Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Automakers

France to Car Buyers: Driving is Bad For Your Health and Community

By Kea Wilson | Jan 6, 2022 | No Comments

A new law will require car advertisers in France to promote walking, cycling, and transit, deepening the already stark contrast between how automobiles are allowed to be marketed in Europe versus car-crazy America.

Streetsblog Watched ‘American Auto’ … So Now You Don’t Have To

By Kea Wilson | Jan 4, 2022 | No Comments

Many Americans would love to watch a competent satire about the sheer absurdity and cruelty of the auto industry. Alas, "American Auto" is not that show.

Car companies try to make them look romantic or heroic, but they're really a menace to society and vulnerable road users.

OPINION: Cars Are Killing Us (Says a Former City DOT Official!)

By David Gurin | Nov 30, 2021 | No Comments

We let their production dominate our economies without a thought of how private car ownership would affect our living spaces.

And America’s Most Toxic Car Ad Is…

By Kea Wilson | Nov 22, 2021 | No Comments

... Chevrolet's 2015 ad for its Colorado pickup truck!

America’s Most Toxic Car Ad: The Finals!

By Kea Wilson | Nov 12, 2021 | No Comments

After thousands of votes and enough eerily empty downtowns to last a life time, Streetsblog readers have narrowed it down to just two of the most toxic car ads in our national history. Vote now for which deserves the title of the most toxic of all.

America’s Most Toxic Car Ads Semi-Finals: Cadillac vs. Dodge

By Kea Wilson | Nov 4, 2021 | No Comments

We're finishing out the semi-finals with another battle of the bad dads — and this one's a doozy.

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