This is a great video, and comes to rescue us men just in time for the holidays... avoid the dog house at all costs! But check out this video!
Jumat, 21 November 2008
Beware of the Doghouse- Hilarious!
Jumat, 14 November 2008
Toyota Bina Komunikasi Dengan Pelanggan
Sebagai salah satu wujud komitmennya dalam hal kepuasan pelanggan, Toyota selalu peduli akan kehadiran komunitas pelanggan Toyota dan selalu memberi dukungan pada berbagai kegiatan mereka. Tak berhenti di situ, Toyota juga berinisiatif mengadakan ajang ramah tamah antar komunitas untuk mengoptimalkan adanya komunikasi horisontal antar pelanggan, seperti kegiatan Halal Bihalal yang digelar Oktober lalu. Kali ini, demi lebih mempererat hubungan Toyota-komunitas dan antar komunitas, Toyota bersama 6 komunitas pelanggan bergabung dalam kegiatan 2 hari 1 malam bertajuk Toyota Community Gathering bertempat di Camp Hulu Cai – Ciawi, 8-9 November 2008.
Toyota Community Gathering diadakan pertama kali tahun ini, diikuti oleh lebih dari 125 orang dari 6 klub komunitas Toyota, yaitu Avanza Xenia Club (AXIC), Toyota Kijang Club Indonesia (TKCI), Toyota Yaris Club Indonesia (TYCI), Toyota Vios Club Indonesia (TVCI), Innova Community (IC) dan Soluna. Lebih dari 60 mobil Toyota terlibat dalam kegiatan ini.
“Toyota menyadari betul, saat ini yang dibutuhkan pelanggan tidak sekedar pelayanan dan produk berkualitas. Pelanggan juga menginginkan komunikasi 2 arah dengan pihak produsen, serta antar pelanggan itu sendiri. Kami bermaksud mengakomodir kebutuhan itu melalui Community Gathering,” papar Presiden Direktur PT Toyota-Astra Motor, Johnny Darmawan. “Kami bersyukur, upaya Toyota merangkul komunitas pelanggan juga telah mendapatkan pengakuan dari media, salah satunya dalam bentuk penghargaan ATPM Care for Community dari majalah Autobild Indonesia.”
Sebelum memulai perjalanan menuju Ciawi, peserta berkumpul di New Parts Center Toyota di Cibitung yang baru diresmikan pertengahan tahun ini. Di lokasi ini Toyota memberikan kesempatan kepada peserta untuk mengenal dari dekat fasilitas dan sistem baru yang dimiliki Toyota dalam hal penyediaan suku cadang kendaraan, yang pada akhirnya ditujukan bagi kepuasan pelanggan. Sedangkan di Camp Hulu Cai, akan diadakan sharing session serta aneka games outbound.
“Yang membedakan dengan ajang ramah tamah sebelumnya adalah adanya presentasi dan sharing session antar klub pada Sabtu malam dalam suasana api unggun yang akrab. Melalui kegiatan tersebut, komunitas Toyota dapat saling melakukan benchmark untuk peningkatan kualitas masing-masing klub. Dengan mengikuti permainan outbound mereka dapat mempererat kerja sama tim,” tambah Johnny Darmawan. “Pada intinya, Toyota Community Gathering ini adalah kegiatan dari dan untuk komunitas Toyota. Kami hanya sebagai fasilitator saja,” tutupnya.
Toyota berharap kegiatan ini dapat mendukung semakin berkembangnya hubungan baik antar komunitas Toyota, serta memberikan inspirasi kepada pelaku bisnis dan pemasar lainnya, akan pentingnya memperhatian kebutuhan komunikasi horisontal antar pelanggan. /PR
Toyota Community Gathering diadakan pertama kali tahun ini, diikuti oleh lebih dari 125 orang dari 6 klub komunitas Toyota, yaitu Avanza Xenia Club (AXIC), Toyota Kijang Club Indonesia (TKCI), Toyota Yaris Club Indonesia (TYCI), Toyota Vios Club Indonesia (TVCI), Innova Community (IC) dan Soluna. Lebih dari 60 mobil Toyota terlibat dalam kegiatan ini.
“Toyota menyadari betul, saat ini yang dibutuhkan pelanggan tidak sekedar pelayanan dan produk berkualitas. Pelanggan juga menginginkan komunikasi 2 arah dengan pihak produsen, serta antar pelanggan itu sendiri. Kami bermaksud mengakomodir kebutuhan itu melalui Community Gathering,” papar Presiden Direktur PT Toyota-Astra Motor, Johnny Darmawan. “Kami bersyukur, upaya Toyota merangkul komunitas pelanggan juga telah mendapatkan pengakuan dari media, salah satunya dalam bentuk penghargaan ATPM Care for Community dari majalah Autobild Indonesia.”
Sebelum memulai perjalanan menuju Ciawi, peserta berkumpul di New Parts Center Toyota di Cibitung yang baru diresmikan pertengahan tahun ini. Di lokasi ini Toyota memberikan kesempatan kepada peserta untuk mengenal dari dekat fasilitas dan sistem baru yang dimiliki Toyota dalam hal penyediaan suku cadang kendaraan, yang pada akhirnya ditujukan bagi kepuasan pelanggan. Sedangkan di Camp Hulu Cai, akan diadakan sharing session serta aneka games outbound.
