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PARIS, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The French environment agency ADEME is supporting Valeo research projects. Two projects for low-CO2 vehicles, which have received 6 million euros in funding from ADEME, were presented yesterday at the French Sustainable Development Ministry: - Mild hybrid (MHYGALE project) Following the micro hybrid, mild hybridization represents the next step in the search for increasingly efficient hybrid solutions. The objective of this project is to...

The crisis in the U.S. auto industry has turned into an international game of musical chairs that is not likely to end soon, an industry analyst said. We're likely to see more (international) consolidation in coming years, said Jeff Shuster, the executive director of automotive forecasting at industry research firm J.D. Power in Detroit. International reshuffling of car companies is not new. In the 1990s, as Japanese companies were struggling, Ford Motor Co., DaimlerChrysler AG and Renault...

Renault has joined Ferrari in pulling out of the Formula One auto racing series because of a potential $60 million budget cap in 2010, the BBC said. Ferrari officials were reported to be reconsidering Wednesday, about 24 hours after their decision, because it said on the F1 Web site first quarter results for 2009 were in line with the record levels reached in 2008. Ferrari added the sport's governing body FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile) is making decisions of a serious nature...

LONDON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 60 percent of European consumers are extremely interested in location-based vehicle-centric services like eCall, bCall, stolen vehicle tracking and real-time traffic information. However, they clearly indicate that the current price of such systems is more than they are willing to pay. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO) Manufacturers could still turn this market into a significant revenue stream though, with the aid of...

New consulting service leverages Alpine Access expertise to help clients establish internal home-based call center operations Company co-founder Jim Ball returns to lead Alpine Access Consulting DENVER, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpine Access, the premier provider of home-based customer care solutions for brand-conscious companies, today announced the launch of Alpine Access Consulting, the industry's first service dedicated to helping companies set up their own home-based call centers. Jim...

RALEIGH, N.C., May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Renault-Nissan Alliance, today announced that Nissan is forming a partnership with Progress Energy of Raleigh, N.C., and the Raleigh-based nonprofit agency Advanced Energy, to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network. Nissan will introduce zero-emission vehicles in the United States in 2010, starting with a 5-passenger compact vehicle that will have a range of 100 miles on a...

SEATTLE, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced that Nissan (Nasdaq: NSANY) and the City of Seattle are forming a partnership to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network. Nissan will introduce zero-emission vehicles in the United States in 2010 and will mass market them globally two years later. "Nissan through the Renault-Nissan Alliance has committed to being a global leader in...

FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced that Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the nation's largest energy-research center, is partnering with Nissan in Tennessee to promote the development of zero-emission vehicles and a complementary charging infrastructure. This expands the scope of an existing partnership between Nissan and the State of Tennessee, which also includes the Tennessee Valley Authority. Nissan will introduce...

PHOENIX, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced that Nissan (Nasdaq: NSANY) and Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), which represents the Phoenix metropolitan region, are forming a partnership to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network. ECOtality Inc., a Scottsdale, Ariz., clean electric transportation and storage technologies company, also will participate in the partnership by...

Diagnostic Device Company Doubles Manufacturing Capacity; Expands Global Reach with Vietnam Facility FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpine Biomed Corporation, a global leader in specialty diagnostic devices, announced today that it has doubled its manufacturing capacity and expanded its worldwide network by opening a new facility in Vietnam. The company will produce and distribute medical devices that are in increasing demand for diagnosing gastroesophageal reflux...