Car Advertising

  • 2016 Hyundai Genesis

    With Hyundai the official sponsor of Super Bowl 50, it’s understandable that the automaker would have more than one costly spot running during the game. We’ve already seen Hyundai’s spot for the 2017 Elantra and now we have our first look at a spot for the 2016 Genesis. What’s odd is that Hyundai has chosen to promote a car that’s set to undergo an update later this year, an update that will include both a brand and name change. For the 2017 model year, the svelte sedan will adopt the G80 name and join the larger G90 over at Hyundai’s new Genesis luxury...

  • 2017 Audi R8 Super Bowl 50 spot
    New R8 Stars In Audi's Super Bowl 50 Spot: Video

    Audi has had mixed results with its Super Bowl spots over the years—we’re still trying to forget last year’s Doberhuahua shocker—but this year the automaker looks like it has a hit with Commander. The 60-second ad, which will air during the first quarter of Super Bowl 50...

  • Scene from MINI’s Super Bowl 50 spot
    Hyundai & MINI Hire Some Big Names For Super Bowl 50: Video

    When it comes to Super Bowl spots, animals and celebrities tend to be the two most popular options. We’ll be seeing both during Super Bowl 50, where on February 7 the Carolina Panthers will take on the Denver Broncos at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Yesterday, we saw...

  • Honda Ridgeline Super Bowl Ad
    2017 Honda Ridgeline is new truck to love, per Super Bowl 50 spot

    Remember when you had to wait to watch the Super Bowl to see the ads? Those days, sadly, are now gone and there are little surprises left for the game itself. Still, that doesn't mean the spots themselves aren't entertaining. Honda has one all set for Super Bowl 50 on February 7, but it just...

  • Scene from ‘What He Said’ Super Bowl 50 spot starring the 2017 Acura NSX
    Here’s Acura’s Super Bowl 50 Spot Starring The NSX: Video

    If we said there was a connection between the Acura NSX and Van Halen, we bet you’d be hard pressed to guess it. Perhaps Sammy Hagar’s a fan? We’re not sure on that front, but what we do know is that the Van Halen classic Runnin' with the Devil features in an ad starring the...

  • Emily Ratajkowski and Odell Beckham Jr. in a scene from Buick's Super Bowl 50 spot
    Buick Set For Super Bowl 50 With Its First-Ever Big Game Ad

    Buick is stepping up to the advertising plate. The automaker will unveil its first-ever Super Bowl spot during this year's game, scheduled for February 7 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The plan is to bring Buick's "Experience the new Buick" tagline to the masses, and the Super Bowl...

  • Volkswagen Trailer Assist ad

    Volkswagen's Passat sold overseas has an innovative Trailer Assist feature that makes it easy to back up when you're lugging around a trailer thanks to some semi-autonomous systems working in the background. You basically use a controller dial to tell the vehicle where to back up the trailer, and as you reverse the Trailer Assist feature will automatically make all the adjustments necessary to the steering wheel to get your trailer exactly where you want it. ALSO SEE: Christian von Koenigsegg Talks About The Regera In This 30-Minute Video To help promote the feature, VW of Norway has come up...

  • Acura Precison Crafted Performance Campaign
    Acura Rolls Out 'Precision Crafted Performance' Ad Campaign, Including Super Bowl Spot

    Acura has a new mantra. It's known as Precision Crafted Performance and the company views it not only as its new marketing tagline but also the brand's core promise. Actually, this tagline isn't new. Acura used Precision Crafted Automobiles in its advertising when the company launched 30 years ago...

  • Derek Zoolander and the Fiat 500X
    Derek Zoolander Brings His Blue Steel To The Fiat 500X: Video

    When you want to advertise a product, you should try and get the best talent you can find. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] isn't messing around with regards to its 500X subcompact crossover. The automaker has reached out to the greatest model on the planet. Derek Zoolander is now the face of...

  • 2016 MINI Clubman
    MINI Confirms Super Bowl 50 Spot

    MINI is set to return to the Super Bowl after a five-year hiatus. The automaker has teamed up with advertising agency Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners to craft a 30-second spot that will feature in the third-quarter of the game. The information was confirmed by a MINI spokesperson to Advertising...

  • 2017 Acura NSX
    Acura Confirms Super Bowl 50 Spot

    Acura will have a spot during the first quarter of Super Bowl 50 that will highlight the automaker’s North American presence. No other details on the spot were revealed but it’s likely the new NSX supercar will feature prominently in it. ALSO SEE: Watch All Five Of FCA’s Star...

  • Scene from Jeep's 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' ad
    Watch All Five Of FCA’s Star Wars-Themed Ads: Video

    We’re now just a week away from the debut of the new Star Wars movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. To help tide things over until then, we have a series of Star Wars-themed ads developed by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] in partnership with Disney and Lucasfilm. The ad from Dodge was...

