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Hit or miss – car commercials from the Super Bowl

You watched the Super Bowl, everyone did. Here were the car commercials with my unscientific and arbitrary ranking system. Commercials I like get a “Hit” and commercials I don’t get a “Miss.”

Volkswagen “Get in. Get Happy.” – Hit

Some people have called this ad racist, but I call it hilarious. I know a guy who has a mom from Jamaica and he likes it so I feel OK about it and you should too.

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The Monday Grind

Car companies are already releasing teasers for their 2013 Super Bowl commercials.

- Almost 800,000 people attended the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit

- Google’s driverless cars could be a future goldmine for the tech company

- Monster truck driver Bill Braukmann makes flattening cars a family affair


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The Monday Grind

Congrats to the New York Football Giants, Super Bowl XLVI champs. In other news, well, there really isn’t too much other news.

- These are all the commercials from the Super Bowl

- M.I.A. has a new music video and there’s a lot of stunt driving

- Hyundai needs to make more cars in America to meet demand

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Putting it into park: Weekend Linkage

There was some news this week in the auto world, but it was mostly about Super Bowl commercials. That being said, enjoy the Super Bowl.

Chinese Rocket Launcher

- No Chinese wedding is complete without a rocket launch. For real.

- Every Super Bowl car commercial from 2012

- Automakers advertise the most during the Super Bowl

- Chrysler made money for the first time since 2005

- The most popular used cars in Boston

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