America’s Most Toxic Car Ad
Basics
Speed Ills! Reckless Driving on the Rise in Car Ads, Study Shows
Car commercials featuring unsafe driving are rising — as are crash fatalities linked to speeding. Hmm.
May 12, 2026
Fed Panel Wants to Confront the Role of Aggressive Auto Advertising in U.S. Road Deaths
A horrific car crash that killed nine has federal safety officials calling for systematic responses to traffic violence — including the aggressive car ads that may inspire motorists to hit the gas.
November 22, 2023
That Viral Dodge Ad Isn’t the First Time Automakers Compared Drivers to ‘Predators’
A new viral Dodge seems like a new low for the notoriously toxic automaker — but it’s just the latest chapter in the company's promotion of the deadliest driving behaviors.
January 13, 2022
France Forces Auto Advertisers to Encourage Less Driving
A new law will require car advertisers to promote walking, cycling, and transit.
January 5, 2022
And America’s Most Toxic Car Ad Is…
... Chevrolet's 2015 ad for its Colorado pickup truck!
November 22, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ad: The Finals!
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.
November 11, 2021
Three More #ToxicCarAds That Didn’t Quite Make the Cut
We're days away from the final battle in our quest to find America's Most Toxic Car Ad...but that doesn't mean the submissions ever stopped rolling in. Let's take a look at three of the worst.
November 5, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads Semi-Finals: Cadillac vs. Dodge
We're finishing out the semi-finals with another battle of the bad dads — and this one's a doozy.
November 3, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads Semi-Finals: Dodge vs. Chevy
We're down to the worst of the worst in our quest to find America's most toxic car ad — and it's time to talk about what to do about it.
October 26, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Infiniti vs. Cadillac
When most people think about "family values," they don't usually think about violent driver aggression — unless they've bought into American car culture, that is.
October 21, 2021
