The award-winning Mitsubishi Triton is the Twin Cab Pick-up Truck of the year again for the New Straits Times/Maybank Car of the Year Awards 2009, announced at an evening gala held at The Saujana, Kuala Lumpur recently. The all new Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 7-seater SUV was named the Large SUV of the year at the same event.

Since 2007, the Triton has won New Straits Times/Maybank Pick-Up Truck of the Year and is the only pick-up range in Malaysia that can count each variant as an award winner. The Triton 2.5-Litre was named NST-Maybank Pick-Up Truck of the Year in 2007 and the Triton 3.2-Litre followed in year 2008. On the same year, the Triton Lite 4×2 manual was name winner in the pick-up category at the Autocar ASEAN Car of the Year Awards 2008.

“We are very proud to be awarded the Pick-Up Truck of the Year award again for the fourth time. This is a testament that the Triton is indeed the best pick-up truck in the market. I am delighted that the Triton has continued to be a favorite among the motoring critics ” it is certainly a favorite among pick up buyers,” said Mr. Keizo Ono, Chief Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia.

“While refined and civilized in the city, the Triton is as tough as a pick-up truck can be, thanks to Mitsubishi Motors’ unrivalled winning heritage in the Dakar Rally,” he added.

The recently facelifted Triton variants feature an extended cargo bed improving overall carrying capacity by 180 mm in length and 55 mm in depth. For the 4×4 models, a new RV meter, which is unique to the Triton’s interior, displays travel data such as range, average speed, fuel consumption and also a digital compass, barometer, altimeter and outer temperature.

For the month of December 2009, take this opportunity to be the proud owner of the award winning models and you will find yourself bringing home a 40” Sony BRAVIA LCD, applicable to the Triton 2.5-Litre in Manual transmission and the Triton Lite, or a Sony Cyber-shot TX1 applicable to the Triton 2.5-Litre in Automatic transmission, Pajero Sport, Lancer 2.0GT (White Solid excluded) and the Grandis. Promotion is not applicable to Trition 2.5-Litre Standard.

Source: http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.my/news.php?id=83

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Volvo Trucks will be the first manufacturer with an efficient diesel engine fuelled by a mixture of methane gas and diesel. The engine meets the strict Euro 5 exhaust emission standards introduced in 2009. Field testing will start in Sweden and the UK in 2010. “This unique technology allows us to combine the advantages of gas with the diesel engine’s high efficiency rating, which is about 30-40 percent superior to that of the spark plug engine,” comments Lars Mårtensson, Environmental Director Volvo Trucks. “As a result, this truck consumes considerably less energy than traditional gas trucks do.”

In August 2007, Volvo Trucks presented no less than seven driveable demo trucks adapted for different biofuels. Following further analysis, the company is now focusing on two renewable fuels: DME and methane gas + diesel.

“Methane gas is by far the most accessible fuel as an alternative to diesel. There are larger reserves of natural gas than oil. But above all, production of climate-neutral biogas is gaining momentum in many countries, which solves the most urgent problem - reducing CO2 emissions,” says Lars Mårtensson.

It used to be difficult to use methane gas for long-haul transportation. A truck with a spark ignited engine usually has a restricted range of operation (approximately 150-200 km). Volvo Trucks solves this problem by combining methane gas with diesel and using this fuel in a diesel engine. This increases the operational range by over 50 percent, but when a liquefied gas is used, with higher energy density, the range will double. In addition, the diesel engine’s driveability is better compared to a spark ignited engine.

Source: http://www.volvo.com/trucks/global/en-gb/newsmedia/pressreleases/press_article.htm?pubId=8098

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USS Gunma Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of USS Co., Ltd., will combine the operations of its Gunma Auction Site and Fujioka Auction Site, both of which are in the northern Kanto area, at a single location. USS Gunma is taking this action to increase the number of vehicles it can handle and to operate its auctions more efficiently.

1. Integration plan
   Starting in January 2010, auctions will be held every Saturday at the Gunma Auction Site. The Fujioka Auction Site will become a storage facility for vehicles to be auctioned at the Gunma facility and will be enlarged. This will allow the Gunma Auction Site to handle a larger number of vehicles.
2. Effect on results of operations
   This realignment of operations at USS Gunma will have only a negligible effect on consolidated results of operations in the current fiscal year.

