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Super Bowl commercials 2013: The 4 best sneak previews
For Super Bowl commercials, many companies are providing sneak peeks for their ads that will run during the big game. Here are some of the best.
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10 cars that tell the story of America
From Paul Ingrassia's book 'Engines of Change,' the author and car aficionado tells the story of America through automobiles.
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Top 6 Super Bowl ads featuring animals (+video)
Super Bowl ads reflect a broader truism in advertising: A cute animal is a better pitchman than a human 9 times in 10 (Peyton Manning aside). Over the years, some of the most successful Super Bowl ads of all time have featured a wide array of animals, from mighty Clydesdales to lowly mosquitoes. Here is our countdown of six of the best ever fuzzy (and not so fuzzy) Super Bowl commercials, including a winner from Super Bowl XLVI. Did your all-time favorite take the top spot?
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Clint Eastwood in Top 6 Super Bowl 2012 car commercials (+video)
Sure, the New York Giants won the 2012 Super Bowl. But who won the battle of the Super Bowl car commercials? NBC says advertisers paid an average of $3.5 million for a 30-second spot in this year's Super Bowl. Last year, Volkswagon was the biggest crowd pleaser with their Darth Vader "The Force" ad which got millions of views online before it debuted on TV. This year, the early favorite was Ferris Bueller (aka Matthew Broderick) hawking a Honda. But Chrysler's Halftime in America ad, starring Clint Eastwood, is what everyone is talking about now. Here's one viewer's take on the Top 6 Super Bowl car commercials for 2012. Which is your favorite?
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Ferris Bueller lands in Top 5 Super Bowl car ads of 2012 (+ video)
The Super Bowl is way more than a football game. It's a coming out party for the year's most creative and humorous ads. Here's one viewer's take on the Top 5 Super Bowl car ads for 2012. What's your favorite - Bueller, The Bark Side, or another?
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Fiat's race from punchline to potential white knight for Detroit
Sergio Marchionne, a jazz-loving Italian businessman who helped turn around the Italian carmaker, is poised to be the next CEO of Chrysler.
05/08/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy Japan's carmakers' sales plunge along with Detroit's
05/01/2009 01:00 am -
Fresh challenge for Germany’s car dealers: too many customers
New car sales soared 21 percent in February as a government incentive program sparked buying.
03/27/2009 01:00 am -
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03/19/2009 01:00 am -
Some in Eastern Europe ask: What economic crisis?
Ahead of G-20 summit, Czech and Polish leaders say their banks have no toxic debt and auto factories are humming.
03/13/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog German quality control
03/10/2009 01:00 am -
Global crisis aside, foreign carmakers flock to Russia
No ‘Rust Belt’ in sight at Russia’s ‘Little Detroit.’
03/10/2009 01:00 am -
World
03/02/2009 12:00 am -
Dimming hope for European auto giants
The industry seeks help, but analysts wonder if falling demand can be reversed before makers resort to deep job cuts.
11/25/2008 12:00 am -
Road trip: RV manufacturers scramble to stretch their mpgs
Lighter, lower recreational vehicles can double gas mileage.
11/14/2008 12:00 am -
Opinion What's wrong with boredom?
Unstructured time is the mother of creativity.
09/09/2008 01:00 am -
New and just for kids
San Diego's New Children's Museum makes art fun.
08/19/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Bitten by the love bug for Beetles
There's something so endearing about old VWs.
08/15/2008 01:00 am -
EarthTalk: The lowdown on plug-in hybrids; ecofriendly roofs
How soon can I buy a plug-in hybrid? And what are some ‘green’ choices for roofing?
08/01/2008 01:00 am -
USA
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Etc.
07/16/2008 01:00 am -
One woman leads a crusade to cleanup cycling in Germany
Sylvia Schenk, a lawyer and former Olympic runner, is trying to rid sports of drugs by getting sponsors to force athletes to submit to testing.
07/14/2008 01:00 am -
One woman leads a crusade to cleanup cycling in Germany
Sylvia Schenk, a lawyer and former Olympic runner, is trying to rid sports of drugs by getting sponsors to force athletes to submit to testing.
07/13/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. auto giants race to go small
In the rush to efficient cars, Detroit is losing out to Asian brands.
06/25/2008 01:00 am -
Mexico prepares for (Ford) Fiesta
Ford will build its new Fiesta subcompact car in Mexico, the firm announced Friday.
06/02/2008 01:00 am -
Germans sour on capitalism amid corporate scandals
The massive tax-evasion probe has netted more than 300 suspects, including top executive Klaus Zumwinkel of Deutsche Post.
03/25/2008 01:00 am -
$10 million quest for a practical 100-mpg car
Small innovators rule so far in the entries for the Progressive Automotive X Prize for the most fuel-efficient car.
03/24/2008 01:00 am -
$10 million quest for a practical 100-mpg car
Small innovators rule so far in the entries for the Progressive Automotive X Prize for the most fuel-efficient car.
03/24/2008 01:00 am -
$10 million quest for a practical 100-mpg car
Small innovators rule so far in the entries for the Progressive Automotive X Prize for the most fuel-efficient car.
03/24/2008 01:00 am -
It's official: Medvedev for (Russian) president
President Putin's chosen successor, he kicked off his campaign Tuesday with a Kremlin-sponsored speech.
01/23/2008 12:00 am
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