“Yang membedakan dengan ajang ramah tamah sebelumnya adalah adanya presentasi dan sharing session antar klub pada Sabtu malam dalam suasana api unggun yang akrab. Melalui kegiatan tersebut, komunitas Toyota dapat saling melakukan benchmark untuk peningkatan kualitas masing-masing klub. Dengan mengikuti permainan outbound mereka dapat mempererat kerja sama tim,” tambah Johnny Darmawan. “Pada intinya, Toyota Community Gathering ini adalah kegiatan dari dan untuk komunitas Toyota. Kami hanya sebagai fasilitator saja,” tutupnya.
Toyota berharap kegiatan ini dapat mendukung semakin berkembangnya hubungan baik antar komunitas Toyota, serta memberikan inspirasi kepada pelaku bisnis dan pemasar lainnya, akan pentingnya memperhatian kebutuhan komunikasi horisontal antar pelanggan. /PR
Senin, 10 November 2008
What Syd's Eastside Dugg
http://digg.com/users/AutomotiveParts
If you are writing articles to promote your business, create awareness for your cause or to establish your own professional expertise, you will probably want to add Digg to your publishing resource toolbox.
Even if you are not an article writer, Digg.com seems to have caught on because it allows users to list, promote & view each others news, images & videos found anywhere on the net. So it would also come in handy for photographers, graphic artists, videographers and podcasters, as well.
And being able to recommend not only your own works, but the stuff on the internet that you find and want to share with your friends is really what social networks are all about, anyway. And because of its broad range of coverage, Digg is easily a great tool that is intertwined as a news, photo, art and video promotion service by the online community as a whole.
See what Syd's Eastside has Dugg on Digg:
http://digg.com/users/AutomotiveParts
If you are writing articles to promote your business, create awareness for your cause or to establish your own professional expertise, you will probably want to add Digg to your publishing resource toolbox.
Even if you are not an article writer, Digg.com seems to have caught on because it allows users to list, promote & view each others news, images & videos found anywhere on the net. So it would also come in handy for photographers, graphic artists, videographers and podcasters, as well.
And being able to recommend not only your own works, but the stuff on the internet that you find and want to share with your friends is really what social networks are all about, anyway. And because of its broad range of coverage, Digg is easily a great tool that is intertwined as a news, photo, art and video promotion service by the online community as a whole.
See what Syd's Eastside has Dugg on Digg:
http://digg.com/users/AutomotiveParts
Our Page on SearchWarp
http://searchwarp.com/Author69559.htm
SearchWarp is also a great place to use for article distribution. But please note that we don't simply write an article and upload it for redistribution on other websites, we usually hold onto them for a period of time before we allow them to be redistributed, thus establishing that our website is the original source for such duplicated content.
Our own article directory can be found in our own Syd's Eastside Auto Parts website Articles section. By keeping an archive of our articles here for some time before redistribution, Googlebot will have scanned our website articles and had any particular article available through search long before it shows up on any article site. This can usually be verified by using the WayBackMachine.
Finally, after a period of time on our own website, we may release any articles we have written through article directories such as SearchWarp.
SearchWarp is a unique website though, because it is more than an article directory. It is also a writer community and offers assistance to those who want to learn how to write, or to learn how to write better. This is why SearchWarp is also identified, to me, as a social networking site, because of the existing community and the effects a membership can have on that community. Plus little contests are run for writing articles on certain subjects as are appropriate and relevant to the time.
Our Page on SearchWarp:
http://searchwarp.com/Author69559.htm
SearchWarp is also a great place to use for article distribution. But please note that we don't simply write an article and upload it for redistribution on other websites, we usually hold onto them for a period of time before we allow them to be redistributed, thus establishing that our website is the original source for such duplicated content.
Our own article directory can be found in our own Syd's Eastside Auto Parts website Articles section. By keeping an archive of our articles here for some time before redistribution, Googlebot will have scanned our website articles and had any particular article available through search long before it shows up on any article site. This can usually be verified by using the WayBackMachine.
Finally, after a period of time on our own website, we may release any articles we have written through article directories such as SearchWarp.
SearchWarp is a unique website though, because it is more than an article directory. It is also a writer community and offers assistance to those who want to learn how to write, or to learn how to write better. This is why SearchWarp is also identified, to me, as a social networking site, because of the existing community and the effects a membership can have on that community. Plus little contests are run for writing articles on certain subjects as are appropriate and relevant to the time.
Our Page on SearchWarp:
http://searchwarp.com/Author69559.htm
Squidoo
http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/SydsEastside
Squidoo offers great Social Networking Site Integration and Easy Article (Lens) Publishing.
Squidoo offers a great place for those who are interested in articles on any particular subject. Squidoo actually refers to each article as a lens, and their writers as lensmasters. They claim they are doing it just to be difficult, but I gather it has something to do with good old fashioned marketing. It is interesting, though, how they are a popular social networking site without relying so heavily on generic keywords.
Although I found the article editor hard to use because of the lack of good instruction while using it the first time, after posting the lens (article) I easily was able to realize my first time mistakes and will probably get it right the next time. However, if you are using Squidoo to distribute previously written articles, it seems that it might be a little harder to use as simply another distribution outlet because you shouldn't simply copy the article and paste it in as on most article distribution websites such as one of our favorites, SearchWarp.
Our Page on Squidoo:
http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/SydsEastside
Squidoo offers great Social Networking Site Integration and Easy Article (Lens) Publishing.
Squidoo offers a great place for those who are interested in articles on any particular subject. Squidoo actually refers to each article as a lens, and their writers as lensmasters. They claim they are doing it just to be difficult, but I gather it has something to do with good old fashioned marketing. It is interesting, though, how they are a popular social networking site without relying so heavily on generic keywords.
