Guess who got sneak preview shots from the AutoShow?

Guess who got sneak preview shots from the AutoShow? Yes, that would be me. Sneak Peak shots from the General Motors display at the Metro Convention Centre.

Check them out: (I know you can tell where my lienency lies)

Corvette Baby!

Nice Backside :P

ATS

My Fav!

And just because....

Mr. Italia

Mustang the New Cadi?

I'm driving down the 401 this morning and guess what I see? A pink Cadillac CTS! My first thought is: Is that one of those Mary Kay Cadillacs? Sure enough I increase my speed (to an undisclosed speed; I don't want a ticket here!). Sure enough it says Mary Kay on the side. I didn't know why but I suddenly felt proud of the woman driving it because I know you need to move up ranks to get that 2 year lease. I rolled down my window and sure enough she wasn't paying any attention to me so I drove past and went on my way. Watching the car in my rearview I was still smiling.

This is what the Cadi looks like

Mary Kay changing tradition?

Funny that I see this car when just yesterday I read in Autoweek that Mary Kay was going the Mustang way. What? Exactly! They are breaking tradition and now going to give away BLACK MUSTANGS! (with pink accessories no less). Now, what I read (through the lines) in the article was either Mary Kay upper-echelon has suddenly lost their minds and thought "hey, Mustang, ya, that's a sign of prestige". Again, what?!! OR, someone at Ford was "bribing" (nudging...you know) that they should have a "mutual" agreement. I can understand Lincoln, but a Ford Mustang?! I can understand maybe Mary Kay's new sales ladies are younger, more hip, but Mustang?!

Mustangs compliment Cadillacs?

Mary Kay did say that they will still loan the famous Cadillacs to sales directors who sell in the top tier of $100,000 a year or more. The Mustang though will go to independent beauty consultants who reach the level of sales director. "We think is a great complement to the pink Cadillac,” said Mary Kay's Sheryl Adkins.

In recent years mid level sales directors were offered their choice of the Toyota Camry and Chevy Equinox. Now these sales team members will be able to roll in style with the Mary Kay adding the Mustang as an option. The pink Cadillacs, which are reserved for the highest selling sales team members, will remain their ultimate rolling trophy.

Cadillac: Still the Ultimate Rolling Trophy?

Ok, I do understand the Mustang being better than the Camry and Equinox (sigh of relief). Cadillac is still the Ultimate "Prize" for Mary Kay. Thank you Mary Kay Cosmetics.

BMW: Return your Iphone for a Blackberry

So my BMW Rep comes to see me to talk over what we have in the pipeline (meaning: status of ordered vehicles for my clients) only to ask me what phone I use. I tell him I'm going to be upgrading - probably an Iphone. "Oh, no" he says. Blackberry all the way - but it has to have OS-6 (operating system). He goes on to tell me the QMS system (?) in the BMWs is now a powered by RIM. RIM swooped in to get the Bimmer biz and now all 2011 BMWs (with the technology package) have awesome integration. So, whether you want some no-emotion "bot" to read out your texts or the navigation to take the address out of your client's v-card and map it for you, you'll be loving every minute of it. Oh, did I mention multi-tasking to the max: Email via Bluetooth!! Get your emails on the screen or send them via Bluetooth. 


This is your boss's answer to paid slavery and now you have literally no excuse that you couldn't respond. Poor you - but hey, you did get the boss to lease you a 2011 BMW right? Small victory right? or hours of torture to repay his/or her kindness?

Imagine this said "Don't come in - You're Fired". Think it would cause an accident?

So, I'm sold on the feature - Am I trading in my car for a new BMW?  Hell, no! GM what's taking you so long? Pick up the phone, call up RIM, ask them if they would like to be in 5% of the 592,545 units you sold in the last quarter in the US alone. Start pulling rank! I want this option in 2012 Cadillacs and I won't be telling anyone that I have it!


Video Demo:

GM sales number source

Autos in Movies - Just Genius

So, I was just reading Premiere Magazine that I get (Cadillac Magazine for everything Cadi). So, they mentioned that they were at TIFF last fall giving the Cadillac People's Choice award out and they mentioned some of the movies that Cadi was graced to be in:

• The Big Sleep
• Breakfast at Tiffany's
• Goodfellas
• Fast & the Furious
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith
• It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
• The Year of Living Dangerously
• Ghostbusters
• The Matrix Reloaded (entire highways scene was GM vehicles)
• The Hangover
• The Proposal
• Zombieland
• The Other Guys
• Get Carter 
• Cadillac Man

I just recently watched Zombieland again and Woody Harrelson is very passionate about his Escalade. Once he says "Do what you want to the man, just don't f**k with his Cadi!". What's funny is how much does GM/Cadillac or any other manufacturer for that matter pay for this kind of advertising, or product placement? I have always wanted to know. I wonder if it's actually "researchable". Having an actor say something, or having a car "plug" written into the script, it's just genius!

I also recently watched The Killers, Ashton Kutcher & Katherine Heigl are being chased by the Volvo XC60 and when it crashes she marvels how well it took the hit. You just can't pay enough for that plug! But how much did they pay?

Volvo used in The Killers chase

Food for thought or fuel for knowledge? :)