Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan has announced the appointment of Stéphane Schwarz as Design Director at Nissan Design Europe (NDE), the company's vehicle design studio in Paddington, London. In his new role, 38-year old Schwarz supervises a team of designers at Nissan's European design centre. He reports directly to Satoru Tai, Vice- President of Nissan Design Europe and is involved in Production Programmes as ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - - Brian Carolin Named as Successor After 35 years in the automotive industry, including the last five years with Nissan Europe S.A.S., Mario Canavesi, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, has announced he is leaving the company effective December 31, 2004. Brian Carolin, currently Vice President Sales Operations, is appointed Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Europe reported total sales of 42,584 vehicles (1) in November 2004, a decrease of 0.3% over the same month last year. In the eleven month period from January to November 2004, Nissan Europe sold 498,417 units, 1.1% up on last year. HIGHLIGHTS BY COUNTRY - Nissan in France sold 4,272 units in November, registering a 14.7% increase compared to last year. In the ...
Aircraft Service International Group, Inc.
Orlando, Florida (ots/PRNewswire) - ASIG(R), an industry leader in aviation services, announced today that it has acquired Airport Group International, LLC (AGI), from TBI PLC. AGI is a U.S.-based provider of commercial aviation and airport facility support services. AGI has been in operation for 75 years and serves 17 airports, primarily in the U.S. The company has sizable operations at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta ...
Tokyo, Japan (ots/PRNewswire) - - Maintains Double-Digit Operating Profit Margin of 10.1% Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced financial results for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005. In the six months through September, Nissan's net income after tax totalled 238.8 billion yen (US$2.17 billion, euro 1.79 billion), an increase of 0.5% compared with last year. "Many of the external ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Valeo today announced that it has called for a meeting of the Works Council of its facility in Orense, Spain to discuss the proposed closure of the site. The facility is part of the Electronics and Connective Systems Branch and manufactures wiring harnesses. Despite the measures put in place in 2002 and 2003 to preserve employment at the site, the economic situation has continued ...
Motorola - CGISS, EMEA/MOTOROLA LTD
Copenhagen, Denmark (ots/PRNewswire) - Motorola (NYSE:MOT) and the Danish TETRA Operator - TetraNet - have finalized the first phase of the new radio and data communication solution for more than 1200 buses in the greater Copenhagen area. Motorola has completed the roll out of the next-generation communication system delivering a digital radio communication ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Europe reported total sales of 49,736 vehicles (1) in September 2004, a decrease of 12.6% over the same month last year. In the nine month period from January to September 2004, Nissan Europe sold 411,509 units, 2.8% up from last year. HIGHLIGHTS BY COUNTRY - Nissan in France sold 4,150 units in September, registering a 15.6% increase compared to last year. In the ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Designed to rotate 180 degrees instead of 360 degrees like a conventional motor, Valeo's electronically controlled reversing motor reduces the travel of the wiper linkage and frees a large amount of space in the plenum area. One motor is installed at each end of the windscreen, replacing the bulky wiper linkage of the two-wiper motor system currently used. The motor is especially suited to ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - This innovation is the result of two years of cooperation between Valeo and Citroën, and will be fitted on the new Citroën C4 and C5. Using infrared beams linked to an electronic control unit, the lane departure warning system monitors the lane markings ahead of the car. If the car strays over the line without the indicator being ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Fluence, Renault's latest four seater concept sports coupé, has an elegant and dynamic silhouette. Its headlamps are attractively elongated, thanks to the use of Valeo's twin-strip LED technology, echoing the vehicle's flowing lines. The Renault Fluence, one of the stars of the 2004 ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Just like its illustrious forefather the DS, the new Citroën C4 will be fitted with a directional lighting system, produced by Valeo and developed with Citroën, which offers optimum visibility in bends. The C4's boomerang headlamps, synonymous with the Citroën style, include a technological innovation from Valeo: dynamic directional lighting. This new generation of ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Start-Stop, STOPStayCOOL/STOPStayWARM and Clutch-by-Wire are three innovations designed by Valeo to increase the well-being of drivers and passengers in the car. The "Start-Stop" starter-alternator, can be enhanced by the addition of the STOPStayCOOL/STOPStayWARM air-conditioning system ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - The steering wheel with fixed central controls, which is one of the innovative features on the new Citroën C4, offers a simpler, more comfortable driving experience. This innovation, which optimizes the effectiveness of the airbag and groups all the main driving controls together for easy access, was made possible, in part, thanks to the ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Valeo's belt-driven "Start-Stop" system is featured on the Hyundai concept car ECO Getz 1.1 CRDi, a Super Low Emission Vehicle unveiled to the public at the Paris Autoshow. It is the first time that this innovation is officially presented on a diesel engine. The system, called ISG or "Idle Stop & Go" by Hyundai Motor Co., stops and restarts the engine instantly and silently upon driver ...
