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The current state of the economy has left the car industry in tatters. Car sales have declined over the last year and more consumers are keeping their current vehicles instead of replacing them with newer ones. So, what has happened to the automobile accessory industry? Has it too been left in tatters?

As it stands, the automobile accessory industry is doing better than ever. This is because as a result of most consumers holding on to older vehicles, the need for accessories to spruce up those existing cars and trucks has risen exponentially. Now, in an effort to jazz up their cars to look newer, consumers invest in a variety of accessories from specialty headlights, to seat covers, to custom steering wheel covers, and more. Business is booming for auto accessory retailers and with good reason. Many of the top accessories not only make your car or truck look better, they also serve to protect the interior — and sometimes exterior — of the vehicle to make it last that much longer.

Seat covers are a great example of the dual purpose an auto accessory can serve in a vehicle. Seat covers come in a huge range of styles, from funky, bold, printed designs to simple hues, and can be found at just about any auto accessory retailer. In addition to being a cool design element that can be added to a vehicle, they also serve to extend the life of the upholstery in a car or truck, ensuring that tears and cracks are kept to a minimum. Seat covers can be easily installed and are usually machine washable, which translates into easy care. Car detailers can clean a car’s upholstery with the seat covers on, which is another easy way to ensure they are properly cleansed.

Seat covers are a great example of a product that is keeping the auto industry thriving. Purchasing custom seat covers allows consumers to add a new look to their vehicle without spending a great deal of extra money — which in this economy is something most customers appreciate. Saving money is a priority for most vehicle owners these days and purchasing an auto accessory that promotes saving money while extending the life of their vehicle is a win-win situation for consumers.

Dan Bodrero owns and operates Seat Covers Unlimited, a seat covers and truck accessories manufacturer for nearly every make and model of car truck or SUV. Each car seat cover is hand crafted from quality materials and is guaranteed to protect your automobile and fit securely and snugly.

An automotive Car Spare firm has announced it is cutting staff and shutting down plants across its global operations. GKN has 2,500 automotive staff in the UK with head quarters in Worcestershire and 2 plants in Birmingham and another in Telford, Shropshire. It is not yet clear how many of the automotive work force will be affected. The firm has said it is taking action to stop a predicted pretax profits plunge. Its 2500 strong UK aero space division is thought to be unaffected.
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A spokesman for GKN said: "We are now finalising plans to reposition our businesses to deliver acceptable profitability and cash generation through this difficult period." He added car and light vehicle sales had dropped across the world, hitting its production schedules. GMB Union spokesman Keith Hodgkinson said the union had been aware for some time of the firm's precarious situation. "We have in place an agreement with the company that members who wish to opt to leave the company via voluntary redundancy are free to do so and over the last few quarters over 100 workers have taken up this option," he said. The union was seeking further information from the company, he added. The company employs 42,000 people worldwide.
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Protests against job cuts at car parts firm Visteon spread when workers attempted to occupy more factories.
Scores of workers are staging protests in Basildon, Essex, and Enfield, north London.
The action follows an overnight sit-in at another factory in Belfast.
Staff are demanding action to save 560 jobs at three plants.
Around 200 staff face the axe at a plant in west Belfast and 100 of the workers stayed at the site throughout Tuesday night.
They claimed the company's former owner and main customer, Ford, had promised contracts which they now want to see honoured.
Union representatives asked workers to hold off on a threat to picket Ford showrooms until more information was available.
Visteon UK employed 173 staff at the Basildon plant, 227 in Enfield and 210 in Belfast.
The wider group has a 33,500-strong workforce and operations in 27 countries.
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Around 600 workers at a car parts supplier faced an uncertain future today after the firm was put into administration less than a week after being taken over. Euro Car Parts (ECP) bought rival Sheffield-based LSUK, which has 53 branches nationwide, last Wednesday. But ECP said it had been forced to place the entire business into the hands of administrators today after failing to secure investment support. The firm said: "Unfortunately, it became clear, very quickly, that it was simply going to be impossible to continue with investment without the required support, which was not forthcoming. "After a considerable amount of non-stop work and investment into LSUK over the past five days, the ECP directors realised that they had no option but to place LSUK into administration with effect." Lead administrators Tenon Recovery is in contact with several interested parties for LSUK, ECP added. As well as its branch network which supplies car parts and motoring services, LSUK operates subsidiaries M I Diesel Products, Protech Auto(UK) and Yeovil Rewind. LSUK staff turning up for work today reportedly found themselves locked out and a notice on the door telling them the company had ceased trading. The firm has about 110staff at its head office in Sheffield. Wembley based ECP, which is one of the UK's largest car parts suppliers, said it "deeply regrets what has happened, but to continue any longer with LSUK, as it currently stands, was unfortunately a futile operation". The group added that Tenon was planning to liaise with LSUK staff and "everything will be done to help and advise them with regard to the situation".

