Nissan LEAF and e-NV200 to Electrify UEFA Champions League Final in Madrid
Liverpool and Tottenham will go head to head at the UEFA Champions League Final at Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday, with many fans anticipating an electrifying match from start to finish. Powering the travel accommodations for the momentous occasion is Nissan, with 363 LEAF vehicles and e-NV200 vans taking visitors to and from Madrid. The vehicles […]
Nissan Intelligent Mobility Shows Off At UEFA Champions League
Nissan is all about being on the cutting edge of self-driving car technology, but the automaker also knows how to take a break and have fun. The most recent example of that is the Pitch-R, a little robot that utilizes the ProPILOT system, a component of Nissan Intelligent Mobility, to mark out a soccer field […]
Nissan EVs Ready for UEFA Champions League Final
If you ask any football fan, or soccer to us Americans, the UEFA Champions League finals and the European Champion Clubs’ Cup that goes to the overall winners is a highly-coveted award. Like the Stanley Cup, the original trophy stays with the league (until, in the UEFA Champions League’s case, a team wins the cup […]
Nissan, UEFA Champions League Extend Partnership
It seems that, when it comes to partnerships, Nissan has been very popular. Back in July, Nissan signed a long-term deal with the Tennessee Titans, part of which provided a large donation to the Wounded Warriors Project (another company with which Nissan is a partner). Perhaps seeing that partnerships with Nissan are coming at something […]
Nissan Kicks Off UEFA Champions League Sponsorship
A new partnership between Nissan and the Union of European Football Associations Champions League began last week at the 2014 UEFA Super Cup on August 12, which saw Real Madrid triumph over Sevilla, 2-0. Nissan launched their Engineers of Excitement program, which seeks to enhance the fan experience, on the day of the soccer match. […]
8 Sports Leagues & Pro Teams Sponsored by Hyundai
Corporate sponsorship and partnerships have become ubiquitous in organized sports leagues, both in America and internationally. You can’t watch a professional game on TV or go to a local stadium without seeing brand names stamped on every banner or product. If you watch football, soccer, or one of these other sports, you’ve undoubtedly seen Hyundai’s name. […]
UEFA, Nissan Announce Goal of the Week Competition
After naming Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona and Spain central midfielder and three-time UEFA Champions League winner) and Thiago Silva (central defender and Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain captain) the official ambassadors to the newfound partnership between Nissan and the UEFA Champions League, the first tangible fruits of the partnership have been revealed in the form of the […]
Thiago Silva and Andrés Iniesta Named Nissan UEFA Ambassadors
Nissan has confirmed that Andrés Iniesta, Barcelona and Spain central midfielder and three-time UEFA Champions League winner, as well as Thiago Silva, central defender and Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain captain, will both be global ambassadors for the company’s UEFA Champions League partnership. “Nissan is absolutely delighted to welcome Andrés and Thiago to the Nissan family […]
Nissan and UEFA Ink Deal to Become Global Partners through 2018
Nissan and UEFA have confirmed that they have agreed on a four-year deal to become global partners. According to both sources, this will serve to make Nissan a global sponsor of the UEFA Champions League. The deal will extend from the 2014-2015 season to 2017-2018 and will also include the 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 […]
Nissan Sets Up Secret Drive-in Theater for LEAF Drivers
The Nissan LEAF has been a hit in Europe, and the automaker has devised an unorthodox way to thank its Portuguese fans. The automaker invited a select group of Nissan LEAF drivers to bring a guest to a secret pop-up drive-in theater, where they could enjoy the Union of European Football Association’s Champions League Final […]
Nissan Makes Bigger Commitment To Nashville Soccer Club
Soccer, known as football overseas, is a sport with a complicated relationship with the United States. As a nation, many of us play it when we are younger, but as we grow older interest in the sport as a spectator sport seems to drop in favor of more all-American pursuits. Of course, whenever the US […]
Nissan Titan Hits The Water With Latest Partnership
Nissan has several well-publicized connections with the sports world. It is a main sponsor of Nashville’s new professional soccer team, it sponsors soccer’s UEFA Champions League, it played a big role in last year’s Rio Olympics, and it works together with the Heisman winners for charitable giving, just to name a few things. Traditionally these […]
Nissan Sponsors New Nashville Soccer Club
Nissan has its North American headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, and the company is committed to helping the area succeed. If you head to see the Tennessee Titans play football in Nashville, you will be heading to Nissan Stadium. If you instead decide to watch a Nashville Predators hockey game at Bridgestone Arena, you will be […]
Does Sports Deal Commit Nissan to the UK?
We have been talking a lot about the Brexit here at The News Wheel, and to be fair, we should be. This European shakeup could cause car manufacturers to relocate manufacturing facilities, make cars more expensive in Great Britain, lead to a Scottish exit from the United Kingdom… the list goes on and on. No matter […]
Liverpool FC Facing Mainz 05 in OPEL ARENA-Opening Friendly on August 7
Last month, Opel and FSV Mainz 05 revealed that the football stadium will henceforth be known as OPEL ARENA. It was today revealed that the official opening match for the stadium will take place on Sunday, August 7th at 3:45 pm. The occasion: a pre-season friendly against Liverpool FC, a club managed by none other […]
Nissan Discovers What Makes Soccer Fans Tick
As the Official Global Automotive Sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, Nissan knows a lot about soccer fans. While it’s usually very clear which team an individual supports, thanks to brightly colored shirts or scarves, it’s less clear what exactly makes fans excited for a soccer game. Nissan turned to Loughborough University for help, and […]
Nissan Cars Take Soccer To The Next Level
The UEFA Champions League is kind of a big deal. Well, it’s a big deal outside of the United States. The huge football (soccer to us Americans) championship is held every year to determine which football club in Europe is the best in the sport. True international car maker Nissan is proud to be the […]
Nissan Enters Widest-Reaching Partnership in College Sports History
As we have mentioned several times, Nissan just loves partnerships, previously teaming up with groups as diverse as Enterprise, the Americana Music Association, NASA, and the UEFA Champions League. Now, Nissan has taken its partnership library to the next level, becoming the official sponsor of 100 colleges and universities nationwide, as well as a supporter […]