Posts Tagged ‘consumer’s rights’

Audi bucks trend, beefs up ad budget

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Automakers have been fleeing main-stream media faster than most new reality shows get pulled from prime-time programming. There are many reasons for the move away from big dollar media, including decreased TV viewers and online ads soaking up some of the budget, but perhaps the biggest reason is tha......

VIDEO: Fast and Furious 4 trailer debuts

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Could it be? Could the fourth installment of The Fast and the Furious be... as good (we use that word loosely) as the first movie? Perhaps even good enough to make us forget the installments that followed, both of which tried to shoot poison darts through our eyes and into our brains? Too early to m......

Ford seeking directors for Mustang movies

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Click above for more high resolution photos of the Mustang BullittIf you want to be the next critically acclaimed filmmaker, the Ford Mustang may be your ticket to an audience of millions. Ford and Filmaka.com are teaming up on a contest to see who can create the best Mustang-themed script. Would-be......

VIDEO: Transporter 3 trailer debuts, could be worse than Transporter 2

Monday, August 25th, 2008
The first Transporter was a nifty little romp. The second one was an absurd little romp. This third installment, befitting a director whose last name is Megaton, has absolutely overdosed on the outlandish. But apparently you've all spoken by making the first two profitable, and this is what you want......

Ford reveals Super Duty Cabela FX4 and Harley-Davidson F-450 models

Monday, August 25th, 2008
Outdoor enthusiasts and urban cowboys get some love from Ford this year in the form of the Blue Oval's first-ever Cabela FX4-edition F-Series and the latest Harley-Davidson tie-up -- the first time ever the Bar and Shield logo has appeared on the heaviest-duty F-450 model.Apparently, Ford has found ......

GM Style Event nixed from 2009 NAIAS activities

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of 2008 GM Style EventAfter two years of combining celebrities, fashion and music with the best of its vehicle lineup, General Motors has decided that the 2009 GM Style Event just isn't worth the expense. The cancellation of GM Style is part of the General's goal to ......

GM brings back employee pricing to sell remaining 2008 models

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
It is no secret that the automotive industry is hurting for sales to close out 2008. Over the past few months incentives have been thrown out left and right to draw in more buyers. The deals have not done enough to bring folks into the showroom, though. With all the media talk of bleeding Detroit, c......

9/11 Silverado featured in Olympics commercial

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
A tip of the cap is due to GM for the automaker's new Chevy Silverado TV spot, which premiered this Sunday during the Olympics. The spot features brief testimonials from drivers of high-mileage pickups wearing the bowtie badge, but one stands out more than the rest. Twenty seconds in, FDNY Firefight......

Auto industry advertising slump hurting old media

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Mainstream media has been quick to pile on Detroit automakers, which, along with some questionable Motown metal, has helped drive nationwide perception of the Big Three into the ground. Now that times are tough at traditional media outlets, well, that's Detroit's fault, too. Back in 2004, about $24 ......

VIDEO: Kia Forte eats a Bentley, yum!

Monday, August 11th, 2008
Kia's hungry for your business, which explains the pending arrival of the Forte. The Spectra is a good car, but blends in far more than the attractively turned out Forte. It seems the Forte also has an appetite, and it's for the good stuff. Kia wants to bolster its image, so what better way than a c......