Karim Habib to lead INFINITI Design

by News Feeder, 31-01-2025, 05:35 PM

Hong Kong / Yokohama, Japan – Karim Habib, former Head of BMW Design has been named Head of INFINITI Design, effective July 1, 2017. Habib has an accomplished track record in Automotive Design for several premium automotive brands, including BMW and Daimler AG. He will be based in the company's technical center in Atsugi, Japan and lead the global INFINITI design teams in Japan; Beijing, China; San Diego, USA and London, England. He will report to Alfonso Albaisa, newly appointed Senior Vice President Global Design for NISSAN Motor Corporation."We are happy to have Karim join us and head our global INFINITI design teams. During his career as a designer and a leader of global teams he always created modern and inspiring designs" said Alfonso Albaisa. "Karim is very skilled at capturing the heart and passion of a brand while at the same time giving each design its unique character. I look forward to Karim inspiring our teams to shape the next generation of INFINITI's""Karim has a strong background and impressive track record in automotive design and the knowledge and mindset to develop a global premium brand" said Roland Krueger, Global President of INFINTI Motors Limited "Design is one of the key pillars of our global brand development at INFINITI. Karim brings unique design skills that will accelerate INFINITI's progress toward the goal of capturing and expanding our share in the global luxury market."Karim Habib most recently led the BMW Brand Design team in Munich, Germany, where he was responsible for production and concept cars such as, the X1, the X2 Concept and the CSL Homage. Before this, as head of advanced design for Daimler, he worked on the current Mercedes-Benz C-Class as well as the new Smart. He started his career at BMW in Advanced Design where he was responsible for the Design of the previous 7 Series and the Concept CS.Habib entered the automotive industry after earning a Mechanical engineering degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada and a design degree from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, USA. # # #

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Renault-Nissan Alliance forms light commercial vehicle business unit

by News Feeder, 31-01-2025, 04:31 AM

Move expected to expand light commercial vehicle market leadership under a single business unit and boost sales by unleashing the full potential of Renault's van expertise and Nissan's truck know-how in key markets.Alliance partners to create more synergies by having one business unit, while ensuring brand differentiation, maximizing cross-development and cross-manufacturing, technology sharing and cost reduction.PARIS – The Renault-Nissan Alliance is creating a light commercial vehicle business unit to expand its global presence in this growing segment.By unleashing the full potential of Renault's van expertise and Nissan's truck know-how in key markets, the Alliance intends to grow its light commercial vehicle sales worldwide. In the spirit of the Alliance, partners will leverage complementary markets and products while maintaining their own brand identity, sales and revenue."The combination of Renault, Nissan and the early collaboration with Mitsubishi Motors in a single Alliance LCV Business Unit will boost sales and deliver greater synergies," said Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn. "With this move, we plan to expand our market leadership by accelerating our performance in current and new, high-growth markets, based on each company's core products and market knowledge, and driven by customer needs."The Renault-Nissan LCV Business Unit will be led by Ashwani Gupta as Alliance senior vice president. He will report to Carlos Ghosn.The Unit will continue to maximize cross-development and cross-manufacturing and is expected to deliver further synergies in costs and technology. Renault and Nissan have established cross-production of vans and trucks over the last several years; for example, the Nissan NV300 van is built on the Renault Trafic platform; the Nissan NV400 van is built on the Renault Master platform; and the Renault Alaskan pickup is built on the Nissan Navara platform. The new Renault-Nissan LCV Business Unit will also handle Nissan's body-on-frame SUVs, including the Nissan Armada and Nissan Patrol.Ashwani GuptaBorn in Dehradun, India, Ashwani Gupta graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, India, and obtained a diploma from INSEAD Business School in France. He has been vice president of Renault's Light Commercial Vehicle Division since 2014, where he oversees the automaker's worldwide LCV business. He joined Renault in 2006 as general manager of purchasing at Renault India in Mumbai. In 2008, he moved to the Renault Nissan Purchasing Organization in Paris as global supplier account manager for braking systems. He joined Renault Nissan B.V. in 2009 as deputy general manager, global purchasing. In 2011, Gupta was appointed global program director for Datsun programs at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in Japan, where he led the product development to launch in India, Russia, Indonesia and South Africa. He started his career in 1992 in engineering and purchasing in the private sector and later moved to management positions in the automotive industry. Total LCV volume 2016 In 2016, Groupe Renault sold 443,931 LCVs globally, including Avtovaz. The top-selling models in 2016 were Kangoo with 118,200 units, Master with 91,900 units and Trafic with 81,600 units.Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. sold 815,490 LCVs globally. The top-selling models in 2016 were NP300 Navara with 196,257 units, Frontier with 102,497 units and NV200 with 54,118 units.Mitsubishi Motors Corp. sold 248,000 LCVs globally. The top-selling model in 2016 was Triton/L200 with 125,000 units.Links to LCV informationFor Groupe Renault: http://media.renault.com/global/fr/renau...es.aspxFor Nissan: http://www.nissanlcv.com/EN/For MMC: http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/About the Renault-Nissan Alliance The Renault-Nissan Alliance is a strategic partnership between Groupe Renault of France and Japan-based Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors. The automakers combined sold 9.96 million vehicles in nearly 200 countries in 2016 – more than one in nine vehicles worldwide. The Alliance has strategic collaborations with other automakers, including Germany's Daimler and China's Dongfeng. It also owns a majority stake in the joint venture that controls Russia's top automaker, AVTOVAZ. The Alliance is the industry leader in zero-emission vehicles and is developing the latest advanced technologies, with plans to offer autonomous drive and connectivity features and services on a range of affordable vehicles.http://www.media.blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com http://www.media.renault.com newsroom.nissan-global.com # # # ContactCatherine Loubier [email protected] + 33 6 21 88 80 59

