According to the three year agreement, Nissan will provide automobiles to players and staff of the club and have received the right to display their logotype in the stadium during home matches, as well as on the players’ jerseys, and to use the emblem and elements of «Zenit's» signature style.
Nissan has already realised many of tomorrow’s innovations: their automobiles are outfitted with the newest technologies and available to all,they embody the the physical possibilities and outstanding prowess of the Blue-White-Sky Blues' legendary players.
Nissan has successfully introduced the most modern technology into their own products such as the active safety system «Safety Shield», which monitors your entire surroundings, including the «blind spot», a system that controls and aligns your movement as well as one that helps to keep a safe distance from other automobiles on the road.
— Last year Nissan became the official partner for the most prestigious and popular European competitions — the UEFA Champions League, — announced the head of Nissan Russia Philippe Saillard. — A partnership with the footbal club «Zenit» continues this path at the Russian level. Separating the principles of equal rights, healthy competition and self-expression, Nissan and the club will entice not only football fans to elite sport, but also Russian auto enthusiasts as well.
—We are happy to support the football club «Zenit» with their sporting initiatives, — noted the general director of the Nissan factory in St. Petersburg, Dmitry Mikhailov. — Our partnership is significant for St. Petersburg in so far as they unite fans of Nissan automobiles produced in the St. Petersburg factory with football fans.
—Nissan pays particular attention to supporting football in the entire world, and we are especially happy that «Zenit» has become a partner of the autogroup in Russia, — said the general director of «Zenit», Maksim Mitrofanov, in giving his evaluation of the beginning of the partnership. — The desire to be first in the never-ending search for new innovative ideas unites us. I am sure that the partnership will be beneficial for all.
Supporting «Zenit» is one example of Nissan’s dedication to elite sport. The brand is proud to be a sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, the Olympic games in Rio 2016, the Olympic teams of Great Britain and Mexico, of the African Nations cup, NCAA Football, the Heisman Trophy, The Canadian Football League and Usain Bolt — the global ambassador of the GT-R and a football fan himself.