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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Mitsubishi Cars




Mitsubishi Motor’s History


It is a very old motor company.And it has good reputation.Mitsubishi Motor’s automotive tradition goes back to 1917 when the Mitsubishi Model A, Japan’s first series-production automobile, was introduced. Over the next two decades the company established themselves as an innovator, developing, amongst others, Japan’s first diesel engine, its first large-sized bus (the start of the world famous Fuso commercial vehicle series), its first four-wheel drive passenger car prototype, and its first diesel-powered truck.
At the end of the Second World War Japan’s large industrial groups were dismantled by order of the Allied powers and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was split into three regional companies, each with an involvement in motor vehicle development.
The country’s major need at this time was for commercial vehicles, the situation being further complicated during the first few years by a severe fuel shortage. In consequence 1946 saw the introduction of a bus which could be run on either petrol or alternative fuels, and, in 1947, an electric bus; in the truck field the innovations continued with Japan’s first truck to be equipped with an air suspension system, as well as the first tilt-cab truck. Passenger vehicle production was confined primarily to Mitsubishi’s first scooter.By the beginning of the 1960s, however, Japan’s economy was gearing up: wages were rising and the idea of family motoring was taking off. The Mitsubishi 500, a mass market saloon, fulfilled this need; followed, in 1962, by a four-seater micro-compact with a two-stroke air-cooled 359cc engine, the Minica - a name which still lives today. The first Colt -a larger, more comfortable family car, not a predecessor of the modern Colt - was also introduced in the same year, and the first Galant in 1969. This was a genuine pacesetter in the Japanese market, representing the best and latest in automotive technology and was to sire a long and illustrious line with a string of motor sports honours and consumer awards to its name.
With similar growth in its commercial vehicle production it was decided that the company should create a single operation to focus on the automotive industry and, in 1970, the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) was formed.The 1970s saw the beginning of Mitsubishi’s considerable international rallying success with Galants and Lancers, demonstrating the qualities of performance and reliability for which they are known today. As part of a global expansion programme in 1974 UK distribution was ensured with the formation of "The Colt Car Company", a joint venture between the Mitsubishi Corporation and Colt Automotive Limited.By the end of the decade Mitsubishi vehicles were picking up honours both at home and abroad, including South Africa’s 1977 "Car of the Year" (the Galant) and 1979 "USA’s Pick-up of the Year" (the L200). But this was just the start. In 1982 the Shogun (named Pajero or Montero in other parts of the world) was launched, a 4x4 which was quite different from anything that had been seen before. Quite incredibly, just a few months later in the Paris-Dakar rally, it took honours in the Production Class and the Marathon Class, as well as the Best Team award. Two years later it won outright and a legend was born. The Shogun became a global best-seller, winning "4x4 of the Year" awards in Britain, France, Australia, Spain and West Germany. And it was not alone on the honours list - Galants, Colts, Lancers and L200s were all being honoured worldwide.
Throughout the 1990s the Shogun continued to dominate rally events like the Dakar, and Mitsubishi vehicles also began to make their mark on the World Rally Championships. By the end of the century Tommi Makinen in a Lancer had won the Championship an historic four consecutive times whilst Lancers totally dominated the Group N Championships - for vehicles which are basically showroom standard.Technologically this decade saw incredible advances. In 1990 MMC introduced the world’s first Traction Control System, followed by Super Select 4WD and Multi-mode ABS in 1991 and INVECS in 1992. Commercial production of the Libero electric car began in 1994 whilst 1996 saw the development of the GDI engine.Overseas production expansion was attained with the first Carismas rolling off the line at NedCar, Holland in 1995 - a joint venture between MMC, Volvo and the Dutch government - as well as the opening of production lines in Australia and Thailand. NedCar became a wholly owned MMC facility within a year.In 2000, MMC and DaimlerChrysler (DC) developed a business partnership that involved design, development and production co-operation. DC purchased a 37% stake in MMC and at NedCar Volvo production was replaced by Smart Four-Fours. In 2004 DC’s stake in MMC was sold to the Mitsubishi Family (comprising of Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi). However, MMC and Daimler Chrysler have maintained a successful business relationship and continue to share B & C segment platforms and engines.In terms of motor-sport, the strength of Mitsubishi’s 4x4 heritage was yet again demonstrated by a record breaking 12th victory in the 2007 Dakar rally - the seventh successive victory for the Japanese manufacturer.Today, MMC has manufacturing facilities in over 30 countries and its sales and after-sales organisation is present in more than 170 countries.And its car is in all over the world and this is good car too .