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SOUL of MOTION Perfume Symbolizing KODO Design Wins Gold in Germany's iF Design Award

by News Feeder, 31-01-2025, 04:31 AM

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Nissan Team 2.0 athlete Renato Rezende visits the Industrial Complex of Resende and l

by News Feeder, 30-01-2025, 04:14 PM

RESENDE, Brazil – BMX athlete Renato Rezende, a member of the just launched Team Nissan 2.0, visited the Nissan Industrial Complex in Resende, Brazil, in the south of Rio de Janeiro. While there, he toured the production line where the Nissan Kicks will be produced in the coming months, visited with employees and rode the BMX bicycle on the test track of the factory, one of the most modern and sustainable in Latin America. His first time in an automobile factory, Renato was impressed by what he saw."The activities do not stop," said Rezende. "Everything is very organized and the spaces delimited. My impression is that every employee is very important to the process, and if someone fails, everything stops. I was impressed with teamwork."The young athlete just joined the Team Nissan 2.0, along with 10 other athletes and team mentor, the multi-champion Clodoaldo Silva. Team Nissan 2.0 members will be ambassadors of the brand and will receive a Nissan Kicks, the global crossover that was first launched worldwide in Latin America and is already a success with a striking design and innovative equipment. The model follows Nissan's Intelligent Mobility concept, which seeks to provide a safer, smarter and more enjoyable transportation experience."I feel special for being part of this team," said Rezende. "This relationship with Nissan is an exchange. The company believes in me and I believe in it. I had a bit of luck in the last competitions, with a fall and injury, but I want to complete the next cycle because I believe there is something good saved for me."Anxious to receive his Nissan Kicks, Rezende saw closely the preparations of the Industrial Complex of Resende to start the production of the Brazilian model that will be sold in Brazil and exported to other countries of Latin America. The production of Nissan Kicks in Brazil is scheduled to start in the coming months.About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2015, the company sold more than 5.4 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 12.2 trillion yen. Nissan engineers, manufactures and markets the world's best-selling all-electric vehicle in history, the Nissan LEAF. Nissan's global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan manages operations in six regions: ASEAN & Oceania; Africa, Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America and North America. Nissan has been partnered with French manufacturer Renault since 1999 and Mitsubishi Motors since 2016 under the Renault-Nissan Alliance.For more information on our products, services and commitment to sustainable mobility, visit our website at http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/. You can also follow @NissanMotor on Twitter. # # #

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Toyota Group Participates in CeBIT 2017 for the First Time

by News Feeder, 30-01-2025, 04:14 PM

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Seiki), and DENSO Corporation (DENSO) of the Toyota Group will make their first appearance at CeBIT 2017, the international digital technology trade fair organized by Deutsche Messe AG and held in Hannover, Germany, from March 20 to March 24.

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT Crews Overcome the Challenge of Mexico for a Double Haul of P

by News Feeder, 30-01-2025, 04:11 AM

After four days of the toughest action it has faced this year, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT has secured a points finish with both crews in the top 10 for the first time, who headed into the final day separated by just 0.3 seconds. Mexico combined the challenge of both heat and altitude, meaning that the team had to overcome the same overheating problems that affected most of the field on Friday. Each driver faced their own additional difficulties: Jari-Matti Latvala ran first on the road to sweep it clean for everyone else during the first day of proper stages, while Juho Hänninen was unwell throughout the event. At the end of the rally, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is still runner-up in the manufacturers' championship, while Latvala is second in the drivers' standings and Hänninen is 11th.