Although I found the article editor hard to use because of the lack of good instruction while using it the first time, after posting the lens (article) I easily was able to realize my first time mistakes and will probably get it right the next time. However, if you are using Squidoo to distribute previously written articles, it seems that it might be a little harder to use as simply another distribution outlet because you shouldn't simply copy the article and paste it in as on most article distribution websites such as one of our favorites, SearchWarp.
Our Page on Squidoo:
http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/SydsEastside
Sabtu, 08 November 2008
On Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/people/Rork_Feimer/1625856528
Facebook is actually quite a lot more interesting than I thought it was. It also can act like a homepage for the not-so-geeky oriented who like an easy way to setup a homepage, much like Blogster or CarSpace, but it goes yet further by incorporating many of your other social networking services, too. Its easy to setup groups, as well. It's also easy to upload & share photos and video. Your default public profile page acts as a "wall" that you write on and you can easily communicate with your friends this way.
I suppose some may say that I had cheated, as I had put-up a profile to represent and promote my employer. The name RorK Feimer I used is actually derived from the owners of Syd's Eastside Auto Salvage, Ron & Kathy Feimer. And this may be so, but you have to remember that I am employed to promote the Syd's Eastside Auto Parts website, and not to promote my own websites and business interests. In the same manner, I still want a profile on Facebook that reflects me and my own interests, both personal and business related. On top of that, the business and my opinion may differ on a variety of things.
That said, if I am cheating, so are a great deal of other businesses which are doing the same thing on Facebook. All we are looking for is a profile that we can promote as an employee, while maintaing a separate personal profile for ourselves outside of work.
So, I'm actually not worried about it. Heck, this blog entry will appear on Facebook, anyway. Because Facebook is configured to post my blog entries that I post here on that site, as well. So by adding blog entries here, I am also updating Facebook.
Facebook also supports a variety of other social networking websites. Twitter is one, Digg is another. As these services are updated, so is Facebook.
The Syd's Eastside Auto Parts Page on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Rork_Feimer/1625856528
Facebook is actually quite a lot more interesting than I thought it was. It also can act like a homepage for the not-so-geeky oriented who like an easy way to setup a homepage, much like Blogster or CarSpace, but it goes yet further by incorporating many of your other social networking services, too. Its easy to setup groups, as well. It's also easy to upload & share photos and video. Your default public profile page acts as a "wall" that you write on and you can easily communicate with your friends this way.
I suppose some may say that I had cheated, as I had put-up a profile to represent and promote my employer. The name RorK Feimer I used is actually derived from the owners of Syd's Eastside Auto Salvage, Ron & Kathy Feimer. And this may be so, but you have to remember that I am employed to promote the Syd's Eastside Auto Parts website, and not to promote my own websites and business interests. In the same manner, I still want a profile on Facebook that reflects me and my own interests, both personal and business related. On top of that, the business and my opinion may differ on a variety of things.
That said, if I am cheating, so are a great deal of other businesses which are doing the same thing on Facebook. All we are looking for is a profile that we can promote as an employee, while maintaing a separate personal profile for ourselves outside of work.
So, I'm actually not worried about it. Heck, this blog entry will appear on Facebook, anyway. Because Facebook is configured to post my blog entries that I post here on that site, as well. So by adding blog entries here, I am also updating Facebook.
Facebook also supports a variety of other social networking websites. Twitter is one, Digg is another. As these services are updated, so is Facebook.
The Syd's Eastside Auto Parts Page on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Rork_Feimer/1625856528
http://twitter.com/AutomotiveParts
Twitter is a microblogging system where users can give shout-outs in 140 character chunks. Although I would honestly recommend allowing up to 255 per post myself (and am often ticked off that it isn't), it is an interesting concept that allows some interactivity between friends. Plus, there are a variety of tools for it that I haven't even explored, yet.
Despite its micro limited posting format, Twitter seems to be not only a decent way to communicate, but also to promote your business, your websites, your blog, your portfolio, your groups and even your causes.
In the long run, Twitter works. But I do think 140 characters is too tightly wound and someone else will probably come along and offer the same idea with a more generous 255 character limit. Perhaps someone already does, and I am yet to find it.
But Twitter has also embedded itself into the social networking scene because a few of the social websites actually display your latest Twitter posts within your public profile page (once you have set it up with your username on Twitter). The result is that by using this one service, you could potentially update several other websites, including your own.
Our Page On Twitter:
http://twitter.com/AutomotiveParts
Twitter is a microblogging system where users can give shout-outs in 140 character chunks. Although I would honestly recommend allowing up to 255 per post myself (and am often ticked off that it isn't), it is an interesting concept that allows some interactivity between friends. Plus, there are a variety of tools for it that I haven't even explored, yet.
Despite its micro limited posting format, Twitter seems to be not only a decent way to communicate, but also to promote your business, your websites, your blog, your portfolio, your groups and even your causes.
In the long run, Twitter works. But I do think 140 characters is too tightly wound and someone else will probably come along and offer the same idea with a more generous 255 character limit. Perhaps someone already does, and I am yet to find it.
But Twitter has also embedded itself into the social networking scene because a few of the social websites actually display your latest Twitter posts within your public profile page (once you have set it up with your username on Twitter). The result is that by using this one service, you could potentially update several other websites, including your own.
Our Page On Twitter:
http://twitter.com/AutomotiveParts
Edmund's CarSpace
http://www.carspace.com/blogs/autoparts/
Edmunds sponsors a great automotive community website. Both individuals and businesses are welcome to sign-up for free. Each account has a blog available and automotive community groups are easy to start.