Source: http://www.ussnet.co.jp/eng/release/20091215/index.html

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Detroit — Tom Peters, executive director, GM performance cars and full-size trucks, today accepted a Popular Mechanics Automotive Excellence Award for the design of the all-new Camaro.

“It’s truly an honor to receive an Automotive Excellence Award from such a trusted and well-known publication like Popular Mechanics,” Peters said. “This award is a tribute to the passion of many individuals who worked so hard to make the dream of the new Camaro come to life.”

The Automotive Excellence Awards are based on evaluations of more than 100 new cars and trucks that the editors from Popular Mechanics subject to a strenuous battery of tests. The team of editors then nominates a number of the vehicles for selected categories, with the top-vote getters in each receiving an Automotive Excellence Award.

“The new Chevrolet Camaro is a fresh, thoroughly modern take on the 1967 original,” says Ben Stewart, Automotive Editor, Popular Mechanics. “While the design pays homage to the past, its big tires and taut proportions perfectly convey 21st –century muscle, and there’s some serious firepower under the hood to back that up.”

This is not the first Automotive Excellence Award for Chevrolet. Last year the Corvette ZR1 received an award in the Performance category.

Chevrolet is one of America’s best-known and best-selling automotive brands, and one of the fastest-growing brands in the world. With fuel solutions that range from “gas-friendly to gas-free,” Chevrolet has nine models that offer an EPA-estimated 30 miles per gallon or more on the highway, and offers two hybrid models. More than 2.5 million Chevrolets that run on E85 biofuel have been sold. Chevrolet delivers expressive design, spirited performance and strives to provide the best value in every segment in which it competes.

Source: http://publish.media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.brand_gm.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2009/Dec/1211_GM_camaro

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In Japan all auction halls prepare inspection sheet for each and every vehicles and this sheet prepared by qualified vehicle experts those have wide technical knowledge of engine, electrical, paints, and tires. Each sheet has even minor detail of scratch, so buyers can buy the vehicle on base of that inspection sheet without physically inspect of vehicle. Overseas buyers or exporters buy vehicles from auctions on base of inspection sheet with full trust and confidence.

Now a days exporter also prepare inspection or check list of vehicles of their own stock so that buyers can know what and where is scratch or fault in vehicles and what is the overall grade of the vehicle. In some countries this is also called as pre buy check list or quality assurance used cars inspection check sheet.

Are you thinking of purchasing a used car from Japanese Auctions? But do not know what to check? Maybe you are afraid of buying another person’s problems? There is no need to worry, check used vehicle inspection sheet for the used car you are looking.

Inspection sheet is a document, which is prepared by the highly qualified vehicle experts inspecting the vehicles before exhibition in auction for bids. The condition of the car, its grade and options are mentioned in the Inspection sheet. It reflects the entire defect including even the small ones along with the auction grade letting the buyers to know the actual condition of the vehicle overall.

It is been prepared under very strict supervision of the technical experts, so that buyers or importers can rely completely on such inspection sheet. Every auction hall displays these inspection sheets online at their relevant websites, so that buyers, users or importers can check the vehicles at any place around the world.

Generally these inspection sheets includes below items which buyers can check:

Make, Model, Vehicle Grade, Year of First Registration, Doors, Engine Capacity (CC), Mileage, Color, Fuel Type, AC Availability, Other Accessories, Seating Capacity, Registration Number, Chassis Number etc. with all necessary informations by which the buyers can decide whether to buy this vehicle or not like scratch, dent, paint, changed parts or panel, need to change, corrosion, crack, need painting, repaired, rust, stone chip, Dirty. Scratches, wear, burns and/or stains, Defects. Damage, tears, dirt, smell, burns etc. Repairs and/or replacement likely necessary possible repairs needed, cars body, Poor condition. Paint blemish, visible scratching and/or dents. Repair work necessary, Bad, Rusted, mechanical failure and/or denting requiring repairs, tires, interior, cars history, record details etc. This helps buyers to value the vehicle as per condition.

Most of inspection sheets of auction halls are in Japanese language, however many exporters provide translation service if buyers required the vehicle. If you are looking Some sites have translated inspection sheets in English, please visit Japanese Car Portal and check exporters list to find many exporters provide translation service if you buy car.

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