Toyota cars





Monday, May 26, 2008

History of Toyota


Toyota is one of the biggest car company in the world.From1934 this company is making cars.The first Toyota was in fact a Toyoda, the Toyoda AA passenger car to be precise, made in 1934 (coincidentally, the same year cheeseburgers made their debut). And were it not for luck, that's what people would call them today (Toyodas, not cheeseburgers).
Back in 1936, Kiichiro Toyoda, founder of Toyota, wanted to get his new automotive business off to the most auspicious start possible. By changing the spelling of the family name slightly, it could be written using eight brush strokes - a lucky number in Japan - so Toyota it was. In the 70 years since then, Toyota has become the world's largest, most profitable car maker by living up to the deceptively simple ethos of an early company slogan: 'Good thinking. Good products'.
Kiichiro was given a flying start from his father, Sakichi Toyoda, an industrialist often referred to as the King of Japanese inventors who, having revolutionized the weaving industry with the world's first automatic loom, passed his dream to make automobiles on to his son. Kiichiro didn't disappoint. A mere 10 years after starting The Toyota Motor Corporation, 100,000 vehicles had rolled off the production line.
The first British motorists knew of Toyota was the arrival of the Corona at the Earl's Court Motor Show in 1965. It cost £1,000 (the Motor Show programme cost two shillings (20p) and showcased contemporary exotica like the Riley Elf). It was imported exclusively by Pride and Clarke, a small family firm in South London whose foresight paid off when it became Toyota GB in 1967.From the start, Toyota made compacts: smaller, fuel-efficient cars with a reputation for reliability, because that's what the domestic market in Japan wanted. Even though they began to make larger, more luxurious cars in the 1990s, the unique experience of making resource-efficient cars from day one has proved invaluable in today's world, challenged as it is by global issues of sustainability.Today, Toyota employs over a quarter of a million people; builds vehicles in six continents, including Burnaston and Deeside here in the World; is constantly introducing new technologies like Hybrid Synergy Drive, is listed on both the London and New York stock exchanges; builds engines for the Williams F1 team and plans to be the first manufacturer ever to sell over 100 million cars in 2008.And Toyota is building more and more car.



History of Cars and Engines


Engines did not build in one day many people try and then they build one .By definition an automobile or car is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor and transports passengers. The automobile as we know it was not invented in a single day by a single inventor. The history of the automobile reflects an evolution that took place worldwide.The automobile as we know it was not invented in a single day by a single inventor. The history of the automobile reflects an evolution that took place worldwide. It is estimated that over 100,000 patents created the modern automobile. However, we can point to the many firsts that occurred along the way. Starting with the first theoretical plans for a motor vehicle that had been drawn up by both Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton.In 1769, the very first self-propelled road vehicle was a military tractor invented by French engineer and mechanic, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot (1725 - 1804). Cugnot used a steam engine to power his vehicle, built under his instructions at the Paris Arsenal by mechanic Brezin. It was used by the French Army to haul artillery at a whopping speed of 2 1/2 mph on only three wheels. The vehicle had to stop every ten to fifteen minutes to build up steam power. The steam engine and boiler were separate from the rest of the vehicle and placed in the front (see engraving above). The following year (1770), Cugnot built a steam-powered tricycle that carried four passengers.In 1771, Cugnot drove one of his road vehicles into a stone wall, making Cugnot the first person to get into a motor vehicle accident. This was the beginning of bad luck for the inventor. After one of Cugnot's patrons died and the other was exiled, the money for Cugnot's road vehicle experiments ended.Steam engines powered cars by burning fuel that heated water in a boiler, creating steam that expanded and pushed pistons that turned the crankshaft, which then turned the wheels. During the early history of self-propelled vehicles - both road and railroad vehicles were being developed with steam engines. (Cugnot also designed two steam locomotives with engines that never worked well.) Steam engines added so much weight to a vehicle that they proved a poor design for road vehicles; however, steam engines were very successfully used in locomotives. Historians, who accept that early steam-powered road vehicles were automobiles, feel that Nicolas Cugnot was the inventor of the first automobile.then the revolution begian...

The First Gas Powered Cars


Gas is powerful thing for car for gas the car run fast .The very first self-powered road vehicles were powered by steam engines and by that definition Nicolas Joseph Cugnot of France built the first automobile in 1769 - recognized by the British Royal Automobile Club and the Automobile Club de France as being the first. So why do so many history books say that the automobile was invented by either Gottlieb Daimler or Karl Benz? It is because both Daimler and Benz invented highly successful and practical gasoline-powered vehicles that ushered in the age of modern automobiles. Daimler and Benz invented cars that looked and worked like the cars we use today. However, it is unfair to say that either man invented "the" automobile.then the other gas power car came.

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