Sure, CarSpace is a way to get you into the Edmunds branded websites and further promote their brand. But if you look around their really isn't anything like this for the automotive community that I have found. There really aren't too many niche sites available that are dedicated to the automotive industries for automotive businesses, car clubs, or racing & auto enthusiasts.
I am just starting at CarSpace, but I'm not going to be giving up our blog here and shifting over to their blog, either. For now that will just compliment this one. So for now I'll kind of post there as I discover the website and figure out how we might best make use of its services. Because there is a whole community of like-minded people and a ready established market there to tap into if you know how to do it. Perhaps Syd's Eastside will eventually take that page over if it becomes important for us.
My Page at CarSpace:
http://www.carspace.com/blogs/autoparts/
Edmunds sponsors a great automotive community website. Both individuals and businesses are welcome to sign-up for free. Each account has a blog available and automotive community groups are easy to start.
Sure, CarSpace is a way to get you into the Edmunds branded websites and further promote their brand. But if you look around their really isn't anything like this for the automotive community that I have found. There really aren't too many niche sites available that are dedicated to the automotive industries for automotive businesses, car clubs, or racing & auto enthusiasts.
I am just starting at CarSpace, but I'm not going to be giving up our blog here and shifting over to their blog, either. For now that will just compliment this one. So for now I'll kind of post there as I discover the website and figure out how we might best make use of its services. Because there is a whole community of like-minded people and a ready established market there to tap into if you know how to do it. Perhaps Syd's Eastside will eventually take that page over if it becomes important for us.
My Page at CarSpace:
http://www.carspace.com/blogs/autoparts/
Delicious
http://delicious.com/SydsEastside
One of the first social networking sites I signed-up a very long time ago was del.icio.us, a worldwide web bookmark (or shortcut) sharing site. Here I have been trying to keep track of all of our own websites, their pages and our pages on other sites that we belong to, though I now see that I have to update it quite a bit with these new listings for the social networking websites I have been joining.
Google also offers a bookmarking service, so that you can access your bookmarks anywhere. But Delicious goes a little further by allowing you to share your bookmarks with the rest of the world.
This is service is actually a fantastic idea and I think it will go far in the future as it has all sorts of possibilities for expansion. Some are already copying the idea (and even the format).
OUR PAGE:
http://delicious.com/SydsEastside
One of the first social networking sites I signed-up a very long time ago was del.icio.us, a worldwide web bookmark (or shortcut) sharing site. Here I have been trying to keep track of all of our own websites, their pages and our pages on other sites that we belong to, though I now see that I have to update it quite a bit with these new listings for the social networking websites I have been joining.
Google also offers a bookmarking service, so that you can access your bookmarks anywhere. But Delicious goes a little further by allowing you to share your bookmarks with the rest of the world.
This is service is actually a fantastic idea and I think it will go far in the future as it has all sorts of possibilities for expansion. Some are already copying the idea (and even the format).
OUR PAGE:
http://delicious.com/SydsEastside
Social Networking Resources
I have honestly been having a bit of fun checking out some of the Social Networking websites and resources that have been appearing in the past couple years. In fact, I've actually been so impressed that I thought that I should post something to the blog about them.
However, I have actually been working on this post for quite a few days, already. There are so many social net websites out there that I was trying to include in this one post that I realized that the only way around this was to split this blog entry into a bunch of little posts that will tell a bit about each site. That way, I don't have to have every single social website pegged in one big post.
Heck, there are still a bunch of these social networking groups out there that I want to check out. Some of these actually have optional tools developed specifically for them, so there are actually little cottage support resource sites for some, built to support them, allowing extra plug-ins or software tools to make them more convenient to use.
What, you may ask, does this have to do with the automotive industry? Well, the truth is that these are often great places for auto enthusiasts, car clubs, as well as neat places to promote auto shops or trade parts. Most allow easy setup, and may support blogging. Some even offer a great place to post news and articles and would be a great way to distribute them to an already large pool of social networking users. Others offer a great place to promote your (auto related) website by allowing the sharing and promotion of bookmarks. Users of these sites that are logged in can sometimes also vote on the materials of the resource(s) in question, making them even more popular or notorious.
One of the very first new trends was the blog and some of these services even allow you to incorporate your current blog.
Remember that as the trends move in the online industry, the automotive industry must adapt, adopt them, and move with them in order to maintain a high profile to the masses or regions that they are targetting as customers and clientel.
So, eat this stuff up guys, because social networking websites utilities, and software applications are not only fun to participate in, but actually strengthen the market and provide new interest.
To most this will be understood, others will have to check it out. But as a webmaster I understand that the security of a managed and constantly updated network is much better than the vulnerability of an open source software based website that is usually chock full of security holes.
And if the security is not an issue, there are other things that should be, like the fact that these social sites already have an established user base, like the fact that your firends and community are probably already online using them.
If nothing else, these are great opportunities to promote your existing website. Yet, they really are so much more.
Anyway, in order to share this information as quickly as possible, I will be spotlighting these social networking websites and tools. Each site or resource will be discussed individually, showcased in their own blog entry. This will also allow me to update them individually, should I need to. And I will always identify each service by through our membership so that you can join us and have a friend on the site.
Look for a bunch of blog entries to follow very shortly.
-Syd's Eastside Auto Parts webmaster
However, I have actually been working on this post for quite a few days, already. There are so many social net websites out there that I was trying to include in this one post that I realized that the only way around this was to split this blog entry into a bunch of little posts that will tell a bit about each site. That way, I don't have to have every single social website pegged in one big post.
