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Yamaha Close Five Manufactures in Japan
In Europe and North America, the selling of Yamaha is getting worse. Sales dropped to 20 percent over the same period last year. As a result, Yamaha make large efficiency measures.
“Since May, the Greek crisis impact was immediate. At first we just fell 10 percent forecast. It was bigger,” said Hiroyuki Yanagi, Chief Executive Officer of Yamaha in Tokyo, as reported by Bloomberg, today.
Drop in market demand for motorcycles in the two regions are forcing layoffs and the Yamaha made the decision to close some factories. The plan, Yamaha will close five manufacturing facilities in Japan and one factory ship in the United States in 2012.
Previously, in 2009, Yamaha had to disable a factory in Italy. Savings resulted in a massive wave of layoffs that reached 1,000 workers from the 1100 positions available.
Yamaha also had faced a similar case in April 1984. At that time, the market in North America dropped 45 percent and Europe dropped 25 percent. In fact, both regions contributed 25 percent of total global sales of Yamaha. Yanagi added, Yamaha could still rely on the market in the Asian region with a predicted growth of 14 percent compared to last year. Nevertheless Yamaha still has not revised its sales target before reaching the second quarter of fiscal year ended in August.
Tuning Range Prius Eco Style
Do not think of environmentally friendly cars, such as the Prius can not be modified. Precisely with a growing population in Japan, it’s inviting the interest of the tuner to modify it. Primarily, the appearance.
To this, which was revamped to add body or a body kit, both in the front, rear and side? Body was lowered that appear more stylish. In fact, the modification results Modellista was lowered 20 mm. Way, replacing a suspension with a shorter. Ban also replaced, so the appearance make Prius Gen-3 is more dynamic than the standard.
In fact, since mid-May, a house Modellista modification, the representative of the Toyota, has offered the Prius modification variant 3: Version 1, Version 2 and Aerotuner Kit.
But the last modification is more interesting is the creation of Japanese tuner, Tommy Kaira, also from Japan. More pictures of the Prius modified version of Tommy Kaira began released yesterday.
Tommy Kaira, Prius creations made face-3rd Gen Prius more sporty. Understandably so shallow posture cars, filled with water front of large dams, so that his face looked like an Audi R8. Skirt side and a large rear bumper, plus four tip exhausts, is making the Prius a modified version Kaira really different.
Style modification makes the Prius look like a Nissan GT-R or a Subaru Impreza STI. The cars that rely on “muscle” or energy when modifications.
Tommy Kaira modification results in addition to adding the body kit, also replaced the wheels and tires with larger size with special motive. Unfortunately, Tommy did not mention the size.
Obviously, modifications Tommy Kaira a la the Prius makes a car look even more tempting young people to have it. More interestingly, the operational cost of the bag and not hurt the environment.