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 Patrick Grieve

Chevy Commercial Insists the Malibu is Not as Crappy as You Think [VIDEO]

Chevy Commercial Insists the Malibu is Not as Crappy as You Think [VIDEO]

There’s an interesting marketing strategy sweeping the nation right now: insisting that your product is not quite as terrible as everyone else seems to think it is. I believe the trend first started when Domino’s admitted that their pizza kind of sucked, and then took to the airwaves to promote their #NewPizza, which sucked demonstrably […]

 Patrick Grieve

Chevy Traps Some People in an Elevator

Chevy Traps Some People in an Elevator

At this point, Chevrolet’s “Real People, Not Actors” car commercials are bordering on cruelty. Thus far, they’ve subjected real people (not actors, who are clearly fake people) to invasions of privacy, terrifying pitch-black darkness, and most recently, being trapped in a small, enclosed space. Let’s hope these real people don’t suffer from real phobias like […]

 The News Wheel

In the Rearview: Past, Present, and Future

In the Rearview: Past, Present, and Future

Welcome once again to In the Rearview, where we bring you some of the top stories on The News Wheel from the past week. This time, we are taking a journey from past, to the present, to the future, starting with a look back at some of the dumbest drivers on the road: red light […]

 Kurt Verlin

Holden Commercial Embrace Chevy Style… For Better or Worse

Holden Commercial Embrace Chevy Style… For Better or Worse

If you live in the United States and watch TV or occasionally browse YouTube for interesting ads, you’ve probably come across one of Chevrolet’s polarizing “Real People Not Actors” commercials. If you live in Australia, where GM enjoys its status as the biggest automotive brand under the Holden badge, it’s less likely that you have. […]

 Patrick Grieve

Chevy Commercials Aired During 2016 Olympics Boosted Consumer Interest

Chevy Commercials Aired During 2016 Olympics Boosted Consumer Interest

Though they won’t be recognized with any medals, it turns out that one of the biggest winners of the 2016 Olympics in Rio was Chevrolet. Much like the American national anthem, Chevy’s newest “Real People Not Actors” car commercials got a lot of play during the summer games this year. So much so that a […]

 Patrick Grieve

Chevy Stumps Some Dummies With a Math Problem in 2016 Equinox Ad

Chevy Stumps Some Dummies With a Math Problem in 2016 Equinox Ad

Chevy has released another ad in its “Real People, Not Actors” marketing campaign (which actually does feature some actors), once again with the apparent goal of publicly shaming some dumb people. In this new commercial for the 2016 Equinox, a focus group of ordinary people is asked to answer a math problem: Embarrassing. After being […]

 Patrick Grieve

Get a Load of These Morons in Chevy’s New Car Commercials

Get a Load of These Morons in Chevy’s New Car Commercials

Thursday night’s Steelers-Patriots matchup marked the kickoff of the 2015 NFL season, which will culminate in Super Bowl 50 on February 7th, 2016. Thanks to our country’s love affair with televised football, the game also marked the unofficial kickoff of the 2015 car commercial season, a period which will also culminate in this year’s Super Bowl. Chevrolet […]

 Kurt Verlin

2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Price Goes Up to $58,514

2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Price Goes Up to $58,514

This latest adjustment is different than those that came before

 Richard Bazzy

[Photos] All-Electric Ford F-150 Lightning Shocks the World

[Photos] All-Electric Ford F-150 Lightning Shocks the World

Oh, this is gonna be good. The all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning has been revealed, and it’s all kinds of nuts. We’re talking Harlan Pepper naming everything from peanuts to natural, all-natural white pistachio nuts levels of nuts. Ford’s Killing the EV Game: All-new Mustang Mach-E earns Top Rated Luxury EV award The most powerful Ford […]

 Kyle Johnson

Autotrader Calls Mustang Mach-E One of the Best Electric Cars

Autotrader Calls Mustang Mach-E One of the Best Electric Cars

Autotrader released its list of the Best Electric Cars for 2021. Surprisingly, only 60 percent of that list are actual electric cars (more on that later). Unsurprisingly, one of the six true blue (oval) EVs to get the nod is the all-new Mustang Mach-E. Get Rewarded: FordPass Rewards Credit Card lets you earn points for […]

 The News Wheel

‘Bob’s Burgers’ Serves Up Helpful Driving Tips

‘Bob’s Burgers’ Serves Up Helpful Driving Tips

When I’m winding down the weekend and getting ready for yet another Monday, I tune into “Bob’s Burgers” on Fox. It’s a show famous for a family that does a lot of things wrong, but one of its latest episodes was actually full of good tips about what to do (or not do) when you […]

 The News Wheel

Understanding the Global Shortage of Computer Chips

Understanding the Global Shortage of Computer Chips

There’s a huge shortage of computer chips around the world, and it’s affecting the automotive industry in addition to consumer electronics.

 The News Wheel

Remembering the Legendarily Bad Sitcom ‘My Mother the Car’

Remembering the Legendarily Bad Sitcom ‘My Mother the Car’

There’s very little in this world that’s harder to watch than an unfunny sitcom. If the purpose of a story is to make you laugh, failing to deliver on that purpose can make the resulting show a real slog to sit through. While the last few decades have certainly given the world plenty of unfunny […]

 Ben Parker

Wayne and Garth Star in Totally Excellent Super Bowl Teaser Ad

Wayne and Garth Star in Totally Excellent Super Bowl Teaser Ad

Thanks to Wayne’s World, my entire childhood was filled with my father sarcastically saying something and immediately following it up with “Not!” Oh, the 90s… Anyway, I come to you on this fine Monday to broadcast the news that Wayne and Garth are up to their local public-access shenanigans in a Super Bowl teaser ad […]

 Ben Parker

Car Facts You Didn’t Know: What is Horsepower?

Car Facts You Didn’t Know: What is Horsepower?

If you’ve ever seen a commercial for a truck or a sports car, you’ve probably heard the narrator exclaim just how much horsepower that beast of a vehicle can get. But what is that number and what does it mean? Is it how many horses the car can tow? Is it the number of head […]

 Whitney Russell

AAA Says Many Drivers Are Cautious About Thanksgiving Travel

AAA Says Many Drivers Are Cautious About Thanksgiving Travel

If you’re feeling hesitant about traveling for Thanksgiving this year, you’re not alone. According to AAA, pandemic-related unemployment and health risks are two factors that are impacting Americans’ travel plans for the holiday. Safer Travels: Learn more about Chevrolet safety tech and services AAA travel predictions for Thanksgiving The association currently estimates that 50 million […]

 Kyle Johnson

Walton Goggins is Legendary Pitchman John Bronco in New Teaser

Walton Goggins is Legendary Pitchman John Bronco in New Teaser

Do you remember John Bronco? The legendary pitchman who raced a Ford Motor Company SUV prototype at the Baja 500 in 1966, giving birth to an off-road icon that also just so happens to have been revived very recently? Probably not — he disappeared from the prying eye of the public and hasn’t been seen […]

 Kurt Verlin

How Toyota Studies Posture to Improve Vehicle Safety

How Toyota Studies Posture to Improve Vehicle Safety

With countless factors to consider, making a car safe isn’t easy. Automakers work hard to make the bodywork crumple in specific ways, to make the cabin as structurally strong as possible without compromising the rest of the car, and have lately equipped their models with increasingly complex suites of assistive features that can intervene on […]