Football game is the Super Bowl of car ads
4 Feb 2012 at 1:03pmYes, "blitz." That's a clever football pun, donchaknow. Anyway, this Sunday is Super Bowl 46, and as ever, the athletic contest between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots takes something of a backseat to the crass commercialism we all know and love: it's Super Bowl ad season.
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On the record
3 Feb 2012 at 5:32pm"It's the most unsexy corporate mantra ever." -- JOHN KRAFCIK, CEO of Hyundai Motor America, referring to the automaker's founding principles of "diligence, frugality and harmony"
Ford honors dealers who made a difference in their communities
3 Feb 2012 at 6:30pmFord Motor Co. has honored six dealers for dedication to their communities. Ford's Salute to Dealers, conducted under the guidance of Edsel Ford II, a member of Ford's board, was held here Friday.
GM moves Small from fleet sales to head of U.S. dealer network
3 Feb 2012 at 5:47pmGeneral Motors has named Brian Small general director of its U.S. dealer network. Small, 56, replaces Jim Bunnell, 56, who was named to a newly created position as head of the dealer network for GM Europe, GM said.
Mopar extras
3 Feb 2012 at 6:01pmChrysler Group is introducing optional service area equipment for dealerships that highlight the automaker's Mopar parts brand.
Krafcik: Capacity crimps Hyundai
3 Feb 2012 at 5:11pmHyundai Motor America, which doubled the industry's 10 percent sales gain in 2011, will not see similar gains this year, its top executive said.
Chrysler opens 17 dealerships in California
3 Feb 2012 at 5:31pmPeter Grady, Chrysler Group's vice president for network development and fleet, says he is making progress rebuilding dealerships and sales in California. The automaker dropped many dealerships in the state in the 2009 bankruptcy.
SPX, Aker Wade will develop EV fast chargers
3 Feb 2012 at 5:33pmSPX Service Solutions and Aker Wade Power Technologies plan to jointly develop EV fast chargers for the global vehicle market, the companies said today.
Majority of Lincoln dealers in key markets agree to renovations, new facilities
2 Feb 2012 at 11:01pmMore than half of the Lincoln dealers in the top 130 U.S. markets have agreed to improve their dealerships, according to Ford marketing chief Jim Farley.
Report: Eastwood's Chrysler ad will be pep talk for the nation
3 Feb 2012 at 3:20pmChrysler plans a two-minute Super Bowl commercial featuring Clint Eastwood giving the country a pep talk, sources told The Wall Street Journal today.
Mazda launches new ads online first
3 Feb 2012 at 2:38pmMazda is launching a big advertising campaign this weekend, but it's mostly skipping Sunday's big game. Mazda is leaning on about 2 million brand enthusiasts, customers, dealers and employees to spread the commercial through social media.
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