Increasing Car In a Community

Recently growing car community grows significantly. Therefore, any car community is increasingly unloved by the car manufacturer.

Some communities were rewarded award by SWA magazine. Communities also proved to have a huge influence on brand preference are used community.

At the conferment SWA Brand of Choice by Community in 2009 in Shangrila, Jakarta, December 1, 2009, Toyota won top brand preference among the most popular customer community.

Through the research undertaken with SWA 1-15 September 2009 at the Toyota grabbed the first rank the best of the 37 brands that participate are contested, for the Toyota Avanza (first rank: a total score of 9.072). Followed by the Toyota Yaris (ranked fourth: 8.867) and the Toyota brand itself (sixth rank: 8.507).

The survey itself is conducted on 510 respondents from 20 communities, with a rating of 5 variables include: supports for community brand, the brand benefits for the community, the frequency of conducting joint activities, provide an important role, and level of independence.

"We are very grateful to our customers, achieved this ranking is one representation of the trust and support of our customers to Toyota. Surely this will spur us to increasingly provide the best for customers," President Director of PT Toyota-Astra Motor Johnny Darmawan said.

While communities Honda Jazz Fit Club (JFC) Indonesia won Most Recommended Consumer Community after reaching meet the 7 parameters measured in the survey for this award.

"JFC very grateful to the SWA magazine and HPM as automakers Honda, JFC members and all other relevant parties to this award winning JFC. Hopefully this award with the JFC will increasingly solid," said Chairman of Jazz Fit Club Febru Ariyanto.

The Next Generation Of Suzuki

Suzuki reportedly is preparing the next generation of Suzuki Swift began to fall next year. The model will return the glory of Swift since 2005 and by some significant changes.

One of them is the engine sector. As will be launched in India, Suzuki plans to use their latest-generation machines 'K-Generation' with the efficiency of capacity to only 1.2-liter gasoline.

If Suzuki wants to instill a more powerful engine, can use a 1.5-liter engine as CRDi, with a Multi Point Injection system (MPI), as reported Indian Autos, Thursday (10/12/2009).

As for the international market, Suzuki engine choice is quite varied, all of which are K-Generation engine, with a capacity of 1.3-liter, 1.5 liter and 1.6 liter.

In fact, specific to the market in Japan, Suzuki Swift will offer a choice of 1.6 liter VVT engine, with all-wheel drive or All Wheel Drive, with the peak power reaches 125 bhp.

Suzuki also will contribute to the issue of environmentally friendly cars, to make hybrid-engine Swift, which can travel as far as 20 km when the battery is fully charged, the fastest plan 2011 or 2012.

Besides the engine, cabin Swift would be more relieved become more flexible so that transporting passengers and goods. In addition, changes in appearance such as changing the front grille, and headlamp.

Swift is one of the flagship Suzuki product for the European market, and a variant with the best sales in the UK. Suzuki will officially launch the new Swift at the Paris Motor Show in the second half of 2010.