Geneva (ots) - SPAP - Swiss International Air Lines, www.swiss.com, launches this week European price promotion in Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Netherlands with top e-marketing agency Agence Virtuelle SA, based in Geneva. Agence Virtuelle, www.agencevirtuelle.com, will take care about this online marketing campaign beginning this week on major search engines, such as Google, via dedicated cost per click ...
Trappes, France (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Europe reported total sales of 44,817 vehicles (1) in July 2004, a decrease of 1.8% over the same month last year. In the seven month period from January to July 2004, Nissan Europe sold 330,073 units, 5.4% up from last year. HIGHLIGHTS BY COUNTRY - Nissan in France sold 3,679 units in July, registering a 18% decrease compared to last year. In the seven month period from January to July 2004, Nissan sold 28,904 units ...
Oslo, Norway (ots/PRNewswire) - Joint Press Release: DAF Trucks N.V. DaimlerChrysler AG Iveco S.p.A. Renault Trucks Volvo Trucks CEPSA SA OMV AG Total SA AMI GmbH BASF AG SKW Piesteritz GmbH Yara International ASA - Several manufacturers join the SCR starting lineup - Technology with an assured future to Euro 5 and beyond - Europe-wide supplies of AdBlue ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - - Airline Maintenance Professionals Connect to Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Industry Issues and Products at Europe's Largest Maintenance Event in Copenhagen Top executives and government officials from all sectors of Europe's aviation industry will convene 15-16 September ...
Geac Computer Corporation Limited.
Markham, Ontario and Studley, England (ots/PRNewswire) - - Geac provides worldwide high availability support to mission-critical finance systems GeoLogistics, a global provider of integrated logistics and transportation services, has awarded a two-year contract worth approximately US$940,000 to Geac (TSX: GAC, NASDAQ:GEAC), a global enterprise software ...
PARIS, July 8 (ots/PRNewswire) - Valeo today announced that it had increased its participation in Nanjing Valeo Clutch Company (NVCC), its clutch systems joint venture in China, through a capital increase and a new partnership structure. This increases Valeo's control in the company and will facilitate the introduction of new technologies and new products. NVCC now has the necessary resources to address new ...
TRAPPES, France, July 6 (ots/PRNewswire) - Nissan Europe reported total sales of 52,471 vehicles (1) in June 2004, an increase of 3.4% over the same month last year. In the six month period from January to June 2004, Nissan Europe sold 285,164 units, 6.62% up from last year. HIGHLIGHTS BY COUNTRY - Nissan in France sold 5,297 units in June, registering a 39.4% increase compared to last year. In the six month period from January to June 2004, Nissan sold ...
Frankfurt/Main, Germany (ots) - CargoCity Frankfurt (the name of Frankfurt Airport's cargo metropolis) has been selected "Cargo Airport of the Year", "Best Cargo Airport in the World" and, for the third time, "Number One Air Cargo Hub in Europe" by the London-based publication Air Cargo News. With approximately 100'000 readers worldwide, Air Cargo News (ACN) is a ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - TÜV Pfalz (the technical inspection agency of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) criticized the recent report of the SFK Accident Commission as not being verifiable in parts. The SFK found that the planned new landing runway at Frankfurt Airport is allegedly incompatible with ...
Frankfurt, Germany (ots) - Fraport AG (FSE: FRA), the owner and manager of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), and its main customer Deutsche Lufthansa have agreed on the number of aircraft movements (take-off and landing slots) that should be available for the 2004 Summer Timetable - for all airlines not just Lufthansa. ...
Frankfurt (ots) - Beginning today, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is offering a new cargo connection to Dubai (DXB) in the United Arab Emirates. Because of growing cargo demand Emirates (airline code = EK/UAE) is deploying the Boeing 747-400F widebody freighter twice per week on the new Frankfurt-Dubai route. Until now, Emirates has used its passenger jets to carry ...
Frankfurt/Main (Germany) - Korean Air (KE) has increased its cargo services between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and Seoul-Incheon Airport (ICN), South Korea, from three to four freighter flights per week, in response to increasing demand for airfreight capacities between Asia and Europe. The Asian airline is using ...
Dublin (ots) - Financial Highlights 2002 2001 Turnover EUR 325.8m EUR 297.7m +9% EBITDA EUR 63.2m EUR 51.1m +24% EBIT* EUR 34.9m EUR 26.2m +33% PBT EUR 24.1m EUR 11.7m +106% Basic EPS 78.3c 38.4c +104% Adjusted EPS** ...
London (ots) - Avis, the leading car rental company in Europe, today releases the latest statistics for European transport usage during the second quarter of 2002. The report tracks total passenger numbers travelling by plane, train, car and ferry within Europe's five largest countries - Germany, UK, France, Spain and Italy. KEY PAN-EUROPEAN FINDINGS - The total number of journeys made continues to rise ...
Zurich (ots) - easyJet plc ("easyJet"), Europe's leading low-cost airline, today announced that it had selected Airbus as the preferred supplier for 120 A319 aircraft, with options with price protection on a further 120 A319s. easyJet has granted Airbus exclusivity for 45 days to agree documentation. The agreement in principle is subject to contract. ...