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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing (http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/) company, today announced that Patrick Pelata has joined the company as executive vice president and chief automotive officer. Pelata is responsible for leading salesforce.com's strategy for delivering social and mobile cloud technologies to the automotive industry. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/SFW105LOGO)...

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan Americas today announced that Michele Tinson has been named director, internal communications and media center, effective Sept. 10. Most recently, Tinson was director of communications for Saab Cars North America, where she was responsible for internal and external communications for the automaker. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120906/CL69761 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080506/NISSANWORDMARKLOGO...

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan, which currently is launching five new vehicles in 15 months, today announced the hiring of former Consumer Reports Auto Test Center Senior Director, David Champion, for the newly created position of executive adviser, competitive assessment and quality. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120822/CL61164 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080506/NISSANWORDMARKLOGO ) Champion will report to Steve Monk,...

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan Americas today announced the appointment of Fernando Menezes as director, corporate communications, Nissan Brazil, as the company continues its business growth throughout Brazil and the Americas region as a whole. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080506/NISSANWORDMARKLOGO ) Menezes, currently general manager, Nissan corporate and brand communications, Nissan Europe, will report to Francois Dossa, vice president,...

LONDON, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Renault s.a.s. today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning their intended cooperation on the London trial of Qualcomm Halo((TM)) Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) technology, and their intent with respect to conducting preliminary studies of the integration of this technology into Renault vehicles. Renault will also join the London trial steering committee. In November 2011,...

BUSAN, South Korea, July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Alliance will invest US$160 million to add 80,000 units of Nissan Rogue production in Korea and increase cost competitiveness of a key industrial base. - Renault Samsung Motors will get increased productivity at Busan plant to accelerate its turnaround. - As Renault Samsung achieves competitive cost targets, Busan plant will produce new derivative vehicles for Korea...

LONDON, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- bwin's F1 mid-season overview After a poor 5 points at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, McLaren Mercedes have called a crisis meeting. At the same time, Mark Webber signed another 1-year-contract with Red Bull to help secure his chance of winning the title, and both Lotus-Renault and Ferrari promise an exciting second half of this F1-season as their cars gear up and chase down the Red Bull team. After the British...

PARIS, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Renault-Nissan Alliance will provide 15,000 vehicles in an exclusive fleet contract with the Paris-based nutritional food company Danone. The first-of-its-kind deal for the Alliance provides a full range of vehicles to Danone in 25 countries for at least five years. Danone, one of the fastest growing food companies in the world, selected the Renault-Nissan Alliance for its wide product lineup, its experienced fleet sales and...

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - World's largest environmental summit marks first time UN will use zero-emission shuttle fleet A fleet of electric vehicles from the Renault-Nissan Alliance will shuttle United Nations delegates at its Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, the world's largest environmental summit. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120614/537842-a )...

FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan Americas today announced that Travis Parman has been named director, Corporate Communications, effective June 18. Most recently, Parman was vice president, Corporate Communications, PulteGroup, Inc., where he was responsible for internal and external communications for the nation's largest residential home builder. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120605/CL18937 ) (Logo:...