Heck, there are still a bunch of these social networking groups out there that I want to check out. Some of these actually have optional tools developed specifically for them, so there are actually little cottage support resource sites for some, built to support them, allowing extra plug-ins or software tools to make them more convenient to use.
What, you may ask, does this have to do with the automotive industry? Well, the truth is that these are often great places for auto enthusiasts, car clubs, as well as neat places to promote auto shops or trade parts. Most allow easy setup, and may support blogging. Some even offer a great place to post news and articles and would be a great way to distribute them to an already large pool of social networking users. Others offer a great place to promote your (auto related) website by allowing the sharing and promotion of bookmarks. Users of these sites that are logged in can sometimes also vote on the materials of the resource(s) in question, making them even more popular or notorious.
One of the very first new trends was the blog and some of these services even allow you to incorporate your current blog.
Remember that as the trends move in the online industry, the automotive industry must adapt, adopt them, and move with them in order to maintain a high profile to the masses or regions that they are targetting as customers and clientel.
So, eat this stuff up guys, because social networking websites utilities, and software applications are not only fun to participate in, but actually strengthen the market and provide new interest.
To most this will be understood, others will have to check it out. But as a webmaster I understand that the security of a managed and constantly updated network is much better than the vulnerability of an open source software based website that is usually chock full of security holes.
And if the security is not an issue, there are other things that should be, like the fact that these social sites already have an established user base, like the fact that your firends and community are probably already online using them.
If nothing else, these are great opportunities to promote your existing website. Yet, they really are so much more.
Anyway, in order to share this information as quickly as possible, I will be spotlighting these social networking websites and tools. Each site or resource will be discussed individually, showcased in their own blog entry. This will also allow me to update them individually, should I need to. And I will always identify each service by through our membership so that you can join us and have a friend on the site.
Look for a bunch of blog entries to follow very shortly.
-Syd's Eastside Auto Parts webmaster
New Used Equipment Section now Online at Diesel Rebuild Parts
I have finally finished putting all the Used Equipment online at our Diesel Rebuild Parts website. This has been a big chore and I am very happy to have it listed in my Mission Accomplished column, now.
If you are interested in any of the heavy equipment, utility trucks or construction vehicles there, we would be glad to help you out with it. Just click on a photo (that isn't marked as sold) in the main Equipment Catalog Index page and you will be presented with more photos and info concerning that item. Our contact information follows the detail page description.
Let me know if you see any spelling errors, or anything that looks strange. I did address a few problems before making that whole section public. But as you know, I'm not perfect.
This section actually comes from a corresponding section on the Syd's Eastside Auto Parts website. We thought that since establishing the Diesel Rebuild Parts website back in June of 2007, that we should move this section to that website where the information is more on-topic and relevant to the website content material, since it is already geared at supporting equipment and truck overhauls.
So, now that this has finally been accomplished, I can go back to promoting our websites as my primary webmaster duty for a little bit (until the next big website project comes along).
LINK:
Used Equipment For Sale Catalog Index
If you are interested in any of the heavy equipment, utility trucks or construction vehicles there, we would be glad to help you out with it. Just click on a photo (that isn't marked as sold) in the main Equipment Catalog Index page and you will be presented with more photos and info concerning that item. Our contact information follows the detail page description.
Let me know if you see any spelling errors, or anything that looks strange. I did address a few problems before making that whole section public. But as you know, I'm not perfect.
This section actually comes from a corresponding section on the Syd's Eastside Auto Parts website. We thought that since establishing the Diesel Rebuild Parts website back in June of 2007, that we should move this section to that website where the information is more on-topic and relevant to the website content material, since it is already geared at supporting equipment and truck overhauls.
So, now that this has finally been accomplished, I can go back to promoting our websites as my primary webmaster duty for a little bit (until the next big website project comes along).
LINK:
Used Equipment For Sale Catalog Index
Selasa, 04 November 2008
Toyota di Indonesia-Japan Expo 2008
Diresmikan pada 1971, tahun ini Toyota memasuki tahun ke-37 kebersamaannya tumbuh bersama bangsa Indonesia. Perjalanan panjang yang membuahkan keberhasilan Toyota menjadi raja di hati masyarakat Indonesia ini merupakan salah satu pilar dan juga bukti dari berkembangnya hubungan baik Indonesia-Jepang. Kronologi kehadiran Toyota dan persembahan Toyota untuk Indonesia tersebut dapat dilihat di stand Toyota dalam Indonesia-Japan Expo 2008, 1-9 November di Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran, yang diselenggarakan untuk memperingati tahun emas hubungan diplomatik Indonesia-Jepang.
Dalam kegiatan ini Toyota juga menyelenggarakan seminar bagi kalangan kampus, serta menyerahkan beasiswa dari Yayasan Toyota Astra (YTA). Tahun ini (2008-2009) beasiswa diberikan kepada 3.691 siswa SD-SMA, serta 812 mahasiswa S1 dan S2. Pemberian beasiswa telah dilakukan sejak 1976 dan kini YTA menganggarkan 4 – 4,5 milyar rupiah setiap tahunnya.
Partisipasi Toyota (sekarang PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia dan PT Toyota-Astra Motor) dalam Indonesia-Japan Expo dilatarbelakangi keinginan untuk mempererat hubungan bilateral kedua negara dan mengembangkan potensi-potensi baru dalam jaringan perusahaan maupun pemerintahannya.
