Dalam ajang Frankfurt International Motor Show 2007 yang baru saja selesai berlangsung, BMW X5 terpilih menjadi pemenang kompetisi "autonis" – desain baru terbaik 2007 – untuk kategori mobil off-road. Versi baru BMW X5 yang diluncurkan di Jerman pada bulan Maret 2007 berhasil menjadi yang terbaik dibanding para kompetitor di kelasnya.
Hasil ini membuktikan bahwa Sports Activity Vehicle yang unik karya BMW ini bukan hanya mengesankan dari karakteristik pengendaraan, tapi juga dianggap oleh publik sebagai mobil yang luar biasa menarik dan bergaya.
Di dalam sebuah survei pembaca, majalah mobil "auto motor und sport" telah menetapkan mobil-mobil baru yang paling menarik dalam waktu dua belas bulan terakhir. Pemilihan dilakukan sepenuhnya berdasarkan kriteria visual saja, di mana para pembaca dapat menunjuk titik-titik plus dan minus untuk desain mobil yang mereka nilai. Tidak ada mobil lain dari segmen lain mana pun yang disebut begitu sering dan dinilai begitu positif seperti BMW X5.
Orang-orang yang ikut ambil bagian dalam survei ini juga memberikan nilai yang jelas-jelas tinggi untuk desain model BMW baru lainnya. BMW Seri 5 meraih tempat kedua dalam kategori kelas mewah. BMW Seri 1 dan BMW Seri 3 Convertible juga menjadi favorit para pembaca, dan berhasil merebut tempat ketiga pada kelas mobil kompak dan mobil convertible. Lebih lanjut, MINI yang baru memberikan kemenangan lebih jauh lagi bagi BMW Group, dan menjadi pemenang "autonis" untuk kategori mobil kecil.
Desain yang Sukses Tidak Dapat Dilihat Pada Pandangan PertamaTak perlu diragukan lagi, desain mobil BMW dan MINI menyolok dan selalu meninggalkan kesan positif. Hal ini jelas merupakan sasaran yang diinginkan oleh para desainer BMW Group untuk bisa dicapai dengan pekerjaan mereka. Mereka mendesain mobil yang tidak hanya menarik orang pada pandangan pertama saja, tapi juga mencapai efek visual yang mampu bertahan lama.
Chief designer BMW Adrian van Hooydonk menjelaskan, "Kami para desainer ingin agar memiliki sebuah BMW itu merupakan sebuah pengalaman, dan kami bercita-cita membangun hubungan yang semakin mendalam antara pemilik dan mobil mereka." Sebagai konsekuensinya, desain sebuah BMW selalu sama dengan substansi produk yang otentik, dan mampu membuat substansi ini menjadi jelas terlihat oleh konsumen.
Pada awalnya, ini mengundang perhatian orang yang melihat melalui sebuah tampilan estetik yang merefleksikan identitas merek premium BMW. Lebih dalam lagi, secara konsisten ini menyemburkan emosi yang menghasilkan sebuah desain mobil yang secara permanen melampaui harapan dan mengikat konsumen kepada produk dan merek tersebut. Dengan cara seperti ini, desain menjadi sebuah faktor sukses bagi seluruh perusahaan.
Basis pengembangan desain: Prinsip "Kecerdasan Kolektif"Desain suatu mobil dipandang sebagai sebuah kriteria yang sangat penting yang dapat meningkatkan kenikmatan mengemudi dan nilai jual kembali. Keunggulan BMW X5 dalam hal ini berkat sebuah strategi desain yang sifatnya fundamental yang digunakan di dalam desain semua mobil BMW Group. Sebagian dari strategi ini adalah suatu bentuk spesifik dari kerja sama yang dikenal di dalam departemen desain BMW Group sebagai "Kecerdasan Kolektif" atau "Collective Intelligence".
Sebagai contoh, selain kriteria pasar dan kriteria yang berkaitan dengan pasar, permintaan-permintaan yang diberikan oleh para spesialis di bidang aerodinamika, keselamatan, ergonomi atau kompatibilitas produksi semakin terpadu di dalam pengembangan desain. Oleh karena itu, setiap fase membutuhkan keterampilan bertingkat tinggi dari bidang yang berbeda.
