Neomo Motors - Koala " Tough, Versatile and Comfortable "
Neomo is an automobile brand owned by Saminda, it was announced at 2012 that Saminda would use the Neomo marque for countries in Asia as a low-cost brand, Saminda said the brand's reputation for value and reliability would help it gain market share in emerging markets
Overview
Founded : July 21 , 2012
Headquarter : Chiang Rai , Thailand
Founder : Saminda Motor Co.
Key people : Yusuke Yamamoto (VP) , Yuko Nagoya (Global CEO of Saminda , Auxuras and Neomo)
Number of Employees : 10,525
Brand Availability : South East Asia and East Asia
Saminda i-VIC Engine Technology System
The i-VIC system stand for Intelligent Variable Intake Control and is introduced in 1989 , It was invented by Saminda engineer Takao Ikazuo, it's to improves fuel efficiency by controlling the fuel/air mixture using valve control rather than conventional throttle control , fast heating of the catalytic converter to its light-off temperature is possible, thereby reducing hydrocarbon emissions considerably, and to change the cam timing profile at certain RPM to give extra boost , the engine came with a new high-density, high-strength sintered alloy pulley that reduced inertial load on the timing belt and increasing the diameter of the intake valve. For instance, the engine revved 20% higher than the existing DOHC/SOHC unit and thus had to resist forced 40% bigger.
History
During 1985 then President of Saminda , have a new objective to make 100 horsepower per liter without any help of turbochargers. In 1989 Takao Ikazuo so invented the i-VIC system , the first i-VIC was introduced in the RA Series and was in the C3 Type-R , which manage to make 110hp per liter , It was not only powerful, but it also idled more smoothly and had no staring problems. The i-VIC was praised from around the world for it technology and uniquely. During 1995 the i-VIC system were in all Saminda series of engine.