Chevy's new Advertisment

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Chevy has launched a new line of advertisment that I thought some of you might want to know about---"The winningest name in racing" is what it's all about, I saw the first ad I've seen yesterday & felt obligated to let you all know about it.
So Chevy has advertisment's claiming they are the winningest name in racing---mind you it doesnt say "in the world" and it doesnt say in "America" so, since it says just "racing" I'll assume that's the world....as of this typing, Audi, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Ford, Dodge, Honda, & Maserati have yet to respond
 
:lol: I bet your happy. The same people that sell the god awful matiz are ment to be the most winningest name in racing. Did you manage to read the fine print?

Anyhoo I bet Jeremy Clarkson would like to be informed of this so I shall drop him an email and im sure he will pick up on it and then spend 15 minutes on making fun of chevy.
 
yeah, let's all make fun of the biggest manufacture in the world! who also kick @$$ in racing! your right, I am loving it---who the crap is Jeremy Clarkson? do I care?
 
I remember their being a law about companies being able to claim their products are the best (fill in blank) or blank-est if they are at least equal to their competitors.

Just because chevy says it doesnt mean its correct. They are going to shine the nicest light on their history.
 
soooo... you think they're equal to someone else? I remember 30 people telling me there was no way Chevy was even close.....they're still under the mistaken impression there's more racing series in Europe than America
 
daan
Never mind that "winningest" isn't even a word.
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I thought that.

But I was corrected and shown that in america it is used quite alot.

As for chevy winning the most races of all manufacturers in the world its probably a case like where porsche said theyre the most profitable manufacturer in the world which they are but not in the way we think of.

And I swear GM isnt the biggest car manufacturer in the World.
 
my guess is they ment in nascar which i can see them having the most wins in. in the world though there is no way.

another thing about chevys new ads that i dont like... the one about fuel milage. they go from 31 in the impalla to 35 in the aveo. i dont know what their problem is but if they can only get 35mpg out of a car as small as the aveo they need to go back to the drawing board.
 
Well its kinda true, since Chevy is the winningest manufacturer in Nascar.
 
Well I think they may have actually tried to estimate the zillions of short-track oval races that go on every year here. That DEFINITELY does not count. Like I said in another thread, this should only include sanctioned racing.

The winningest car is easily the 911. The best manufacturer in F1 has been Ferrari.
 
LeadSlead#2
soooo... you think they're equal to someone else? I remember 30 people telling me there was no way Chevy was even close.....they're still under the mistaken impression there's more racing series in Europe than America
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I agree that they aren't close. What I mean is that there is no real definitive (or at least has not been) way to say who truely is the "winningest". Thus almost any company can use it and as long as it isn't daewo or some other company with zero racing history. The fact that they put no bounds on what they are winningest in also makes a difference. Racing can mean alot of different things. They don't even specify it is on the road, it could include push carts for all we know.
 
This isn't a knock on Chevy, or a knock against anyone here, but here is my take on this. After thinking about this for a bit after the mess in the other thread, my guess is that they are talking about "American Racing" series. Because, lets be honest, 99% of all American motorsports fans don't give a crap about F1, WRC, JGTC, DTM, PSC, or BTCC, or anything like that. Those series just don't exist to them. Here in the States, its all 85% NASCAR, 10% NHRA, and the other 5% to ALMS, CART, INDY and others.

In all of those American based motorsports, I would think Chevy has a very good chance of having the most wins. Like was said before, they have over 500 wins JUST in NASCAR. Take the other few series that they race in, and have raced in, and they do have a good chance of being tops. So, they do what you would expect any company to do. You talk about what people know, and leave out what they don't. Most in the entire world of motorsports all time??? Probably not, but who knows for sure. But, most in all American based race series all time???? Very likely.

Another thing that makes me think this is Chevy's own website. If you look at their "Motorsports" section of their website, they only list 5 race series. They list NASCAR, Craftsman TRUCKS, INDY, ALMS, and NHRA. And, they aren't even in INDY anymore. Like I said, in those big American series, and any other big ones from the past here in the states, I have no doubts that they probably have the most wins.

It makes sense really. Most, not all, but most, people who buy Chevy cars don't give a crap about those other series I mentioned. Its just like every year when the "Highest Paid Athlete" topic comes around. I bet 9 of 10 Americans say Tiger Woods. And, to them, in America, thats right. But, in the WORLD of sports figures, its Michael Schumacher. They don't know who the hell that is, so to them, its Tiger. So, most wins in motorsports to an American audience??? Theres no chance they think its Honda, Ferrari, Lotus, or Porsche. Its the bowtie in the states, so its the bowtie in their mind.

Hilg
 
I wouldn't say 99% of all American motorsports fans, JNasty. I'd say around the 60% range, though, which is more than enough to promote more bad television. I hate the fact that NASCAR is pretty much the only mainstream televised series in the US. What's wrong with Rally races, or better yet ANY OTHER TYPE OF RACING?!!? :rolleyes:
 
NASCAR's the biggest sport in america....the most watched on TV anyway...goodbye football basketball & baseball.....