Sebagai contoh, ketika seorang desainer memoles suatu konsep, maka selanjutnya ia akan bekerja sama dalam tim dengan seorang pembuat model yang akan memindahkan sketsa ke dalam sebuah model tiga dimensi berformat 1 banding 1 dari tanah liat, yaitu material bangunan industri.
Selain itu, seorang teknisi desain juga dilibatkan selama tahap pengembangan menyeluruh sampai dengan realisasi; ia adalah seorang yang mendalami konsep tadi dan mampu mempertahankan proses pengembangannya agar tetap selaras dengan persyaratan teknis produksi dalam putaran koordinasi yang tak terhitung jumlahnya. Ketiga orang spesialis ini akan membentuk inti dari sebuah tim desain yang sukses di dalam BMW Group.
Pada waktu memilih rekan kerja, BMW Group bukan hanya mengutamakan pengetahuan yang tinggi, tetapi juga pada kemampuan bekerja sama. Prinsip "Kecerdasan Kolektif" ini didasarkan pada kesediaan untuk berbagi pengetahuan supaya mampu sepenuhnya mengeksploitasi kumpulan kolektif yang memiliki informasi dan pengalaman spesifik sebagai sebuah komunitas kolektif.
Di Departemen Desain BMW Group, Kompetisi dan Teamwork Berjalan SeiringSecara bersamaan, kolega-kolega di BMW Group secara permanen dihadapkan pada persaingan atau kompetisi internal yang keras. Beberapa orang desainer mengerjakan desain suatu model tertentu bersama-sama dan secara konsisten. Perpaduan antara persaingan dan teamwork akan menghasilkan atmosfer kerja yang kreatif dan membuahkan hasil. Masing-masing anggota tim tahu bahwa pada akhirnya dirinya akan saling mengikat kepada rekan kerja lainnya.
Oleh karenanya, orang yang bersaing pun akan saling bertukar pikiran selama fase kompetitif itu. Kepala desain BMW Group, Christopher E. Bangle mempunyai cita-cita untuk bisa memotivasi rekan-rekan kerjanya melalui kekuatan suatu visi yang saling menguntungkan. "Kebebasan individu dan teamwork tidak akan membuat masing-masing saling bertentangan," ucapnya. "Kolega kami tidak bekerja demi kepentingan mereka sendiri, tetapi demi kepentingan pelanggan, mobil dan merek."
Dengan metode kerja kolaboratif yang jelas di departemen desian BMW Group, masing-masing keterampilan dari tiap-tiap rekan kerja dari berbagai bidang khusus yang berbeda-beda telah menghasilkan potensi kreatif yang besar sekali. Dengan demikian, keseluruhan akan tercipta, dengan cara yang lebih efektif dibanding dilakukan oleh masing-masing individu.
Kesuksesan prinsip ini jelas. Banyak penghargaan mendokumentasikan secara mengesankan kompetensi BMW yang luar biasa di dalam pengembangan mobil premium yang memenuhi standar tertinggi di bidang inovasi, dinamika dan daya tarik. Mobil BMW secara konsisten menerima banyak penghargaan untuk desain yang luar biasa, entah dari juri spesialis atau dari survei publik. Selain penghargaan red dot 2007 yang telah dikenal secara internasional untuk desain produk yang luar biasa, BMW Group juga mendapatkan hadiah untuk "Design Team of the Year". /PR
Rabu, 31 Oktober 2007
Jumat, 12 Oktober 2007
Automotive Groups & WebRing Member Drive
I guess you can call this a member drive, we run a few automotive communities which require membership to become a part of. The only reason that we require membership approval is to avoid spam & spammers. It seems to work well, but it also limits how fast we can grow.
Automotive Related Communities...
(all are looking for new membership):
Autos & Automotive - A Google Group
An automotive and motorsports group for discussing all things automotive related. Topics may include autos, automotive mechanics, auto shows, automobile racing, automotive parts, salvage, classic cars, collector cars & more. Pickup trucks, tractor trailer trucks and motorcycling are also allowed.
