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Ford Apologizes for Tying Women Up in Indian Ads JWT work didn't run but provokes outcry anyway

If you've been under a rock, violence against women in India has been all over the news since last December following the horrific gang rape of a young woman who…

March 25, 2013, 1:28 PM EDT

Denis Leary Once Again Strongly Suggests You Buy a Ford F-150 You wouldn't like him when he's angry

For anyone still stinging over Denis Leary's violent and untimely death at the hands of a giant half-lizard guy in the latest Spider-Man flick (oh sorry, were you waiting for…

September 7, 2012, 3:09 PM EDT

Ford Destroys Defenseless Creature in Strange, Emotional New Ad Weep for the toads

This "Cane Toad Road" ad from Australia (via ad agency JWT Melbourne) for the Ford Falcon and its EcoBoost engine leaves me feeling sad for toads rather than impressed by…

May 8, 2012, 11:49 AM EDT

Some Ford Vehicles Now Let You Kick Open the Trunk Keyless car entry gets more gratifying

I don't know how many European are eagerly awaiting the Ford Kuga, but one of its features is a trunk you can kick open (or if you're English, a boot…

March 12, 2012, 8:28 AM EDT

Ford Sneaks a Fake Swimsuit Model Into 'Sports Illustrated' Dalena Henriques may not be real, but she loves the Mustang

Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit issue hits newsstands today. And while it's full of scantily clad models in bikinis, one young woman is not who she appears. As Creativity reports, a…

February 14, 2012, 4:09 PM EST

Fake Press Conference Puts Real Heat on Ford Driver's anti-bailout comment draws fire

If the goal of "surprise reveals" in advertising is to get unscripted responses that leave viewers buzzing, then Ford has struck gold with one of its new "Drive one" ads…

September 28, 2011, 8:15 AM EDT

Automakers Fall in Love With Odd Spokescreatures

Lots of auto reporters were scratching their heads this week at the news that Toyota will be featuring a computer-generated anime character in some ads aimed at Asian Americans. But…

May 13, 2011, 8:31 AM EDT

Lecherous Non-Human Pitching Ford Focus

Two of television's funniest Pauls—writer/director Paul Feig and comedian Paul F. Tompkins—have teamed up to create Ford's newest marketing icon: a lascivious "spokespuppet" named Doug. In a series of online…

March 22, 2011, 9:54 AM EDT

1993 Taurus a great car for today, says Ford

Great fake press conference here from The Onion, in which a Ford exec explains why the '93 Taurus is the best vehicle for today's cash-strapped consumers. If the…

November 5, 2009, 1:51 PM EST

Ford pushes balloons-for-clunkers program

The balloon-boy saga brought to mind the 2007 commercial above from Ogilvy London for the Ford Mondeo, showing people across London (a city made bleaker than usual by the Michael…

October 16, 2009, 8:57 AM EDT

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