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Old 14-12-2009, 03:45 PM   #1
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Default Worst car unveiling winner: Chevy Volt.

OK, prize for the worst car show unveiling ever goes to... Chevy Volt.

Serious, they want these things to sell, don't they? Maybe employing a decent marketing team is a good start. Just so the journos don't die of boredom or walk out thinking it's a joke. Seriously! Just give us the car and the facts.

Chevy Volt Video!

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Old 14-12-2009, 04:01 PM   #2
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Thats the worst ever unveiling I have ever seen.
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Old 14-12-2009, 04:14 PM   #3
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i suppose that's what happens when you got no money. seriously though are they for real or what i couldn't help but laugh at how stupid it was.
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Old 14-12-2009, 04:17 PM   #4
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Yeah, you'd think that for the car that could save the company, they'd try something memorable (for good reasons). Maybe have a fake rainforest on stage, get a bunch of kids from the Maldives or something to talk about how sea level rise could destroy their home. It's a no-brainer really. And then they create this. Bahaha
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Old 14-12-2009, 04:19 PM   #5
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that is rubbish...

if you were the marketing company that pulled that sort of stunt...

the guys from the Commonwealth Bank marketing team would have better chance

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Old 14-12-2009, 04:21 PM   #6
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E FOR ELECTRICITY, V FOR CHEVY VOLT AND ME
EASIER THAT ONE TWO THREE, JUST PLUG IT IN AND SEE
E FOR ELECTRICITY, V FOR VEHICULARITY
THAT’S NOT A WORD, BUT IT’S OKAY CUZ VOLT COULD CHANGE THE WORLD SOMEDAY

That song ROCKS!!! :sm_headba :sm_headba :sm_headba
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Old 14-12-2009, 04:21 PM   #7
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that song's like something out of a kids show. surely by spending about 5mins thinking about it they could of thought of something better for a supposed world changing car.
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Old 14-12-2009, 04:26 PM   #8
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That actually looks like its a joke.
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Old 14-12-2009, 04:27 PM   #9
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They could have at least got the chicks in miniskirts or something to add some appeal....lame marketing for a lame car. big surprise.
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Old 14-12-2009, 05:39 PM   #10
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They could have at least got the chicks in miniskirts or something to add some appeal....lame marketing for a lame car. big surprise.
They could have been pole dancing naked - still wouldn't buy one. That song was so bad it would make me not buy one even if I was crazy enough to think of buying one.
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Old 14-12-2009, 05:45 PM   #11
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Couldn't bring myself to watch the entire clip. Was cringing way too much...

Marketing fail!
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Old 14-12-2009, 05:49 PM   #12
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E FOR ELECTRICITY, V FOR CHEVY VOLT AND ME
EASIER THAT ONE TWO THREE, JUST PLUG IT IN AND SEE
E FOR ELECTRICITY, V FOR VEHICULARITY
THAT’S NOT A WORD, BUT IT’S OKAY CUZ VOLT COULD CHANGE THE WORLD SOMEDAY

That song ROCKS!!! :sm_headba :sm_headba :sm_headba
Yeah man :sm_headba :sm_headba
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Old 14-12-2009, 06:02 PM   #13
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and people criticize ford australias marketing dept.....Epic Fail!!!
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Old 14-12-2009, 06:03 PM   #14
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Old 14-12-2009, 06:50 PM   #15
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Who cares lol, its a chevy volt!!
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Old 14-12-2009, 06:52 PM   #16
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joke of an unveiling to go with the joke of a car.
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Old 14-12-2009, 06:58 PM   #17
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That unveiling owes me a new laptop, I just vomited all over mine!
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Old 14-12-2009, 06:58 PM   #18
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Holdens marketing team deffinately need to help them out over there. They could sell ice to the Eskimos, these guys would only get me to buy ear plugs, and eye pads so that I never have to endure that again.
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Old 14-12-2009, 07:01 PM   #19
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What a joke.
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Old 14-12-2009, 07:01 PM   #20
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: Nuf said..... out:
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Old 14-12-2009, 07:17 PM   #21
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I see nothing wrong with that at all.
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Old 14-12-2009, 07:39 PM   #22
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Pretty sure it's supposed to be a grass-roots campaign. The car is designed to go against the Prius, they are not trying to appeal to rev-heads.
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Pretty sure it's supposed to be a grass-roots campaign. The car is designed to go against the Prius, they are not trying to appeal to rev-heads.
Then who are they trying to appeal to, the deaf, dumb and blind?
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Old 14-12-2009, 08:48 PM   #24
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Old 14-12-2009, 09:14 PM   #25
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Then who are they trying to appeal to, the deaf, dumb and blind?
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Old 14-12-2009, 09:18 PM   #26
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That songs stuck in my head! ... Somebody shoot me please!
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i think this link needs to go in the epic fail thread.
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Old 14-12-2009, 09:52 PM   #28
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I was waiting for fatboy slim to appear....
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That clip puts the wiggles to shame! And now I want my 3 mins back thanks!
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Lol. My Spleen Is About To Hit The Floor!
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