A so-called media family media watchdog activist group is calling on some action against Chrysler. Apparently one of the Auburn Hills brand’s commercial campaigns have been causing concern because they’re being shown during NBC’s “The Playboy Club.” “Members are being asked to call, send letters and, in the case of Chrysler/Dodge, make personal visits to [...]
We’re not usually the sort of news outfit that reports on Hollywood. But when cars are involved, we pay some attention. So as for this bit of news, word is from TMZ.com (ugh) is that John Travolta’s Mercedes-Benz was stolen in L.A. Claiming to cite “law enforcement sources,” Travolta supposedly left his 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL [...]
Drive, a new film featuring a Ryan Gosling as a getaway driver, came in way further down the box office list than the 3-D release of The Lion King this weekend. While Drive got good reviews from movie goers and many critics like The Hollywood Reporter’s “exhilarating ride” comment, others pointed out some negative spots. [...]
Recently, FIAT announced its latest collaboration with icon Jennifer Lopez. A freshly released music video of Lopez’s “Papi” featuring the 2012 Fiat 500 Cabrio marks the first piece of the collaboration. Commercials will follow, with a clip of the video set to premier during ESPN’s Monday Night Football, with more to follow. Chrysler’s Chief Marketing [...]
Next summer, when The Avengers hits theaters, moviegoers will be a seeing a lot of Acuras and that’s because the brand has been in the Marvel Comics Universe films as the official car of the fictional law enforcement agency called S.H.I.E.L.D. As comic fans very well know, Iron Man Tony Stark is a part of the [...]
Now here’s an interesting bit of news. Chevrolet has just unveiled its own rendition of the famous police cruiser from The Blues Brothers. It was apparently made to pay tribute to the movie and Chevrolet even went as far as hiring actors to help provide entertainment to the unveiling. Interestingly though, the original Blues Brothers [...]
Anyone who knows cars and movies is familiar with Steve McQueen and his fascination motorsports with both cars and motorcycles. So it’s no wonder that his personal collection is fetching some big numbers at the auction. And this is the latest one. Steve McQueen’s 1970 Porsche 911S, that was also featured in his film Le [...]
Not too long ago in May, musical artist and rapper Birdman told the world via Twitter that he had just purchased the one-off Maybach Excelro coupe for an eye-watering sum of $8 million. After the purchase, he also told the world that he’s going to paint the car with his trademark red color when he [...]
The final installment in The Dark Knight series is on its way with Batman: The Dark Knight Rises. We’ve already seen a video of the Tumbler driving around in Pittsburgh and we’ve seen Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. Today, we see the team filming a take on the new Batwing craft. The movie will be released [...]
Linking brands and iconic music or movie figures to aid in collaborative marketing seems to be part of all of the buzz that producers of consumer products are working at in order to boost sales and marketing appeal. In terms of the automobile industry, Eminem hooked up with Chrysler and their “Imported from Detroit” campaign. [...]