“Posisi Toyota dalam pasar otomotif nasional saat ini tidak mungkin dapat diraih tanpa dukungan hubungan baik Indonesia dengan Jepang. Dan sebaliknya, kehadiran Toyota di Indonesia juga menjadi salah satu tonggak berkembangnya hubungan baik kedua negara. Karena itu, kami merasa berbesar hati dapat berpartisipasi dalam eksebisi ini,” ungkap Johnny Darmawan (Presiden Direktur PT TAM & Wakil Presiden Direktur PT TMMIN) mewakili Toyota.
“Jika dalam kegiatan lainnya kami lebih banyak memperkenalkan produk, melalui stand dan seminar yang diadakan dalam Indonesia-Japan Expo ini, kami ingin masyarakat berkesempatan untuk mengenal lebih jauh tentang Toyota di Indonesia, dan bagaimana Toyota tumbuh bersama dengan bangsa ini,” tambahnya.
Stand Toyota terbagi menjadi 3 area, yaitu area produk, profil dan sejarah Toyota di Indonesia, serta area yang memaparkan beberapa kontribusi sosial Toyota kepada masyarakat.
Dalam area Product, pengunjung dapat melihat kendaraan legendaris Toyota Kijang generasi pertama dan kelima, lengkap dengan gambaran perjalanan dan milestone-nya. Toyota Kijang pada awalnya adalah kendaraan yang dikembangkan untuk menjawab dorongan pemerintah akan pembuatan Kendaraan Bermotor Niaga Sederhana, dan dalam perkembangannya telah memberikan sumbangan tak kecil dalam perkembangan industri, teknologi dan pasar alat transportasi nasional.
Angka kandungan lokal Kijang Innova yang kini mencapai 75% merupakan bukti nyata keseriusan Toyota dalam merangkul pemasok lokal dalam kualitas produk global. Toyota juga memamerkan generasi terbaru kendaraan fenomenal, New Avanza, yang mencatatkan rekor penjualan lebih dari 270ribu unit dalam waktu kurang dari 5 tahun.
Sedangkan dalam area Toyota Profile and History, terdapat panel-panel yang mengisahkan perjalanan Toyota di Indonesia, filosofi perusahaan, pabrik dan fasilitas, prestasi penjualan domestik maupun ekspor, wujud transfer teknologi, serta bentuk dukungan Toyota akan pengembangan pemasok lokal serta tenaga kerja.
Sekali lagi pengunjung dapat melihat bukti komitmen Toyota dalam menyokong berkembangnya sosial ekonomi negara kita, dalam bentuk investasi yang diguyurkan, pemberdayaan manusia, sumbangan devisa, pertumbuhan penjualan yang berdampak positif pada ekonomi nasional, dll. Berbagai inovasi dilakukan Toyota demi semakin memuaskan pelanggan sekaligus menjawab kebutuhan pasar, misalnya dengan melakukan kolaborasi atau pendirian Spare Parts Center terbesar di Indonesia.
Contoh kontribusi sosial Toyota sebagai pelaku industri yang bertanggung jawab kepada masyarakat dapat dilihat di area Corporate Social Responsibility. Program-program yang merupakan bentuk kepedulian akan lingkungan maupun masyarakat, seperti Hutan Toyota, Toyota Eco Youth dan T-TEP (Toyota Technical Education Program), serta kendaraan hybrid Toyota Prius dipajang di area ini untuk memberikan kesempatan bagi pengunjung mengenal lebih jauh kegiatan-kegiatan Toyota di luar produksi dan penjualan mobil.
Untuk memperkenalkan filosofi dan teknologinya lebih jauh, Toyota juga merangkul komunitas kampus dalam seminar pada tanggal 5 dan 6 November yang mengetengahkan 3 topik, yaitu : Toyota Way & Toyota Production System, Toyota in Indonesia, serta Advanced Technology & Environmentally-Friendly Vehicle. Dalam seminar ini, tak henya mempelajari teori, peserta juga dapat merasakan langsung keistimewaan Toyota Production System melalui simulasi dan praktek.
Toyota berharap gaung dari event positif ini tidak tenggelam dalam euphoria entertainmen yang ada, namun juga memberikan benefit yang nyata pada kedua negara atas hubungan baik yg telah terbina, serta semakin memotivasi masyarakat dan pemerintah untuk memberikan yang terbaik kepada bangsa dan negara. /PR
Dalam kegiatan ini Toyota juga menyelenggarakan seminar bagi kalangan kampus, serta menyerahkan beasiswa dari Yayasan Toyota Astra (YTA). Tahun ini (2008-2009) beasiswa diberikan kepada 3.691 siswa SD-SMA, serta 812 mahasiswa S1 dan S2. Pemberian beasiswa telah dilakukan sejak 1976 dan kini YTA menganggarkan 4 – 4,5 milyar rupiah setiap tahunnya.
Partisipasi Toyota (sekarang PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia dan PT Toyota-Astra Motor) dalam Indonesia-Japan Expo dilatarbelakangi keinginan untuk mempererat hubungan bilateral kedua negara dan mengembangkan potensi-potensi baru dalam jaringan perusahaan maupun pemerintahannya.
“Posisi Toyota dalam pasar otomotif nasional saat ini tidak mungkin dapat diraih tanpa dukungan hubungan baik Indonesia dengan Jepang. Dan sebaliknya, kehadiran Toyota di Indonesia juga menjadi salah satu tonggak berkembangnya hubungan baik kedua negara. Karena itu, kami merasa berbesar hati dapat berpartisipasi dalam eksebisi ini,” ungkap Johnny Darmawan (Presiden Direktur PT TAM & Wakil Presiden Direktur PT TMMIN) mewakili Toyota.
