June, Honda Sales Rise 37%

Honda New CR-V

throughout June, PT Honda Prospect Motor announces June sales highest monthly record for 2010. Honda reported total sales of 5965 units across Indonesia, an increase of 37 percent over the previous month only 4358 units.

With the addition of the sale, until the end of June and Honda sales have reached 28 842 units. "The high demand makes the highest June sales compared to other months," said Director of Marketing and post-sale Honda Prospect Motor, Jonfis Fandy said in his statement, Monday, July 5, 1010.

Until now, the Jazz remains the biggest contributor to sales for Honda. In June, sales reached 2558 units of Jazz, rose by 1604 units compared to the previous month. With the addition of these sales, the Honda Jazz have won as many as 11 467 units sold during this 2010.

New Honda CR-V recorded a sales figure of 1922 units, so its sales at 8065 units this year. While Freed Honda sold 590 units or 5681 units during 2010.

Honda Odyssey sold 33 units or 163 units since its launch in Indonesia in May 2010.

In the sedan segment, the All New Honda City recorded 452 sales of units, 293 units of the new Honda Civic and Honda Accord sold 117 units.

Advanced Car For Blind

Technological developments have made the blind hope of driving your own car. Researchers from the National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech, the United States plans to demonstrate prototype vehicles equipped with technology to help the blind to be able to drive myself.

Technology called "nonvisual interfaces" using a sensor that could help blind people do when driving maneuvers. The sensor will send information about the environment around: is there a car or an object nearby, in front or on the other line.

For many blind people, driving is considered impossible. But researchers hope that this project could revolutionize mobility and challenging assumptions that have long been restricted.

"We're looking at areas that were previously considered impossible to be explored," said Dr. Marc Maurer, president of The National Federation of the Blind, as quoted from the Associated Press (AP).

"We moved away and want to abandon the theory that blindness is the end of everything and to contribute to society," he added.

Organisani is based in Baltimore mengumumnkan plans to conduct a demonstration vehicle for the blind on Friday, July 2, 2010 and, on the coast of Daytona, Florida, United States.

A visually impaired, which until now has not been selected, will use the vehicle along the tracks near the Daytona race track. He will try to simulate a typical driving experience.

Maurer first time talking about cars for the blind for about ten years ago when he launched a research institute organisani organization. "Some think I'm crazy but some people believe that it is a wonderful idea," said Maurer.

Lexus Engine Problem Since 2008

Already two years ago the automotive giant Toyota knowing the type of engine problems Lexus vehicles. However, Toyota had to replace the springs to improve the Lexus engine is not thought the issue two years ago that led to a mass withdrawal of its luxury cars.

"We replaced the spring in August 2008 because he thought the situation which later became the issue that will not happen. Even if the small particle accidentally entered during the production process," said a spokesman for Toyota, Hideaki Homma, the Associated Press.

However, complaints from customers increasingly piling up, so Toyota decided that the action they did two years ago did not solve the problem and finally pulled their vehicles.

Starting Monday, Toyota Motor Corp.. began to attract thousands of vehicles, including Lexus models sold in different countries and also the Crown sold in Japan. Approximately 270 thousand vehicles will be repaired.

Toyota has promised to pull the cars in trouble more quickly. Toyota executives repeatedly promised to prioritize the interests of consumers. However, a Japanese company was bombarded with criticism and criticism for being too slow to respond to consumer complaints.

Meanwhile, in Indonesia, the Crown is used as the official car of ministers and ministerial-level officials. This car is imported directly from Japan

New Cursa Models 1/24 Alfa body kit

A new 1/24 body kit to show from Cursa Models:

K-24029 1/24 Alfa Romeo 33/2 "Periscopica" Le Mans 1967

New HO Autoworld cars

Autoworld #184 X-Traction Release 8available this week at REH Distributors.

Carrera Cam2 Porsche pix

This car and the other 3 Carrera Can Am cars are arriving within the next 4-5 weeks in North America. Please note the photos of this car where taken show a prototype of the Cam2 car, so the tampo printing on the production car might differ slightly from this car.

Goodwood indeed!

A Porsche 908/3 on the course at Goodwood, very cool video. Only 2 minutes and worth the time to check it out.