Chevy airs Super Bowl ad that Ford wanted pulled

NEW YORK, Feb 5 (TheWrap.com) - Chevy aired a Super Bowl ad suggesting that its Silverado would survive the Mayan apocalypse and Ford trucks wouldn't -- despite Ford calling for the ad to be pulled. So far, the world hasn't ended. Jalopnik reported Sunday that Ford asked Chevy and NBC not to air the ad, in which one Silverado driving survivor asks another what happened to their mutual friend ...

GM, Ford feud over Super Bowl ad

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A simmering feud between General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co heated up on Sunday as Ford objected to GM's Super Bowl advertisement for its Chevy Silverado pickup truck. The ad, which will run on NBC's television broadcast of the Super Bowl on Sunday, depicts an apocalyptic scene in which Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks and their owners escape death and make it to a pre ...

Chevy's CMO Responds to Ford's Cease and Desist of 'Mayan' Super Bowl Spot

@MobileMatthews or themobileculture.com Ford made a last minute push to block as well as NBC from airing Chevy Silverado?s $7 million ?2012? Mayan apocalypse commercial during the Super Bowl. Only hours before kickoff, GM?s Global CMO Joel Ewanick posted the following via Twitter: The commercial features Chevy owners who survive the end of the world ...