AutomotiveParts - A Google Group
Hunt for or offer automotive parts. Offer parts (new/used). Salvage yard auto parts search pools and automotive industry opportunites for new aftermarket automotive and high performance auto parts sellers from drop shippers and wholesalers.
Automotive - A WebRing
We are looking for people interested in joining our Automotive WebRing community at WebRing.com. WebRings a re great way to promote your website and help create new leads and business associations. If you have an automotive or motorsports related webpage, website, directory or blog, please join as a member of the Automotive WebRing.
Join Up!
All of the above groups and rings are great ways to increase your visibility, establish a comradery with other automotive enthusiasts and professionals, establish your expertise, help someone out, give something back and perhaps even create a new friend or even drum up business in the long run. The best part about such communities is that they can be fun. We try to keep them that way by eliminating the spam.
Of course, if you have cool parts to help others restore or upgrade their vehicles, like the front grille of the 1948 to 1952 Chevy pickup in good condition, or the Deluxe instrument panel for 1980 Chevy/GMC pickup trucks, we do want to see these types of posts in the AutomotiveParts group. That's actually why we created it. I have a 1980 Chevrolet C109 I am working on. The boss has a restored 1950 Chevrolet pickup. A friend and coworker of mine is working on a 1973 GMC pickup he is restoring. The shop is thinking about making the Chevy Gravel Dump Truck shown on this page a shop restoration project vehicle.
We would love to hear about any old Autocars, Maxwell automobiles, Graham Brothers Trucks, or Henderson (Excelsior-Henderson) motorcycles out there that might be hidden in your barn looking to be restored. Heck, I am looking for an old car, pickup or motorcycle for my new restoration project, myself. Post any such finds in either the Autos & Automotive or AutomotiveParts Google Groups, or in the Automotive WebRing's forum.
If nothing else, it will be fun discussing our dream rides and hot rods. Heck, what do you have hidden away in your garage or barn? What are you working on? Join us just to brag about it a little. ;) Join in just to discuss automotive mechanics or tell us what your car/truck can do. We'd be glad to have anyone who won't spam us with unrelated advertising.
By the way, please be patient when you do apply for membership. I approve membership requests every business day I am here, Monday through Friday, but not on weekends or holidays, and I usually take at least one or two days off each week (but, not always) to devote to running my own businesses. But I will get to it! ;)
Automotive Related Communities...
(all are looking for new membership):
Autos & Automotive - A Google Group
An automotive and motorsports group for discussing all things automotive related. Topics may include autos, automotive mechanics, auto shows, automobile racing, automotive parts, salvage, classic cars, collector cars & more. Pickup trucks, tractor trailer trucks and motorcycling are also allowed.
AutomotiveParts - A Google Group
Hunt for or offer automotive parts. Offer parts (new/used). Salvage yard auto parts search pools and automotive industry opportunites for new aftermarket automotive and high performance auto parts sellers from drop shippers and wholesalers.
Automotive - A WebRing
We are looking for people interested in joining our Automotive WebRing community at WebRing.com. WebRings a re great way to promote your website and help create new leads and business associations. If you have an automotive or motorsports related webpage, website, directory or blog, please join as a member of the Automotive WebRing.
Join Up!
All of the above groups and rings are great ways to increase your visibility, establish a comradery with other automotive enthusiasts and professionals, establish your expertise, help someone out, give something back and perhaps even create a new friend or even drum up business in the long run. The best part about such communities is that they can be fun. We try to keep them that way by eliminating the spam.
Of course, if you have cool parts to help others restore or upgrade their vehicles, like the front grille of the 1948 to 1952 Chevy pickup in good condition, or the Deluxe instrument panel for 1980 Chevy/GMC pickup trucks, we do want to see these types of posts in the AutomotiveParts group. That's actually why we created it. I have a 1980 Chevrolet C109 I am working on. The boss has a restored 1950 Chevrolet pickup. A friend and coworker of mine is working on a 1973 GMC pickup he is restoring. The shop is thinking about making the Chevy Gravel Dump Truck shown on this page a shop restoration project vehicle.
We would love to hear about any old Autocars, Maxwell automobiles, Graham Brothers Trucks, or Henderson (Excelsior-Henderson) motorcycles out there that might be hidden in your barn looking to be restored. Heck, I am looking for an old car, pickup or motorcycle for my new restoration project, myself. Post any such finds in either the Autos & Automotive or AutomotiveParts Google Groups, or in the Automotive WebRing's forum.
