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Honda Takes Adventure to New Heights in 'Base to Captain'
American Honda has launched 'Base to Captain', an adventure-themed national brand campaign starring the Passport TrailSport SUV and spotlighting exploration.
2 days ago2 min read


Auto Trader's 'Passing Comments' Targets the Next Generation of Car Buyers
Auto Trader's 'Passing Comments' aims to reach 80% of 25–44s with a 432.6m-impression plan — a masterclass in spending for fame when buyers arrive undecided.
2 days ago3 min read


Ralf Schumacher Switches Sides to Front German Insurer HDI
Ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher becomes HDI's new brand ambassador in Germany — and cheekily mocks WirkaufendeinAuto.de, a brand he once endorsed.
3 days ago2 min read


Jeep Doubles Down on Heritage With 'This Is Jeep Country'
Jeep marks its 85th year with 'This Is Jeep Country', a heritage-led campaign driving seven models across America to reconnect the brand with its roots.
3 days ago2 min read


Audi France Re-Appoints Romance and Hands It Full Social Media
Audi France has renewed Omnicom agency Romance after a pitch and expanded its remit to the brand's entire social media, bucking the fragmentation trend in auto marketing.
6 days ago2 min read


Mazda Gives Away Five CX-90s to Youth Coaches in 'Coaches Who Move Us'
Mazda's 'Coaches Who Move Us,' with TeamSnap, celebrates selfless youth-sports coaches and awards five CX-90 SUVs — purpose marketing at the hyper-local level.
6 days ago2 min read


Hankook Sends Its Retired Mechanic 'Hank' Into the Wild for Season Two, via Innocean Berlin
Tyre marketing rarely troubles the culture. Hankook's returning 'Hank' character — now retired and outdoors — is a masterclass in treating a creative device as a long-term asset.
Sep 213 min read


Cupra, Netflix and BBDO Paris Turn 'Nouvelle École' Rappers Into a Music Project for the Electric Raval
Cupra co-produced 'Premier Virage', a rap project with eight artists from Netflix's 'Nouvelle École' season five, to promote its all-electric Cupra Raval under a 'University of the Streets' platform.
Sep 183 min read


Volkswagen France Turns Car Maintenance Into a Wellness Gag, via BBDO Paris
A new BBDO Paris film for Volkswagen France contrasts our obsessive self-care routines with neglected cars to sell a fixed-price maintenance contract — humour with a hard commercial job.
Sep 163 min read


Germany's Auto-Subscription Boom: More Customers, Thinner Margins
Germany's car-subscription market is growing fast, with market leader Finn scaling revenue and valuation — but rising competition is squeezing margins across the sector.
Sep 153 min read


Mini Turns Its Customers Into Co-Creators of the Brand
Mini is leaning into its cult status by inviting customers to help shape the brand, treating owners as active co-creators rather than passive buyers.
Sep 153 min read


Dacia Goes Big to Launch Its New All-Electric Spring, via Publicis Conseil
Dacia is repositioning the Spring from budget curiosity to credible mainstream EV. Why low price and brand ambition are not opposites - if you invest in the creative.
Sep 143 min read


BMW Weaves Spider-Man Into Its Films — and Onto Your Dashboard, to Mixed Reviews
BMW's tie-in with Sony's 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' put its Neue Klasse on the big screen — but showing Spider-Man promos on owners' in-car displays has sparked a backlash.
Sep 113 min read


Currywurst and Real Buttons: Inside VW's Marketing Comeback Under Christine Wolburg
VW brand chief Christine Wolburg says the carmaker's comeback runs on creator marketing, everyday moments, currywurst and real buttons — a deliberate turn away from a pure-tech story.
Sep 113 min read


Renault Hands Global Marketing and Brand Strategy to Jean-Pierre Diernaz
Renault has appointed Jean-Pierre Diernaz VP of Renault Brand Global Marketing and Chief Branding Officer across all brands, opening a new phase in its marketing transformation.
Sep 103 min read


Innocean Takes Over Hyundai's UEFA Champions League Activation
Hyundai's in-house agency Innocean Europe will lead the European activation of the carmaker's UEFA Champions League sponsorship, covering strategy, creative, social and match-day activity.
Sep 93 min read


Hyundai's 'Little Warrior' Campaign Casts Childhood-Cancer Survivors as Heroes — and Shows No Cars
For Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, Hyundai's Hope on Wheels program launched 'Little Warrior', a campaign centred entirely on young cancer survivors with no vehicles in the creative.
Sep 93 min read


Toyota Launches a Season-Long NFL Campaign Anchored by Eli Manning
A top auto spender leans into the NFL's grassroots flag-football growth story rather than just game-day spots — a sponsorship-plus-purpose play.
Sep 73 min read


Nissan Retires the Physical 'Heisman House' for a YouTube-First Series
A rare public admission that a beloved TV franchise needs rebuilding for a YouTube-native audience — Nissan inverts the TV-first model.
Sep 73 min read


Chinese EV Brand Geely Hands Its Full-Service Account to Havas Germany
Following a pitch, Geely awarded a full-service advertising mandate to Havas Germany to steer its German market launch, spanning strategy, creative, media, events and PR.
Sep 30 min read
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