Chevrolet signs on as official sponsor for Detroit Red Wings
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918. Chevrolet was positioned by Alfred Sloan to sell a lineup of mainstream vehicles to directly compete against Henry Ford's Model T in the 1920s, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM. In North America, Chevrolet sells and produces a wide variety of automobiles, from subcompact cars to medium-duty commercial trucks, whereas in Europe, the brand name is used on automobiles produced in Korea by General Motors.
About Property:
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. “Hockeytown” for a reason: - Member of the NHL’s “Original Six” - 11-time Stanley Cup Champion, the most of any American NHL franchise - 22-year active playoff streak, currently the longest active streak in North American professional sports - 66 members in the Hockey Hall of Fame - 20,066 seat capacity at Joe Louis arena - Every home game has been sold out since December 2010 - 2013: Most nationally-televised team in the NHL - Metro Detroit’s affinity for the NHL is twice that of the rest of the country (Scarborough Research, R2 2013) - Our fans are educated and affluent: Average HHI of $82,000 and 38.1% are college graduates (Scarborough Research, R2 2013) It’s more than hockey - What makes a partnership with Olympia Entertainment unique is our ability to combine our multiple sports and entertainment assets. Our total annual reach: - 5 iconic venues: Joe Louis Arena, Comerica Park, The Fox Theatre, The City Theatre, and the Sound Board at Motor City Casino Hotel - 350+ ticketed events - 10 Million+ guests in attendance