For those of you who don't realize, there are more sanctioned racing series in america than europe & asia combined that i've found...don't believe? go here Mortorsport.com
hope that works....if anyone can name other sanctioned racing series, feel free
P.S. JGTC is now SuperGT---

P.P.S. Winningest is a word----unless you know a more proper word for it
 
Look at the small print in the ads, I'm sure it says what racing. But honestly the new GM ads talk about the "Red Tag Event" which means they marked down cars to resonable prices apposed to screwing people like they have done for years. In fact no where on www.chevy.com can I find out what in God's name you are talking about, plus I would have seen the commercial somewhere at work...unless this is a magazine ad or something.

But for the record and I want everyone to know this, so I'm going to make it BIG

I'm a diehard GM fan and there is no way they are the winningest name in racing...PERIOD!

Sorry that may be overkill but you HAVE to see what I'm saying.

And winningest is a word, it's in the dictionary and on www.dictionary.com

Winningest

Finally Chevy is the winningest brand in NASCAR and other stock car series, also I would say in GT style racing in America, also more then likely in drag racing.

So Lead, give it up, please!
 
no way, this is to much fun---you guys get so bent over this it's hilarious....and there is no fine print...if you see the commercial, you'll understand that it doesnt say in america or in NASCAR or any other crap you guys wish they did

P.S. GM sells more cars & trucks than anyone in the world....whether the one who said they don't like it or not...maybe not cars specifically, but total vehicles? yes
 
Well then you are just going to sound like the idiot...but I'm glad you came along so people quit calling me a GM fanboy
 
it's funny how you keep bringing the fanboy part up---a little desperate to have them call me that instead of you??? take your best shot---but you can't make me care by saying your a die hard GM fan---I'm not gonna buy that crap----you think somethings better than everything GM makes---so, how's that for sounding like an idiot?
 
Wow you really haven't ever heard me talk about cars have you? Ask any and I mean any long term member about how I push GM when people are looking at them. Look at the Corvette Z06 thread's where I say the Corvette is one of the best cars every made. Look at any SRT-4 thread where I claim the Cobalt is better. Or better yet any truck thread where I claim GM trucks are the best.

You want witnesses to my love for GM? Ask live4speed, Jnasty, hell anyone who has been here more then a year and mostly comes to the automotive forum. You'll see.

And honestly I can't make you care, I'm just giving you the cold hard truth.
 
that's okay, I got a heater
well maybe you are....still sad that you don't realize just how much racing goes on in america...or maybe you havent checked my link...it names every series I've ever heard of & a lot more....& there's way, way more listed in North America
 
In America....show me the world racing series...please.
 
Deceptive advertsisng at its finest.

Obviously, GM knows it's not the best in the world. Also, it knows it does do very well in America. So, therefore, with the right amount of generality, they can say they're the best in racing, and not actually mean they are in the world. That would be corporate suicide. :crazy:

P.S. Hey Blazin'! Nice to see you!

Not knocking GM or anything, 99.99999% of big companies do stuff like this. :indiff:

I do agree that the new Z06 is the best-value sportscar on the market.
 
BlazinXtreme
Well then you are just going to sound like the idiot...but I'm glad you came along so people quit calling me a GM fanboy
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Hey, you are a GM fanboy. But at least you're a respected GM fanboy. And a knowledgeable one, at that.
 
LeadSlead#2
it's funny how you keep bringing the fanboy part up---a little desperate to have them call me that instead of you??? take your best shot---but you can't make me care by saying your a die hard GM fan---I'm not gonna buy that crap----you think somethings better than everything GM makes---so, how's that for sounding like an idiot?
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Blazin's a die-hard GM fan because he loves GM. Being able to admit that other companies sometimes make better cars, yet still liking the GM products anyway makes him a smart die-hard GM fan.

If he refused to admit that anything could possibly be better than a GM product, he'd be an idiot. :rolleyes:

LeadSlead#2
it names every series I've ever heard of & a lot more....& there's way, way more listed in North America
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Wow, I'm sure Chevy has clocked up TONS of wins in the Toyota Atlantic, Star Mazda, Formula BMW, Ferrari Challenge, AMA Superbike, Unlimited Hydroplane and Formula One boat racing, and SCCA Club Rally series...as well as many of the others... :rolleyes:
 
LeadSlead#2
...don't believe? go here Mortorsport.com
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Very familiar with that site. I go there all the time for the good pics and news on F1 and WRC stuff. Sad they have no RSS feed yet. Anyhoo, I digress....

I'd like to quote you something from that site, and just see what you think
Motorsport.com - Corporate Info
Motorsport.com, inc. is a Florida corporation, with headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Where do you think they are going to center more of their coverage, news and efforts??? Hell, every other day I go there, the front news story is NASCAR related. Yes, they name a good number of race series outside the states. But, they don't list everything. Its an American site, geared toward an American audience. It lists a lot of non-US series, but hardly all. Again, good site, but not an encyclopedia.
LeadSlead#2
P.S. JGTC is now SuperGT
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Yea, but thats 3 extra letters to type. And people still know what I'm talking about. Its like CART. Yes, its called "CHAMP Car" racing. But, everyone still knows it as CART.

Hilg
 
technically..
In order for them to call themselves the "winningest name in racing" they only have to do so in one type of racing..

If subaru has the most WRC victories..they can call themselves "the winningest name in racing"....but no one would buy it..

People are "buying this" because the american market will believe anything that's fed to them..

20 dollars says this ad campaign isn't running in Germany..
 
americans also wouldnt believe it if it was an asian or euro company. we tend to like our own makes more then others.
 

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