George P. Johnson
GPJ is the world's leading experiential marketing agency.
Nissan Ariya: A New Horizon in Mobility




- Earned social coverage on CNN, Car and Driver, CNET and more
- YouTube Livestream (Japan and US combined) had 200k+ views
- Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook Livestreams (Japan and US combined) had 214k+ views
Nissan has demonstrated its innovative challenger spirit since the brand’s inception, with a number of world-firsts. With the introduction of the all-new electric vehicle (EV) Crossover Ariya, Nissan had an opportunity to reinforce its commitment to that innovation, specifically to electrified driving and Nissan Intelligent Mobility.
GPJ has been Nissan’s experiential partner for decades, and our teams were thrilled about the originally planned launch event, which was to host 500 press and special guests in the new Nissan Minato facility in Tokyo in May 2020, prior to the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.
As we all know, 2020 had other plans. With COVID-19 cancelling in person events, Nissan still had a vehicle to launch in a competitive and growing electric vehicle market. To add to the levity of the launch, the Ariya is a major step in Nissan’s transformation as the company refocuses on key strengths, including electrified vehicles and SUVs.