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FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan North America will offer employee pricing and discounted financing on Nissan and Infiniti vehicles to eligible individuals in FEMA-designated disaster and emergency areas who need to replace vehicles lost to Hurricane Sandy. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080506/NISSANWORDMARKLOGO ) "Nissan is a major player in the Northeast region with more than 225 dealers in the affected areas and is eager to lend a hand to...

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan today announced that Allen Childs will retire as president, Nissan Canada, following a distinguished career with the company. He will be replaced by Christian Meunier, currently president, Nissan Brazil, who will become president of Nissan's third largest market in the Americas. Both changes are effective January 1, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080506/NISSANWORDMARKLOGO ) Childs' career at Nissan has...

WYTHEVILLE, Va., Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Evatran announced today that it has signed an agreement with SPX Service Solutions to distribute and install Plugless Power wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging systems. These systems, available to individual Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt owners starting in April 2013, require station installation in customers' homes, as well as, the installation of an adapter onto the undercarriage of the EV. Service Solutions will be launching a...

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- During a luncheon today, alongside Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Nissan Americas Vice Chairman Bill Krueger announced the addition of 810 new Nissan manufacturing jobs in Tennessee in support of the company's aggressive growth and demand for its products in the marketplace. The new workforce will support a recently added third shift at the Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant: the first time the plant has had a third vehicle assembly shift in...

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Energy, a nonprofit committed to helping communities understand, plan-for and implement electric transportation initiatives, today released Version 1.0 of the Residential Charging Station Installation Handbook for Single- and Multi-Family Homeowners and Renters. This new handbook will provide homeowners, renters, property managers, property owners, city/community planners, contractors and electricians with best practices to...

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nissan Foundation is pleased to announce the call for Letters of Intent (LOI) for its 2013 grant year. The mission of the Nissan Foundation is to build community by valuing diversity. Nonprofit organizations located in Southern California, North Central Texas, Middle Tennessee, South Central Mississippi, Eastern Michigan, and the New York and Atlanta Metro areas are encouraged to apply with programs that support the Foundation's...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Computers and robots have long been used to do the tasks in life either too mundane or too dangerous for humans. From the early days of calculators, to the future of search and rescue missions, humans have always found a way to delegate tasks to these machines. The latest boring task being given to the robots is the often-necessary evil of driving around town. Google has long been at work to create their driver-less car and even...

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported September U.S. sales of 91,907 units versus 92,964 units a year earlier, down 1.1 percent. Nissan Division sales decreased 2.4 percent for the month at 82,462 units. Sales of Infiniti vehicles were up 11.4 percent over the prior year, to 9,445 units. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080506/NISSANBADGELOGO ) NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS Nissan Division posted sales of 82,462 units,...

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan today announced that the all-new 2013 Nissan Sentra compact sedan will be priced from $15,990 when it goes on sale at U.S. Nissan dealers nationwide beginning October 16. The redesign of Sentra focuses on class-above design standards inside and out, as well as efficiency in engineering. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121001/CL84402) (Logo:...

PARK RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) today announced the expansion of its car sharing program, Hertz On Demand in the Washington D.C. metro area with the addition of 70 new parking spots, including spaces in Virginia and Maryland. The service is a pay-as-you-go system without an annual fee, providing members with 24/7 access to vehicles strategically located throughout the city. With a range of cars - from electric vehicles and compacts to...