time you can remove the old carpet padding, if any was left behind, but be sure not to remove any body insulation from the floor. You can install heat or sound insulation such as Dynamat at this time and patch or repair any holes in the floor of the vehicle. And it should go without saying, but sweep and clean up and dirt or loose matter from the floor of the vehicle.

How to Install
Most aftermarket auto carpet kits will come slightly oversized and without the pre-cut holes. So, there will be a little work to get the new carpet into the car. There are 2 methods of cutting and trimming your carpet to get it into the vehicle; you can choose which will work best for you. Your first option is to place the new auto carpet over your old carpet, trim the edges and cut the holes. If you chose this option, you will need to be very careful not to over cut the holes or cut too much from the edges, since you are using the old carpet instead of the vehicle itself. The 2nd option is to work the new carpet into the contours of the vehicle floor and trim the carpet as you go. This method will give you more accurate results, but may be a little more difficult. Either way, it is important not to cut and trim too much with any one cut. It is best to work slowly, making small cuts and double check that the carpet has not shifted after each cut.

A little secret for making the small holes for things such as the seat bolts is to make a small "X" cut with a knife blade where the hole was in the original auto carpet. You can then simply push the bolt through the carpet. There is usually no need to try to cut a complete hole in your new carpet.

Occasionally you will find that a small section of the auto carpet wants to lift up off the floor, or tries to create a small wrinkle. This can easily be fixed with a small shot of spray adhesive. It is not recommended to spray the entire floor of the car, since the molded carpet should be held in place with the seats and trim pieces that were holding the original carpet in place.

Once the auto carpet is in place, and trimmed to fit, now you can begin to replace the pieces that were holding the original carpet in place. If you removed the seats, sill plates and trim pieces, then all of these pieces will need to go back into the vehicle.

Once all of pieces are back in place, your job is complete. You will be amazed at how much difference a little work can make to the appearance of your vehicle, not to mention removing that horrible smell that some things like milk can leave behind!

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Yamaha Xeon

Yamaha Xeon - Despite getting a new challenger in the 125cc class skutik, Surya Setiawan Marketing Department Head 2W Indomobil Suzuki Motor admitted to not worry about going eroded its market.

"Indonesia's motorcycle market is still quite large, skutik market trend is still attractive," said Setiawan.

Until the first quarter-2010, sales of Suzuki's third skutik contributed a total 42 012 units or 36.13% of total sales for Suzuki until March 2010 some 116 295 units.

Suzuki got a new challenge from Yamaha. Because, Yamaha issued a new type skutik, namely Yamaha 125cc-engined Xeon. Xeon will be faced with another player that has already raced 125cc skutik market, namely Sky Drive, Sky Wave, and Spin. All three outputs Suzuki.

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