The Honda Accord doesn't engender many feelings in most people. It's a car that looks and acts much like a car should.

The Smart brand made news this week when they smartly outmaneuvered a blogger on Twitter when he suggested the crap of a single bird could destroy one of the cars. Not so, they said. It would take 4.5 million pigeon poops to destroy a Smart.

Detroit's ad machine — back when it ran on brown liquor and slathered on Old Spice without a touch of irony — used a not-so-subtle play on America's rigid gender roles to sell the country on automatic transmissions. The ladies, you see, can't be bothered to shift on their own.

According to the BrandZ Top 100 annual ranking of the world's most valuable brands, Toyota's brand value jumped 11% to $24.2 billion, allowing it to overtake BMW, which was No. 1 last year in the automotive category.

Chevy's new marketing team has settled on a motto for the iconic American brand that's soon to show up in dozens of ads. The line is: "Chevy Runs Deep." That's what she said.

The Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition hits dealerships next month for a suggested retail price of $30,625 and $33,500. But why does it even exist?

Virgin Atlantic has a new ad out! And it makes flying look like something between attending the VMAs and a scene from 300. But let's keep it really real here, Virgin—you're cool, but flying is not like this.

With the final stage of the Chevy Volt's launch just around the bend, the Chevy marketing crew has trademarked the slogan "it's more car than electric." Will other EVs pick up on the neg? (Photo: Chris) [Trademarkia]