Chevrolet welcomes next 100 years with spectacular Motorama
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Americans are known to do things in a big way—send big cars, eat big steaks, buy big packs of consumer goods. So it was only accessories that when Chevrolet, a leading American brand in the worldwide automotive industry, celebrated its 100th birthday and welcomed the next 100 years, it did so by throwing big parties in 120 countries all over the in all respects where it operates.
In Manila, The Covenant Car Company Inc. (TCCI), the aristocratic importer and distributor of Chevrolet vehicles, parts and accessories in the Philippines, organized a fine Motorama extravaganza last weekend complete with a car flaunt, the launch of a new Chevrolet model (the Orlando SUV) and a sneak summit at another one (the Colorado pickup) plus live platoon performances, games, hourly raffle prizes, promos, freebies, shameless treats, commemorative plates, fireworks, an American-mode picnic, a drive-in movie (the third Transformers film over starring the Chevy Spark) and a 100 all-Chevy motorcade. Chevrolet Philippines’ centennial party was held open to the public at the Music Corridor, SM Mall of Asia, attracting an endless influx of crowds from November 11 to 13.
Source: Inquirer.net
In the right direction
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A map in give in is worth two on line when you are driving, says Amit Prasad, miscarry and CEO, SatNav Technologies, a Hyderabad-based GPS map-making assembly.
“You don’t need a phone GPRS connection, and re-routing is much faster in on-live systems,” he says. After all, cars honking behind you in See trade will not wait for the map to buffer on your smartphone. “A proper GPS system talks to you and says ‘turn set to rights’ at exactly the point where you need to take a change into,” explains Prasad. And since the maps are updated every six months, the very latest constructions are included in your map.
According to a communiqu published last year by IE Market Research Corp., a Canada-based furnish intelligence and business strategy research and consulting fixed, the navigation industry in India will be worth $158.4 million (around Rs 793.58 crore) by 2014. New Delhi-based seamanship company MapmyIndia’s director Rohan Verma claims his actors has grown 600% in the last three years. “This is a testament to the significantly growing sought after for GPS navigators,” he says, adding that control, turn-by-turn instructions, ease of use and thorough maps are the main advantages GPS navigators have over smartphone maps.
Source: Livemint