“Jika dalam kegiatan lainnya kami lebih banyak memperkenalkan produk, melalui stand dan seminar yang diadakan dalam Indonesia-Japan Expo ini, kami ingin masyarakat berkesempatan untuk mengenal lebih jauh tentang Toyota di Indonesia, dan bagaimana Toyota tumbuh bersama dengan bangsa ini,” tambahnya.
Stand Toyota terbagi menjadi 3 area, yaitu area produk, profil dan sejarah Toyota di Indonesia, serta area yang memaparkan beberapa kontribusi sosial Toyota kepada masyarakat.
Dalam area Product, pengunjung dapat melihat kendaraan legendaris Toyota Kijang generasi pertama dan kelima, lengkap dengan gambaran perjalanan dan milestone-nya. Toyota Kijang pada awalnya adalah kendaraan yang dikembangkan untuk menjawab dorongan pemerintah akan pembuatan Kendaraan Bermotor Niaga Sederhana, dan dalam perkembangannya telah memberikan sumbangan tak kecil dalam perkembangan industri, teknologi dan pasar alat transportasi nasional.
Angka kandungan lokal Kijang Innova yang kini mencapai 75% merupakan bukti nyata keseriusan Toyota dalam merangkul pemasok lokal dalam kualitas produk global. Toyota juga memamerkan generasi terbaru kendaraan fenomenal, New Avanza, yang mencatatkan rekor penjualan lebih dari 270ribu unit dalam waktu kurang dari 5 tahun.
Sedangkan dalam area Toyota Profile and History, terdapat panel-panel yang mengisahkan perjalanan Toyota di Indonesia, filosofi perusahaan, pabrik dan fasilitas, prestasi penjualan domestik maupun ekspor, wujud transfer teknologi, serta bentuk dukungan Toyota akan pengembangan pemasok lokal serta tenaga kerja.
Sekali lagi pengunjung dapat melihat bukti komitmen Toyota dalam menyokong berkembangnya sosial ekonomi negara kita, dalam bentuk investasi yang diguyurkan, pemberdayaan manusia, sumbangan devisa, pertumbuhan penjualan yang berdampak positif pada ekonomi nasional, dll. Berbagai inovasi dilakukan Toyota demi semakin memuaskan pelanggan sekaligus menjawab kebutuhan pasar, misalnya dengan melakukan kolaborasi atau pendirian Spare Parts Center terbesar di Indonesia.
Contoh kontribusi sosial Toyota sebagai pelaku industri yang bertanggung jawab kepada masyarakat dapat dilihat di area Corporate Social Responsibility. Program-program yang merupakan bentuk kepedulian akan lingkungan maupun masyarakat, seperti Hutan Toyota, Toyota Eco Youth dan T-TEP (Toyota Technical Education Program), serta kendaraan hybrid Toyota Prius dipajang di area ini untuk memberikan kesempatan bagi pengunjung mengenal lebih jauh kegiatan-kegiatan Toyota di luar produksi dan penjualan mobil.
Untuk memperkenalkan filosofi dan teknologinya lebih jauh, Toyota juga merangkul komunitas kampus dalam seminar pada tanggal 5 dan 6 November yang mengetengahkan 3 topik, yaitu : Toyota Way & Toyota Production System, Toyota in Indonesia, serta Advanced Technology & Environmentally-Friendly Vehicle. Dalam seminar ini, tak henya mempelajari teori, peserta juga dapat merasakan langsung keistimewaan Toyota Production System melalui simulasi dan praktek.
Toyota berharap gaung dari event positif ini tidak tenggelam dalam euphoria entertainmen yang ada, namun juga memberikan benefit yang nyata pada kedua negara atas hubungan baik yg telah terbina, serta semakin memotivasi masyarakat dan pemerintah untuk memberikan yang terbaik kepada bangsa dan negara. /PR
Minggu, 02 November 2008
Toyota Team Indonesia Kukuhkan Prestasi di Slalom dan Touring
Toyota Team Indonesia (TTI) mengukuhkan prestasinya di ajang motosport pada kejuaraan Slalom dan balap Touring tahun 2008 ini. Di ajang Slalom, TTI berhasil menjuarai Kejuaraan Nasional Slalom 2008 setelah berhasil menyapu bersih semua kelas pada seri kedelapan Djarum Black Night Slalom 2008 yang digelar di Bandung (Sabtu, 1 November 2008).
Di kejuaraan ini Toyota Yaris membuktikan diri sebagai kendaraan yang cocok untuk anak muda, karena selain konsumsi bahan bakarnya sangat efisien, juga memiliki performa yang terbukti di ajang balap slalom. Sedang di arena Fastron Pertamax Indonesia Touring Car Championship, dengan mengusung Toyota Yaris dan Toyota Vios, hingga seri kelima TTI tetap memimpin kejuaraan dengan para pembalapnya Haridharma Manopo (Hari) di kelas kelas Grand Touring Car Championship (GTCC) dan Renaldo P.Koesoemo (Aldo) yang turun di kelas Indonesia Touring Car Championship (ITCC).
Di ajang Djarum Black Night Slalom 2008 seri kedelapan, pembalap Anggana OHP yang tergabung dalam TTI Slalom berhasil meraih podium utama untuk kelas A1 dengan catatan waktu terbaik dengan total waktu 1:32:88. Kelas A1 merupakan kelas bergengsi di kejuaraan slalom, karena kelas ini memperlombakan mobil-mobil pabrikan yang diproduksi tahun 2000 ke atas, standar pabrik (tanpa modifikasi pada mesin dan sistem rem), dan merupakan kendaraan berpenggerak roda depan.
