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Tom Flood: Now Detroit is Selling $75K Pickup Trucks for the Cappuccino Run
Toyota has realized that there are only so many buyers in the market that require massive size and capability for functional purposes. Enter the new Tundra ad, "Cappuccino," the automaker's clear effort at repositioning pickup trucks for the glam set.
May 29, 2022
And America’s Most Toxic Car Ad Is…
... Chevrolet's 2015 ad for its Colorado pickup truck!
November 22, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Child Endangerment Edition
In a rational world, a product that's routinely involved in the deaths and serious injuries of thousands of children every year would be immediately pulled from the market...or at least, maybe kids wouldn't be featured in hundreds of ads.
September 22, 2021
Looking for the Fulfillment That Car Ads Promise? You Won’t Get It From Driving.
Car commercials promise emotional fulfillment to mask the fact that driving is stultifying and sedentary.
February 5, 2018
Ad Nauseam: Excellent Uber Ad Distills the Problem With Uber in Crowded Cities
By stripping away the gloss, anonymity, and cultural connotations of car exteriors and leaving only their bulk, the ad brilliantly highlights why moving around in single-occupancy vehicles is so absurd in an urban context. There's just not enough space for everyone to get around this way.
November 7, 2017
Oscar Health Insurance: “Bike Messengers Can Blindside You”
Here's one for the tone-deaf PR file.
March 18, 2014
Now Arriving on the Brooklyn-Bound Track, the Worst Ad Placement Ever
Whoever convinced Jaguar to buy this ad wrap, spotted by Doug Gordon, is earning his or her salary. I mean, what do the F train and the F-Type have in common, other than the letter F?
January 14, 2014
Is This Anti-Speeding PSA Too Real for America?
Wow. This public safety spot from New Zealand really brings home how decisions we casually make while driving can have grave consequences.
January 7, 2014
Nissan to Millennials: If You Really Want to Get Around, Don’t Drive
This Nissan ad, in heavy rotation during the NFL playoffs, smacks of 21st century carmaker desperation.
January 6, 2014