Comments on: Chrysler infuriated by Smart car ad

By: Cookiemonster

Cookiemonster — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:51:53 +0000

admit it the Africans hate Jeep’s too. Can’t blame them, all hail TUT.

By: T Lawrence

T Lawrence — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 12:50:56 +0000

I am a small business owner & even I know not to slam one of my clients in an ad. Yes American (people) are clients of Chrysler. Today it is a tiny world and what you say in one remote corner will come back to haunt you. It was an anti-American ad and was meant to be an anti-American ad. There is no other spin can logically put on it. Do not put the blame on an Ad Agency…that ad was approved by Daimler-Chrysler people.

I’ve owned Chrysler cars for 36 out of the last 44 years. I plan to buy a new car before the end of the year & this time it will not be a Chrysler product. When you insult a client, they will typically take their business elsewhere. It is nothing personal Chrysler…just business. When you s*&^ in your own mess kit, guess how your next meal is going to taste.

Honda reliability
GMC styling
Chrysler nothing

By: PHAT MAX

PHAT MAX — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:39:15 +0000

I tried to destroy TUT and its one head turned into a hydra storm…don’t mess with TUT!

By: toynado

toynado — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:10:54 +0000

wut iz wr0ng wit yu stOOpid peeple?

By: yooper

yooper — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:07:42 +0000

Bourbon comes in a can there?!?! Is it straight bourbon, or mixed with something ready to drink?

We need a pic of that!

By: Rugster

Rugster — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:03:47 +0000

Where can I buy one?

By: FJCOG

FJCOG — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:03:06 +0000

Once TUT finds out about this, they will innundate this msg board with drivel.

By: Swank60

Swank60 — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:41:36 +0000

Why do you hate America?

By: vinnie

vinnie — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:30:14 +0000

can South Africans read?

By: eddie elric

eddie elric — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 21:50:38 +0000

lmao….. thats funny

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 18:09:36 +0000

What a bunch of piss ants. If I was Chrysler I’d chew that ad agency up and spit it out for the Hyena’s to eat.

By: digitalzombie

digitalzombie — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:59:37 +0000

I am an American and I drink beer and have an NRA card. I don’t like it when they make fun of us redneck.

Naw, I’m joking. I really don’t care if they make fun of America. It’s down the crap shoot right now and I really don’t care about chrysler –they make a lot of stupid cars (some are noteworthy). I think it’s a great ad though.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:39:56 +0000

German Engineering: Responsible for the stunning arrogance and resulting crash in the quality reputation of Daimler’s Mercedes product here in the U.S.

Swiss Innovation: Now that’s a powerful mind changer!

American Nothing: Reason for the developing market share crash and inventory glut the Chrysler Group is experiencing here in the United States.

Guess it really shows Daimler’s true blue principles and business plan. They should run the ad in the U.S.!

By: dan

dan — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 01:48:05 +0000

I think that ad might have actually sold cars, which is sad, but is there anything better than making money and finding prosperity by taking advantage of your detractors/those who would happily see you in ruin? If smart sells more cars in s.Africa, DCX, the whole corporation will be better off, so why not pander to these people. Aren’t they more likely to buy a smart than a chrysler? Aren’t these the same people who believe there’s absolutely no tie between mitsubishi, mercedes, chrysler, and smart?

By: kpz

kpz — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:17:17 +0000

ditto to #26

So what if it sez its not american? big deal, the ad got ur attention didnt it?

By: Piablo

Piablo — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:19:30 +0000

Ummm, I’m not sure if a few of you get why Chrysler was upset… It has nothing to do with patriotism or America. It has everything to do with cutting of the nose to spite the face. Would you ever see an ad from sayyy Pontiac bashing Chevrolet? No, because they play for the same team. So why would Daimler spite Chrysler to promote another arm of the company?

Dumb ad.

By: Donfuy

Donfuy — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:57:51 +0000

Chrysler is furious because of THAT?? That’s a little car in AFRICA. What does it matters??????

By: Madcapp

Madcapp — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:54:47 +0000

Since the 300C is an American design done by a black guy, DCX could put up billboards touting it as “Afro Engineering”

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:28:47 +0000

ss: why should I laugh at myself? Is there something you want to share with the rest of us? :-/

By: Veda

Veda — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:26:59 +0000

After spending half my life in US, yea they’re immature bastards…

By: canut4ever

canut4ever — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:02:16 +0000

Chrysler executives must be red-faced with this ad LOL. Think they were boasting that Chrysler cars are so proud that they were “German Engineered” and now this….LoL…

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:44:04 +0000

…but it is the truth. I’d be slightly more inclined to buy a Smart after seeing an ad like that. “American Nothing” suggests to me that they reject bad quality designs and boring visual cues and lackluster performance and gas mileage.