  • Scene from Dodge Star Wars ad

    Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you’ll know that the first in a new trilogy of Star Wars movies is coming to theaters on December 18. In celebration of the new movie, entitled Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Dodge has released its own Star Wars-themed ad. The ad recreates the famous imperial march of earlier movies, but instead of actual soldiers the march is made up of Dodge’s full lineup. Leading it all is a Dodge Viper ACR, which looks very sinister in its black paint scheme. WATCH: ​Ford Shelby GT350 Vs. Chevy Camaro SS: Video Throwdown Of...

  • Duane 'The Rock' Johnson for Ford Service
    Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Stars In New Ford Service Spot: Video

    Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, one of the stars of the Fast and the Furious franchise, leads a new series of commercials highlighting the Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] factory service professionals. ALSO SEE: Drones And Dunes: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Testing: Video The first of the new spots is out, and...

  • Ford Focus RS Ad
    Ford Focus RS Drifts Into New Ad: Video

    Yes, it's time to start getting excited. The Ford Focus RS is on its way to these shores, and it must be getting close because the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] just released a quick ad ahead of its arrival. It's just a 16-second spot, but it's enough to keep you very interested in the car. ALSO SEE...

  • Honda Paper Ad
    Honda Looks At Its History With Wonderful Stop-Motion Ad

    Honda has a rich and full history. The Japanese company produces everything from snowblowers to Formula One engines, and everything in between. We're talking about dirt bikes, side-by-sides, cars, trucks, motorcycles, boat engines, and even an airplane and a freaking robot! To showcase this wide...

  • Matthew McConaughey in the Lincoln MKX
    More McConaughey In Latest Lincoln MKX Ad: Video

    Lincoln's pensive, zen-like commercials featuring Matthew McConaughey have been ripe for mockery. The high-water mark is unquestionably the brilliant Saturday Night Live parody featuring Jim Carrey, which makes it hard to watch the originals without snickering. But finding other takes isn't...

  • Honda Ignition Ad
    Honda's Latest Ad Features Senna, The NSX And A Civic Type R: Video

    Bringing the heat. That seems to be what Honda hopes to do with some of its upcoming products, and it's trying to prove that point in a new 90-second spot titled Ignition. It's a commercial that manages to convey a majority of the company's powerful, innovative, or new machines in one rather...

  • Infiniti QX60 Ad

    There's an update to the Vacation series of films on the way. In the new movie, we follow Rusty Griswold as he treks to Wally World just like he did with his dad Clark in 1983. Ahead of that new film's launch later this month, Infiniti has jumped on the hype with a new spot of its own, and it touches on a classic scene from the original film. A man and his family are driving their QX60 to Wally World, when a pretty blonde in an exotic Italian convertible pulls alongside for a few minutes before disappearing into the horizon. ALSO SEE: Ghostbusters Reboot Gets New Ecto-1: Video In the original...

  • Dodge Hellcat Viper Commercial
    Dodge Celebrates Its Freedom With 'Predators' TV Spot Featuring Hellcats And A Viper

    Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday, Dodge is releasing a pair of television ads that will stoke American pride. The 30- and 90-second ads, titled "Predators," feature a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, and a Dodge Viper GTS roaming the night freely on deserted...

  • Hyundai Becomes Official Automotive Sponsor of the NFL
    Hyundai Replaces GM As NFL's Official Automotive Sponsor

    The last few years haven't been great for the National Football League. Along with domestic violence and child abuse scandals, the debilitating injuries faced by its players have resulted in reams of negative press. CHECK OUT: Mustang Pulls Ahead Of Camaro In The Sales Race For First Time In Six...

  • 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata: "A Driver's Life"
    Bye Bye Zoom-Zoom: Mazda Goes Deep With New MX-5 Miata Spot: Video

    When Mazda first released the Miata more than two decades ago, no manufacturer was selling anything like it. The four-cylinder roadster was affordable, reliable, and handled like a go-kart. It was a little British sports car, without the legions of electrical gremlins and oil leaks which came...

  • Mercedes-Benz vehicles in ‘Jurassic World’
    Mercedes Fleet Including Unimogs And G63 6x6 Starring In ‘Jurassic World’: Video

    Mercedes-Benz used 1997’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park to help launch its original M-Class SUV, and the automaker will do the same with next month’s Jurassic World, which will feature the all-new GLE Coupe, a coupe-like version of the M-Class-replacing GLE. But the GLE Coupe...

  • Audi RS 3 "Birth" screencap
    Watch The Audi R8 Give Birth To The... RS 3

    Bet you didn't think the most disturbing thing you'd see today would be an Audi commercial. Audi perhaps got a little too creative with this latest video promoting the new RS 3 Sportback. It actually shows a first-generation R8 giving birth to the hot hatchback. No, we don't know why either. In the...

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