Nissan looking for road warriors to caravan from Tennessee to Texas for NISMO Fiesta

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Johnny Cash once sang, "T for Texas, T for Tennessee."* For adventurous Nissan owners, T could also stand for "travel" on a road trip between those two states on Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25. Nissan is inviting owners, media and enthusiasts to join them on a trip from its Nissan North American headquarters in Franklin, Tenn. to the NISMO Fiesta event in San Marcos, Tex.

NISMO Fiesta is one of the largest grassroots Nissan owner’s festivals in the U.S., hosting more than 500 cars and 1,500 owners and enthusiasts from around the country. Taking place on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27, the event features activities such as a Hill Country drive, track day and car show.

"Nissan globally is filled with car and truck enthusiasts, and road tripping to the NISMO Fiesta is a natural extension of our passion for cars and trucks," said Pierre Loing, vice president, Product Planning, Nissan North America, Inc. "The entire Nissan lineup is made up of ideal road-trip cars, SUVs and trucks; perfect for the nearly 900-mile drive to Texas. What better way to show them off than an informal drive!"

Joining road-tripping Nissan owners will be representatives from the Nissan Marketing, Social Media, Motorsports, Communications and Product Planning teams, with the latest Nissan vehicles, including the legendary GT-R, JUKE NISMO and more. Participants are requested to arrive at Nissan North America in Franklin, Tenn. at 7 a.m. CDT on Thursday, April 24. After a group photo, the caravan will depart and travel to Bossier City, Louisiana. Orr Nissan in Bossier City will host the group that evening for a meet and greet, and the cars and crew will stay overnight nearby. The next day the group will depart for San Marcos, where Nissan of San Marcos will host the group on Friday evening. (Full schedule below)

The road trip is open to any Nissan owner who would like to join the Nissan team on the entire drive or a portion thereof. Participants will be responsible for their own hotel arrangements and travel costs. Anyone wishing to join the caravan can simply come to Nissan Headquarters at 1 Nissan Way in Franklin, Tenn. on April 24 at 7 a.m. CDT, Orr Nissan in Bossier City at 6:30 p.m. CDT, at any point along the trip or at Nissan of San Marcos on April 25.

For those not able to join the road trip to the NISMO Fiesta, Nissan will be very active on social media using the hashtag #NISMOroadtrip on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. NISMO Fiesta details can be found at http://nismofiesta.com/

Overall Caravan Agenda
Day 1
4/24 @ 7 a.m. - Meet at Nissan headquarters, 1 Nissan Way, Franklin, TN 37067
4/24 @ 7:30 a.m. - Group photo
4/24 @ 8 a.m. - Depart from Nissan HQ
4/24 @ 11 a.m. – Lunch in Memphis (TBD) - 220 mi – about 3 hrs.
4/24 @ 6:30 p.m. - Orr Nissan - Bossier City, LA - 546 mi – about 8:18 hrs.
4/24 @ 8 p.m. – Hotel - Hampton Inn Shreveport/Bossier City  

Day 2
4/25 @ 8 a.m. – Depart from hotel (TBD)
4/25 @ 11 a.m. – Lunch (TBD)
4/25 @ 4 p.m. - Nissan of San Marcos - 348 mi – about 5:38 hrs.
4/25 @ 6 p.m. – Hotel - Embassy Suites, San Marcos

About Nissan North America
In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment under the Nissan Green Program and has been recognized as an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency. More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.NissanUSA.com and www.InfinitiUSA.com, or visit the Americas media sites NissanNews.com and InfinitiNews.com.

About Nissan
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan's second-largest automotive company, is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and is part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Operating with more than 236,000 employees globally, Nissan sold more than 4.9 million vehicles and generated revenue of 9.6 trillion yen (USD 116.16 billion) in fiscal 2012. Nissan delivers a comprehensive range of over 60 models under the Nissan and Infiniti brands. In 2010, Nissan introduced the Nissan LEAF, and continues to lead in zero-emission mobility. The LEAF, the first mass-market, pure-electric vehicle launched globally, is now the best-selling EV in history.

For more information on our products, services and commitment to sustainable mobility, visit our website at http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/.

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^{* The song was originally written and performed by Jimmie Rodgers, known as the "The Singing Brakeman." Other notable performances of this song have been done by Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings and The Everly Brothers.}

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