Pada kelas Seeded B dan kelas F, pembalap Andry SA dari TTI juga berhasil menjadi yang terbaik dengan catatan waktu 1:37:72 dan 1:36:65. Sementara itu pada kelas wanita, pembalap belia berbakat tim TTI, Alinka Hardianti mampu menunjukkan kemampuannnya dengan berhasil menyabet juara pertama dengan perolehan waktu 1:40:64.
Sedangkan pembalap senor nasional, James Sanger, dipastikan menjadi Juara Nasional setelah pada seri kedelapan ini mampu menunjukkan performanya yang bagus sehingga total poin nya tidak dapat dikejar lagi oleh lawan-lawannya.
”Tahun ini merupakan tahun perdana bagi kami untuk turun secara serius pada event slalom. Dan di tahun pertama kami inilah , TTI mampu mengantarkan pembalapnya menjadi juara nasional. Dengan Toyota yaris yang memiliki performa yang bagus, kami yakin akan dapat terus berprestasi di ajang kejuaraan slalom ini. ” ujar Achmad Rizal, Direktur TTI.
Mengomentari mengenai hasil balap seri kedelapan hari ini, Rizal dan Memet sepakat persiapan teknis yang lebih matang serta evaluasi untuk meraih hasil yang lebih maksimal pada seri-seri berikutnya masih tetap diperlukan. ”Prestasi yang telah kami raih sejauh ini merupakan buah dari kerja keras seluruh tim. Jadi, ajang kali ini juga sekaligus menunjukkan bagaimana TTI yang merupakan pendatang baru, memiliki kinerja yang kompak”
Kekompakan tim yang didukung oleh Tim mekanik yang terampil juga merupakan salah satu elemen penting dalam menjaga kualitas tim, dan TTI diperkuat oleh tim mekanik yang dipimpin oleh Usman Adhi. Prestasi TTI menyabet juara pertama pada seri ini memang merupakan perpaduan antara keunggulan produk, kehebatan pembalap dan kekompakan di sirkuit. Dan ini menjadi pembuktian nyata kualitas serta performa Toyota Yaris yang menggunakan mesin INZ-FE dengan teknologi VVT-I. /PR
Di kejuaraan ini Toyota Yaris membuktikan diri sebagai kendaraan yang cocok untuk anak muda, karena selain konsumsi bahan bakarnya sangat efisien, juga memiliki performa yang terbukti di ajang balap slalom. Sedang di arena Fastron Pertamax Indonesia Touring Car Championship, dengan mengusung Toyota Yaris dan Toyota Vios, hingga seri kelima TTI tetap memimpin kejuaraan dengan para pembalapnya Haridharma Manopo (Hari) di kelas kelas Grand Touring Car Championship (GTCC) dan Renaldo P.Koesoemo (Aldo) yang turun di kelas Indonesia Touring Car Championship (ITCC).
Di ajang Djarum Black Night Slalom 2008 seri kedelapan, pembalap Anggana OHP yang tergabung dalam TTI Slalom berhasil meraih podium utama untuk kelas A1 dengan catatan waktu terbaik dengan total waktu 1:32:88. Kelas A1 merupakan kelas bergengsi di kejuaraan slalom, karena kelas ini memperlombakan mobil-mobil pabrikan yang diproduksi tahun 2000 ke atas, standar pabrik (tanpa modifikasi pada mesin dan sistem rem), dan merupakan kendaraan berpenggerak roda depan.
Pada kelas Seeded B dan kelas F, pembalap Andry SA dari TTI juga berhasil menjadi yang terbaik dengan catatan waktu 1:37:72 dan 1:36:65. Sementara itu pada kelas wanita, pembalap belia berbakat tim TTI, Alinka Hardianti mampu menunjukkan kemampuannnya dengan berhasil menyabet juara pertama dengan perolehan waktu 1:40:64.
Sedangkan pembalap senor nasional, James Sanger, dipastikan menjadi Juara Nasional setelah pada seri kedelapan ini mampu menunjukkan performanya yang bagus sehingga total poin nya tidak dapat dikejar lagi oleh lawan-lawannya.
”Tahun ini merupakan tahun perdana bagi kami untuk turun secara serius pada event slalom. Dan di tahun pertama kami inilah , TTI mampu mengantarkan pembalapnya menjadi juara nasional. Dengan Toyota yaris yang memiliki performa yang bagus, kami yakin akan dapat terus berprestasi di ajang kejuaraan slalom ini. ” ujar Achmad Rizal, Direktur TTI.
Mengomentari mengenai hasil balap seri kedelapan hari ini, Rizal dan Memet sepakat persiapan teknis yang lebih matang serta evaluasi untuk meraih hasil yang lebih maksimal pada seri-seri berikutnya masih tetap diperlukan. ”Prestasi yang telah kami raih sejauh ini merupakan buah dari kerja keras seluruh tim. Jadi, ajang kali ini juga sekaligus menunjukkan bagaimana TTI yang merupakan pendatang baru, memiliki kinerja yang kompak”
Kekompakan tim yang didukung oleh Tim mekanik yang terampil juga merupakan salah satu elemen penting dalam menjaga kualitas tim, dan TTI diperkuat oleh tim mekanik yang dipimpin oleh Usman Adhi. Prestasi TTI menyabet juara pertama pada seri ini memang merupakan perpaduan antara keunggulan produk, kehebatan pembalap dan kekompakan di sirkuit. Dan ini menjadi pembuktian nyata kualitas serta performa Toyota Yaris yang menggunakan mesin INZ-FE dengan teknologi VVT-I. /PR
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