Every few years, somebody decides performance cars themselves are the problem. Too much horsepower. Too much speed. Too much aggressive styling. Too many burnout videos. Now the latest target appears ...

In the early 1960s, when FM radio (which had been around since the 1930s) finally gained mass adoption in cars, drivers had the welcome option of tuning into the non-commercial band (88.1 to 91.9 MHz) ...

This is Celia Hirschman for On The Beat. Back in the 60's and 70's, if a band sold their hit single to an ad agency, for the purpose of selling a car on TV, we'd laugh and say their careers were over.

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Hooking potential car buyers is a delicate art that, Madison Avenue might suggest, increasingly requires smoking tires and roaring engines. Commercials featuring high-performance driving are on the ...

Driving isn't always the most convenient or time-efficient way to get to your destination. At least that's what Amtrak is claiming in its latest ad, which looks suspiciously like a car commercial. The ...

The holidays and cars share a special place in advertising history. From snowy drives through twinkling neighborhoods to families embarking on seasonal road trips, some commercials became cultural ...

Long gone are the days when the ad spaces during the Super Bowl were dominated by car commercials. In fact, this year’s big game likely won’t see more than five—and two of those will be from Toyota.

When we look back on the decades of the past, they seem to each have a flavor all their own. There's the retro-future vibes of the 1950s and the hippie aesthetic of the '60s. The '70s had disco, the ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Amtrak wants to shift America's "car-first mindset". Its newest marketing technique to convince ...