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Mazda to Produce All-New CX-5 at Hofu Plant

by News Feeder, 30-01-2025, 04:11 AM

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2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Sport Honored as AUTOMOBILE All-Star

by News Feeder, 28-01-2025, 03:03 PM

TORRANCE, Calif. – The all-new Civic Hatchback Sport has been named a 2017 AUTOMOBILE All-Star, putting the Euro-inspired, versatile five-door in the company of multiple high-performance vehicles that also received the accolade this year. AUTOMOBILE staff and guest judges evaluated two dozen vehicles on the road and track to determine the most compelling new vehicles of 2017 that represent style, class, importance and desirability. "The Honda Civic Hatchback Sport is a versatile, efficient...

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Organizational and Personnel Changes

by News Feeder, 27-01-2025, 04:57 AM

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ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Nissan Trophy Tour kicks off in India

by News Feeder, 26-01-2025, 04:24 PM

NEW DELHI, India – Nissan recently flagged off the Indian leg of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Nissan Trophy Tour. The tour began in the city of Kolkata, where cricket fans were given unexpected access to the ICC Champions Trophy. During the tour, the trophy will be displayed in Kolkata, Mumbai, Cochin, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR and Chandigarh.At events to be organized at university campuses, shopping malls, corporate parks and Nissan dealerships in these cities, fans will be able to get up close to the trophy, take 360-degree pictures with it, and play virtual reality cricket games. The tour will conclude on March 16, 2017.As global partner and supplier of the official car of the ICC, Nissan will be driving the ICC Champions Trophy in vehicles to events in seven major cities in India, as well as taking the trophy on some more unusual journeys to surprise and delight cricket fans. Nissan is also collaborating with the ICC to create a series of events that will bring fans together with the trophy and enable them to share their excitement and anticipation for the tournament.Here is a glimpse of Day 1 of Nissan Trophy Tour! The #CT17 Trophy will be in Corporate Technopolis, Kolkata at 10 AM tomorrow. See you! pic.twitter.com/emmqAH8nIK— Nissan India (@Nissan_India) March 1, 2017 Announcing the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Nissan Trophy Tour in India, Arun Malhotra, managing director, Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. said: "Cricket is a religion in India which binds the country together, and we salute this spirit and are proud to be a sponsor of ICC Champions Trophy. India is the defending champion of this trophy and we at Nissan are excited to bring it closer to cricket fans across India." The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Nissan Trophy Tour set off on February 21 in Dubai. After India, the trophy will visit other competing nations like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and England before the opening game between England and Bangladesh at The Oval on June 1, 2017.The detailed schedule of the tour is:CityDateKolkataMarch 01-02MumbaiMarch 03-04CochinMarch 05BangaloreMarch 10-11HyderabadMarch 12-13Delhi NCRMarch 14-15ChandigarhMarch 16 Related: Around the world in 100 days – Nissan sets off the ICC Champions Trophy tour on its journey to the UK Gautam Bhimani quizzes the students at Jadhavpur University, Kolkata with some Cricket Trivia during the #CT17 Trophy Tour #MomentsThatCount pic.twitter.com/1tsS6fDdlm— Nissan India (@Nissan_India) March 1, 2017 Goodbye Cochin, we had a blast! Nissan Trophy Tour is off to it's next stop. Stay tuned! #MomentsThatCount #CT17 pic.twitter.com/KFtxh4yaQL— Nissan India (@Nissan_India) March 5, 2017 About Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. Nissan Motor India Private Ltd. (NMIPL) is a 100% subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. Japan. The company was incorporated in 2005 and offers innovative and exciting products across hatchback, MUV, SUV and sedan segments in India. Nissan together with its global alliance partner Renault set up a manufacturing plant and a Research & Development Centre near Chennai. Nissan in India has a portfolio of two brands, Nissan and Datsun. For more information, visit http://www.nissan.in.About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2015, the company sold more than 5.4 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 12.2 trillion yen. Nissan engineers, manufactures and markets the world's best-selling all-electric vehicle in history, the Nissan LEAF. Nissan's global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan manages operations in six regions: ASEAN & Oceania; Africa, Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America and North America. Nissan has been partnered with French manufacturer Renault since 1999 and Mitsubishi Motors since 2016 under the Renault-Nissan Alliance.For more information on our products, services and commitment to sustainable mobility, visit our website at http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/. You can also follow @NissanMotor on Twitter. # # #ContactRahul Mathur| Vijayendra Vikram Singh Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. Mobile: +91-9818623680| +91-8698366999 Email: [email protected] | [email protected]ulika Singh |Anuja Raorane 20:20 MSL | Publicis Consultants Asia Mobile: +91-9999673459 | +91-7715812369 Email: [email protected] | [email protected]

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