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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the United Kingdom has banned a television advert promoting the Volkswagen Polo, ruling that it "encouraged irresponsible driving".Six complainants approached the advertising watchdog, claiming that the commercial – which first hit UK screens back in February ...

BMW M has released a chuckle-worthy new advertisement that suggests the Munich brand isn't taking itself too seriously.Called "Beach View", the commercial shows the driver of a facelifted BMW M4 pull up at a pedestrian crossing at the coast, apparently admiring passing women from his low-slung seating ...

Last month, Australian television viewers complained about a Volkswagen Tiguan advert that seemingly made light of parents forgetting their child in the vehicle. And now a handful of South African viewers have lodged similar complaints against the local version of this commercial.Three complainants – ...

Australian television viewers have complained about a Volkswagen Tiguan advert – similar to the one broadcast on South African TV – that makes light of parents seemingly forgetting their child in the vehicle.The spot shows a couple in a variety of scenes forgetting that their daughter is sitting ...

Volkswagen has released a new commercial starring an alien inadvertently making use of the Tiguan's hands-free boot opening function.Created by Volkswagen UK for use in cinemas, the advert features a couple running for their lives as some sort of alien pursues them. They seek refuge inside a parked ...

A short while ago, we reported that Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa was directed by the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) to amend a fuel consumption claim contained in a brochure for the Ford Kuga.But now the ASA has received complaints against two other automotive brands. ...

A new advertisement for the Audi R8 V10 Plus has been banned by an advertising watchdog in the United Kingdom.The commercial was created by advertising agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty and features a close-up of an eyeball, with the pupils contracting and dilating as the V10 supercar thunders through the ...

Mercedes-Benz has pulled its new E-Class advertisement from television in the United States after consumer groups accused it of being "misleading".The TV commercial, which is no longer being shown on American screens, detailed the new executive sedan's various automated driving systems, which are grouped ...

The legendary fable of The Tortoise and The Hare has been interpreted many times over the centuries from Aesop's original, but none have been as exciting as this modern Superbowl ad by Mercedes-Benz USA.The athletic Hare is as confident as Usain Bolt, and has the pace to match that bravado, but Mr Tortoise ...