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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

In Saturday Night Live's "December to Remember Car Commercial," a husband makes a major Christmas mistake. No, it's not gifting his wife a robe, nor getting his children a terrifying robot dog. This ...

As the Kia Soul bows out, we take a look at some other car ads that truly personified certain cars on our TV screens. This week, the automotive world bid farewell to the Kia Soul after 16 years in ...

This year's Super Bowl features the Seattle Seahawks taking on the New England Patriots, but for many spectators, the spectacle is only partly about the sports on the field. Plenty of football fans ...

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 ...