If nothing else, it will be fun discussing our dream rides and hot rods. Heck, what do you have hidden away in your garage or barn? What are you working on? Join us just to brag about it a little. ;) Join in just to discuss automotive mechanics or tell us what your car/truck can do. We'd be glad to have anyone who won't spam us with unrelated advertising.
By the way, please be patient when you do apply for membership. I approve membership requests every business day I am here, Monday through Friday, but not on weekends or holidays, and I usually take at least one or two days off each week (but, not always) to devote to running my own businesses. But I will get to it! ;)
Rabu, 03 Oktober 2007
New Automotive & Motorsports Directory
The webmaster at Syd's Eastside Auto Parts has been working pretty hard to establish a new automotive & motorsports related dedicated directory for the past few weeks. Its finally ready! The Automotive SEARCH Directory not only functions as a means of submitting your automotive and/or motorsports related websites, blogs and directories as a static directory listing advertising your business, but also functions as a means for the public to submit any auto/motorsport related URL as a resource candidate for the Automotive SEARCH Network volunteer editors to consider as an authorized link resource for our URL pool of automotive/motorsports from which our search engine draws its results.
Although the directory only represents a smaller part of the Automotive SEARCH Network, it is a significant one because it will allow any user to suggest an automotive or motorsport related web resource. Previously, the only way to submit such a web resource to use in the search results was to become an authorized editor for the Automotive SEARCH Network. Now, automotive enthusiasts and businesses from all over can submit their website and if accepted, can enjoy the targeted traffic that the Automotive SEARCH Network was designed to provide.
Although we are still accepting requests for becoming a volunteer editor, the Automotive SEARCH Network Directory allows us to expand our resource pool of automotive & motorsports URLs without requiring site owners and webmasters to take on any significant obligations as a volunteer editor.
In fact, the Automotive SEARCH Directory now provides a high profile directory platform from which to provide targeted advertising to the automotive industry, auto entusiasts, car clubs and motorsports professionals. Listings are very reasonably priced although a free reciprocal link exchange is also available.
However, the directory does allow visitors to submit listings into multiple categories, as long as the submitted resource is relevant to that category. The directory software and its administration also takes significant steps to avoid spam submissions.
We expect great things for and from the Automotive SEARCH Network in the future. Keep your eyes open on this domain by bookmarking the website once you get there! Be sure to submit your automotive/motorsport/motorcycle/truck web resource(s) while you are there, too.
The Automotive SEARCH Directory is brought to you as a joint sponsorship cooperative between Syd's Eastside Auto Parts and Diesel Rebuild Parts.com.
Although the directory only represents a smaller part of the Automotive SEARCH Network, it is a significant one because it will allow any user to suggest an automotive or motorsport related web resource. Previously, the only way to submit such a web resource to use in the search results was to become an authorized editor for the Automotive SEARCH Network. Now, automotive enthusiasts and businesses from all over can submit their website and if accepted, can enjoy the targeted traffic that the Automotive SEARCH Network was designed to provide.
Although we are still accepting requests for becoming a volunteer editor, the Automotive SEARCH Network Directory allows us to expand our resource pool of automotive & motorsports URLs without requiring site owners and webmasters to take on any significant obligations as a volunteer editor.
In fact, the Automotive SEARCH Directory now provides a high profile directory platform from which to provide targeted advertising to the automotive industry, auto entusiasts, car clubs and motorsports professionals. Listings are very reasonably priced although a free reciprocal link exchange is also available.
However, the directory does allow visitors to submit listings into multiple categories, as long as the submitted resource is relevant to that category. The directory software and its administration also takes significant steps to avoid spam submissions.
We expect great things for and from the Automotive SEARCH Network in the future. Keep your eyes open on this domain by bookmarking the website once you get there! Be sure to submit your automotive/motorsport/motorcycle/truck web resource(s) while you are there, too.
The Automotive SEARCH Directory is brought to you as a joint sponsorship cooperative between Syd's Eastside Auto Parts and Diesel Rebuild Parts.com.
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