REPORT: Automotive advertising plummets 30.8%

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Earnings/Financials
Automobile manufacturers and dealers spent $7.5 billion on advertising during the first six months of 2009, says TNS Media Intelligence. The company that keeps track of nearly every form of advertising for all industries is reporting that the figure represents a 30.8% drop compared to the same period last year, when it [...]

AutoblogGreen for 12.09.09

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Celebrated photographer David LaChapelle gets artsy with Maybach

Filed under: Sedan, Etc., Europe, Maybach, Luxury

Maybach Zeppelin through the eyes of David LaChapelle – click above to view high-res NSFW gallery

While its enduring legacy will forever be crippling hyperinflation and the inability to fight the rise of Nazism, Germany’s post World War I Weimar Republic has something of a positive, cultural heritage. In the [...]

Last Will and Testimony: Brimstone Quadracycle is a DeathwishMobile with a Bullet

Filed under: Performance, Motorcycle, Specialty

Brimstone Quadracycle – Click above for high-res image gallery

Power to weight ratio – that might be the most meaningful performance measurement to consider when judging exactly what piece of machinery you should or shouldn’t strap yourself into/onto. If you’re the type that wants to leave this world with a giant smile [...]

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 12.8.09

Feat of Clay: We take a peek inside Toyota’s Calty design center
Toyota gives us a rare glimpse inside its California Calty design center, providing an insider’s perspective on the automaker’s aesthetic and how it shapes future models.

Officially Official: Danica Patrick joining NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2010
Danica Patrick finally ended months (years?) of speculation and rumors [...]