Nissan Donates Autographed CORR Driving Suit to eBay Auction
Proceeds Benefit Operation Homefront
GARDENA, Calif. (Dec. 14, 2005) – Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today announced that it is donating an autographed driving suit worn by international racer Boris Said to an auction conducted on eBay®, with all of the proceeds going to Operation Homefront, a San Diego, Calif.-based charity that helps support families of deployed military personnel. The auction begins at 7:00 a.m. (PST) on December 14th and closes 10 days later. As an added incentive to stimulate interest, the top 15 bidders will receive a poster of the Nissan Pro 2 Titan race truck, also autographed by Said.
Said, who has competed successfully in a variety of Motorsports venues, including the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Trans Am, wore the driving suit during his off-road debut at the 2005 Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) Nissan Off-Road National in Chula Vista, Calif. in October 2005. The Simpson NOMEX driving suit is in the exact condition as Said left it after he piloted the 715 horsepower Nissan Pro 2 Titan in the race.
The suit is accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity. “This driving suit is a must have for die-hard motorsports collectors and fans,” said Ron Stukenberg, senior manager, Nissan Motorsports marketing and operations. “Boris Said is one of America’s most versatile racers and his initial entry into professional off-road racing makes this suit an authentic piece of off-road history.”
Operation Homefront was created in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 to channel volunteer support to help the families of deployed military personnel.
“With service members deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq, along with others around the world fighting the war on terrorism, thousands of spouses and children are left behind, many in need,” said Stukenberg. “Operation Homefront is there for them and Nissan is pleased to support their efforts with this auction”.
More information on Operation Homefront is available at
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Nissan moving headquarters to Nashville
Lindsay Chappell and Dale Jewett
11/08/2005
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWSNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nissan North America Inc. will move its headquarters from Gardena, Calif., to Nashville next year, the automaker said on Thursday.
The automaker plans to relocate 1,300 workers next summer to temporary offices in downtown Nashville while it builds a $70 million building in Franklin, Tenn. Construction of the building, about 15 miles from downtown Nashville, is expected to be finished in 2008.
Units to be transferred include sales and marketing, legal, human resources, communications, product planning, advance planning and advertising.
The announcement was made in Nashville by Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn and Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen. Ghosn cited the lower cost of doing business in Tennessee as a key reason for the move.
Most of the relocated workers will come from Nissan's Gardena office. But the automaker will also transfer employees from other U.S. locations, including from its financial office in Irving, Texas.
Nissan employees in Gardena were told of the move Thursday morning in a closed-circuit TV broadcast by Ghosn. They then met with leaders of their business groups and were given packets of information regarding the move, spokesman Fred Standish said.
Standish said Nissan hopes all its employees would choose to stay with the company but realizes that some will choose not to go.
"We aim to preserve as many of our employees as possible," Standish said. "People listened intently to the broadcast from Mr. Ghosn. The talk covered a number of different issues, a lot of what went into this decision."
Standish said Nissan would take extra effort to help employees get information on moving to and living in the Nashville area. He would not disclose what those efforts will be or say what type of relocation assistance the automaker would offer to employees.
Nissan expects to move to Nashville next summer, timing the relocation during school vacation time.
Even with Thursday's announcement, Nissan employees have "months and months" of time before they have to give the automaker a decision on whether they will move, Standish said.
After the move, Nissan will still have a parts depot and regional sales and marketing office in the Los Angeles area, and its Nissan Design America design studio in the San Diego area.
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