It may not be the most obvious issue that springs to mind when buying a car but it is vitally important to have a set of fully functional brakes at all times. After this, consumer can choose and customise their cars to their hearts content but the very minimum consideration has to be to ensure that the brakes work. Safety is everything for a vehicle and if they do not do the job, the cost of human life would be incalculable. This means that every consumer should have an awareness of what they need for their brakes and what different types of products that are available. There are a great number of high performance brakes and accessories available on the market place which means that every driver can have their needs and desires fulfilled. Given the fact that there are so many different types of cars for sale and so many different forms of surfaces, it is hardly surprising to see that so many different products will be provided.

A car or bike owner who mainly drives on the public highway will have a massively different driving style than someone who races on dirt tracks or off road circuits. This necessitates different car parts and features and the high performance brakes are as varied as you could imagine. One great type of brake that greatly appeals to a particular type of driver is high performance brakes and this is for a number of different reasons.

The different surfaces that cars drive upon will obviously have an impact on what the brakes need to do to bring the vehicle to a stop or to slow it down which means different results will come from different types of brakes. For instance, a driver in a race situation will be looking for high performance brake that will enable the vehicle to take corners at space but maintaining a good level of control. With split second differences meaning so much in a race, having the right type of brake means that a person can greatly improve their chances of winning. If there is prize money at stake or even points that count for the overall end standing in a seasons event, it is vital for all drivers to have their car performing at its maximum level.

There are obviously many things which will impact on a driver and their vehicle in a race situation and everything could be the difference between winning and losing. The fuel being used, the type of wheels, the weight of the car and even the type of brake that are used will have a huge impact on the performance of the car and the outcome of the race. To ensure the best selections are made, it is imperative for a driver to find the right type of high performance brakes and this means undertaking research and finding out the sort of brakes that will enhance their performance. The internet has made it so much easier to find information about the best braking products available and what can be achieved. With this in mind, there is no reason why a person cannot find the perfect braking product for their needs and to ensure they get the best possible performance.

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HOW can vehicles travel more and use less energy?

This question, which comes at a time when the world faces an energy crisis and growing environmental stress, is being posed by petroleum company Shell as a challenge to the region's innovative students.

In the Shell Eco-marathon competition, Asian students are encouraged to design vehicles that use conventional fuels like diesel, petrol and liquid petroleum gas, or alternatives like solar, ethanol, hydrogen or biofuels.

The "marathon", which will be held at Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit track from July 8-10, 2010, is aimed at encouraging participants to find solutions to produce fuel-efficient vehicles that can travel the furthest distance using the least amount of fuel. As long as teams abide by safety rules, the design of their vehicles is limited only by their imagination. The key to wining the race will be a vehicle's range or distance it can travel, and not its speed.

Last July 16, some 150 students and academics got a sneak peek at the way the new competition will work. Five selected student teams from Malaysia and Singapore drove specially built energy efficient cars around the Sepang International Circuit's north track.

The preview was specially organised for students to test out the track where the Shell Eco-marathon will take place next year, the first time the competition is being held in Asia. Shell has also built a prototype car to give interested students an opportunity to get a hands-on experience of what is expected of them in preparing their vehicles for the challenge. The event saw student teams from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), the National University of Singapore (NUS), and ITE (Institute of Technical Education) College West in Singapore test drive the eco-car that was purpose-built by Shell.

"The Shell Eco-marathon is a major educational project that encourages and fosters innovation in which students work together to explore potential solutions to both current and future transport and energy challenges," said Shell Malaysia chairman Saw Choo Boon.

"We do not see the Eco-marathon as just a race," said executive vice president of Shell Global Business-to-Business Tan Chong Meng. "Rather, it is about encouraging and inspiring our younger generation to think about energy efficiency, and it offers a platform for innovation in a very practical way. It is about doing more with less, reducing waste."

