A few years back, this column was the front-page anchor for The Herald Times' Auto section, which contained pages of ads from local car dealers. Rows of thumbprint photos of cars for sale, their ...

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winner Adam McKay is at it again. In 2022, McKay quietly posted a devastating faux Chevron ad that laid bare the irony of oil companies positioning themselves as environmental ...

The 1980s brought us some brilliant car ads—and a few that were pretty awful. The 1980s may not have been the best decade for cars —not for starters, at least—but it was a great decade for car ads.

In 1912, Chevrolet introduced its first car, the Classic Six touring car. It managed to sell 2999 of them. But don’t blame Chevy for abusing the word “classic.” It was being misused and abused long ...