Hooray for Smart. Buck up and build some better cars, Chrysler!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:03:53 +0000

If it helps Smart sell cars in South Africa, who cares?

By: Here you go...

Here you go... — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:00:39 +0000

ss: DaimlerChrysler owns Smart… That is why Chrysler cares…

By: America Sucks

America Sucks — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:48:39 +0000

Americans need to know how to laugh at themselves. They like to make fun of everyone else but scream bloody murder when anyones says something true about America. Grow up and grow a skin.

By: Merger of Equals?

Merger of Equals? — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:15:11 +0000

Now we know why Smart has been the epitome of success!

By: Franz Steinleitner

Franz Steinleitner — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:42:29 +0000

No 20. Your logic is flawed. When GM owned Lotus it was an American manufacturer but when it was sold to Proton it became a Malaysian car constructor? Not so. It was always a British operation.

Africans, and by Africans I mean Congoids, build nothing.

By: 2006300C

2006300C — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:40:04 +0000

may not made.

By: 2006300C

2006300C — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:39:13 +0000

Dear Ahk-Med,
I’m not British numb nuts. Aston Martin made be owned by Ford buts it’s soul and engineering and design philosophy is pure limey.

By: mdc

mdc — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:34:50 +0000

#5, just in case you are wondering, yes, Chrysler does sell in South Africa.

By: SmokingGun

SmokingGun — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:14:16 +0000

German Engineering
Swedish Design
American Nothing

SMART not to mention: “French Built”

By: Ahk-Med

Ahk-Med — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:39:09 +0000

“Noble is British. Where a car is made and who owns it is not important. Aston martin is owned by ford but that car is in no way an American auto.”

That is what is known as “denial”.

By: JMa

JMa — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:54:41 +0000

Bottom line is that advertisers will pick a demographic to target and try to appeal to their beliefs/views… regardless if they are founded on reality/fact.

Founded or unfounded, there are a lot of people out there who think US cars are crap and/or don’t agree with the current US government and some significant descisions they have made.

I am sure that people who believe that, would find this advertising appealing and attractive.

Also, maybe the reason they are pulling down the ads isn’t really PR, but rather because the “for four” is being discountinued.

By: 2006300C

2006300C — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:21:40 +0000

Noble is British. Where a car is made and who owns it is not important. Aston martin is owned by ford but that car is in no way an American auto.

By: moron

moron — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:12:21 +0000

you idiot, the Noble is an South African car, go look it up and wipe the drool off your chin.

By: que

que — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:34:13 +0000

I’m American and don’t care for the advert, but so what? I’m sure that by not having any connection to the US, it will appeal to some and there’s nothing wrong with that. So why not market to them? If there’s nothing American about it, no reason to keep it a secret.

Now, having said that, I wouldn’t mind seeing:
American engineering
American innovation
EU, Japanese, Korean and Chinese nothing

By: 2006300C

2006300C — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:31:53 +0000

As an American, am I offended by anything the rest of the world says, or by the add campaign of a severely financially distressed DC division that sells overpriced Lupos and Micras to europissons with more money than driving talent? ummmmmmmm…… no.

By: Dav

Dav — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:16:52 +0000

haha what a great add. why doesnt the U.S. have adds like that? and why doesnt the U.S. have more smarts? they really are good as a runabout in the city if your not in a hurry.

By: Heydn

Heydn — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:13:43 +0000

It’s nice to see how much autonomy companies have within DaimlerChrysler.

By: VDub

VDub — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:12:29 +0000

hahaha! damn that is funny. makes me want to buy a smart car even more now.

By: ss

ss — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:06:47 +0000

BAMF – Thats a SMART ad, not a Chrysler ad
1c3d0g- its ok to laugh at yourself once and awhile. dont take it so seriously.

that is a great ad. it did exsactly what it was ment to do. im sure many of you will remember that for a while. maybe even tell a few friends. Smart is getting there brand out there.

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:04:26 +0000

I’d really like to know which ad agency it was, so that it won’t stay in business much longer… >:|

By: gsh

gsh — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:56:44 +0000

haha awesome

By: Yozzie

Yozzie — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:55:52 +0000

BMW, Audi, VW, Mercedes, Ford, Toyota and Opel all build cars in South Africa, and export a lot fo them too.

By: BAMF

BAMF — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:45:46 +0000

If they are advertising there, I would guess they do. But I’m no expert…

But its pretty funny though, even if it was a really bad, really offensive idea.