Second Hand Cars

The July 11 edition of The Edge ran a cover story on the gloomy second-hand car industry:

· Slowing to a standstill

A combination of factors has slammed the brakes on the car industry. Low trade-in values, uncompetitive prices and inflationary pressures are keeping buyers out of new car showrooms. The New Automotive Policy has not dispelled the uncertainty and confusion. What will put the industry back on track?

· Shakeout among used car dealers

...the collapse of the used vehicle market since March has called for closer scrutiny of the modus operandi of certain industry players.

Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Car Dealers and Credit Companies Association (KLSCDCCA) president Khoo Kah Jin says used vehicle dealers are required by the law to settle payment on trade-in vehicles and to change the names of vehicle owners within seven days of a transaction.

Khoo says this law is currently not adhered to by every dealer. Certain dealers would only pay car sellers after their vehicles are sold, in return for higher trade-in prices.

written by: Yah Wei

Future Safety for Cars

Nowadays, cars safety is an important parts to be considered by the car manufacturers. This is because the statistics was shown that there have increasing in percentage of cars fatalities. The performance of cars in front-crash effectiveness doesn't mean cars are as safe as possible because the safety of cars should covered the both sides and the back of the cars.

Many new technologies were invented to improve the safety of cars. Among these are Electronic Stability Control used to reduce cars crashes in real-world driving; Electronic Crash Avoidance and Crash Mitigation Systems added to vehicles without having to substantially re-egineer them; Anti-Lock Braking System to prevent the wheels from skidding.

Please follow the link below for more information
http://autos.aol.com/article/safety/v2/_a/future-safety-advances/20060526114109990001

Written by:
poey ching

Class Assignment - Old And New Economy of Transportation

In the previous class, we have been assign a task to identify how transportation industry has transform from old to new economy.

Brief Introduction:

Transportation in general means the movement or transport of people or goods from one spot to another, where there is various ways to achieve this motive. Transportation industry nowadays are divided into two major types, the transportation of human being and transportation of goods, while the ways of transportation are diverted into three main groups, which is air, land and water.

The history of transportation dates back to sometimes around 2000BC, with the taming and domestication of horses is the earliest event in the transportation history time line, followed by the invention of the first wheel and until now, the bullet train. But one common feature shared by the old and new economy of transportation is the energy demand, be it energy from muscle of horse or nuclear energy. Hence, the technological evolution in transportation are developing new energy to overcome the old technologies shortage and increasing demand of the market.

For this assignment, we have chosen to dive into the topic of safety in cars. We will review all aspect of safety in cars and discuss the transition from old to new economy.


Written by: Cindy

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Welcome to Managing Organizational Information Technology (SCK 3433-01)



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Chu Wei Ching
Cindy Puah
Goh Poey Ching
Goo Yah Wei