However, while many praise Shell for promoting a competition that gets people thinking about fuel efficiency, some critics of the marathon point out that the vehicles that take part in the competition are highly impractical, especially for consumer use.

The vehicles have no room for passengers, and drivers are often forced into an uncomfortable position in order to reduce aerodynamic drag. The cars are also designed to achieve maximum fuel efficiency at a low speed, 23kph and some can not drive faster than a mere 48kph. But nobody can deny the world's need for more fuel efficient cars.

Sustainable mobility is one key component of a new energy future, said Tan. "Just consider this: only about 30 per cent of the fuel that you put into your car gets used to move it forward. The rest is wasted and lost," he said. "Then for every kilometre that you drive, you are effectively putting over 1kg of C02 into the atmosphere."

"So, to make our transport more sustainable for the future, we will have to design more efficient engines and fuels, we will have to make cars lighter, we will have to train motorists to drive more efficiently, and we will need to explore alternative transport energies," he added.

More than 230 teams from 33 countries have taken part in the Shell Eco-marathon in the past 25 years in Europe and the Americas, which saw the event's debut two years ago.

Malaysia, chosen for its importance among Shell's Asian heartlands and its excellent infrastructure, will host the annual Shell Eco-marathon Asia from 2010 till 2012.

Thereafter it will be brought to another Asian country to host for the subsequent three years.

"Asia has a lot of excellent students who would show the world their talents and Shell also wants to showcase Asia to the world," said Saw, in explanation for the reason why Shell is bringing the competition to Asia after 25 years of racing in Europe.

Four Asian teams took part in the Shell Eco-marathon Europe in Lausitz, Germany, in May this year. The UTM's Fuel Cell Vehicle Team, with its prototype car, was one of nearly 190 participating teams from around the world.

Two Singaporean teams, Eco n Eco 1 and Eco n Eco 2 from the ITE, also took part in the May's European event which saw 12 Asian teams, competing in the prototype discipline.

Kruce, a team from the NUS, is the only group competing in the urban concept category.

The Shell Eco-marathon programme is open to high schools, colleges, universities and technical institutes throughout Asia. Registration for Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2010 starts on September 1, 2009.

In our modern age it is almost impossible to imagine life without rapidly advancing technology. Children today are brought up surrounded by all sorts of gadgets which they are often proficient at using. When people think of new technologies they often think mainly about high definition TVs or new games consoles and mobile phones.

Less consideration is given to progress in areas that are extremely important, such a vehicle safety. Today, cars, trucks and motorcycles are taken for granted by most families. It is hard to believe that mass production of motor vehicles only really began about a century ago.
Early cars looked very different to those we see on the highway today, and performance was also very dissimilar. Cars today vary in performance, but almost all can reach quite high speeds quickly, and are able to competently maintain highway speeds without hassle.

As acceleration improved and vehicle top speed increased, changes to automotive brakes were also necessary. There is no doubt that car technologies have come a long way, from the use of pneumatic tires to power steering and anti-lock automotive brakes. Keeping drivers and passengers safe has long been a priority, and safety belts have helped to save lives. Airbags are now used in locations throughout modern cars, helping to protect from side impacts as well as head on collisions. Vehicles themselves are also built with accidents in mind – crumple zones aim to control the force of the impact and prevent excessive damage occurring where passengers will be affected. Increasing thought is also put into pedestrian safety. Although it is obvious that when a human is hit by a moving car, the person will come off worse, car designers try to prevent certain injuries from being so severe, as in certain instances this can make the difference between life and death. Improvements in automotive brakes can make stopping or docking speed in emergency situations easier, but if a collision occurs with a pedestrian, other measures can also help, such as the careful positioning of potentially dangerous metal parts to less dangerous areas.

As we look to become more environmentally friendly, the cars we have grown to know over the last decades may well change. It is thought that technology will continue to evolve rapidly over the next century, and hopefully these advances will be used to benefit mankind and our planet. Medical science means that a lot of injured and ill people can now be saved, but avoiding accidents is still vital. Driving safely should be the priority when on the roads. If a driver is tired, under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or is otherwise not in a fit state to operate a motor vehicle, then they should not drive at all. Even with all the improvements in car safety and automotive brakes, accidents can and do happen, so drivers need to be responsible and drive carefully and sensibly. It is hard to say what cars will be like in another hundred years, but there is little doubt there will always be car enthusiasts, as these vehicles have a way of capturing our hearts and minds.

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