I can't quite put my finger on it. It may be the intense music, my love for the brand, or the bitter sweetness of what all GM lost and has gained since bankcruptcy. GM has lost brands, but at the same time we have seen concept cars and dreams in this commercial becaome reality. THIS COMMERCIAL GIVES ME CHILLS. Every time.
When I first drove a car , I drove a 92 Chevy Caprice.
And then my dad bought a 2002 chevy Caprice, and we used it.
And then we " as a family " bought 2005 GMC Yukon XL.
In 2009 , we bought a Chevy Tahoe.When I got my first Car, It was a 2011 Malibu. I left my country, and I'm looking for a car right now. - I went to the dealer, he told me that I should get the toyota camry. It's reliable and hold it's retail price, He said.
I told him nothing is " worth " driving like GM. GIVE ME THE IMPALA!.
The"safest" longest lasting book value after more years than any make .
Look to family old car & truck show & most are Chevy winners .And Ford, Dodge Etc.most makes have "Daily Drivers " put more common small block 350 Chevy most relied on in circles of us life long innovative enthusiasts.
Luxury of "Safety" is really how long can you rely, 1st basic, get a ride years more years.
GM known as Generous Motors..
Notice other factories hype & unethical claims of mob type advertising practices.
lol. first, ppl say "its made in america, its unreliable and it sucks." then GM has some cars designed or made in korea or japan and everyone says "its not made in america! lets not buy it".
@SmasherVlog ? dont know for toyota, but GM makes its own vehicle components. sometimes, they may have some performance parts mostly made by american manufacturers like eaton etc. theyve rebadged a couple cars, but most definetly dont share parts with toyota.
All this ridiculous american hype is mental. I just looked at the Paris motor show and checked out what GM presents.
Chevrolet Cruze made by Suzuki in Japan. Same car as the shitty Lacetti.
Equinox is Canadian.
Captiva = korean Daewo Windstorm.
Chevrolet Spark = Daewo Matiz
Chevrolet Aveo = Daewo Kalos.
What is it about this korean plastic that is worthy of your diehard patriotism ? They are never touched by american hands. infact.. does america make anything except pickup trucks ?
@Janusha Um...in America, all the GM cars are made here? Captiva, and Spark are not even sold here. The Paris motor show is obviously for cars that are sold in France unlike, say the Detroit motor show.
Basically... american built cars are sold in USA. Not elsewhere. While Euro cars sell in every country. I just drove a few weeks ago from England down to Crete. Thats through most of Europe. Through 6 countries and back. I saw 3 GMs 2 of them were korean built. How far can you walk down the road anywhere in USA without seeing a european car? Just around the corner I bet. Infact the 10 most popular cars in USA this month, top6 were japanese then 2 European Fords and then 2 american trucks.
I had a chance to see Brandi Carlile in concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. She was fabulous! It was via this commercial that I learned of her existence. She is very talented.
I had a chance to see Brandi Carlile in concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. She was fabulous! It was via this commercial that I learned of her existence. She is very talented.
George Bush sold you guys to the Chinese - they own you.
I do not understand why you do not seem angry with him and Cheney, but whinge about the new President who came into office facing war in two theaters, escalating unemployment and the global financial crisis.
For good or bad, the time is now to get behind this administration, and work to keep your families and communities intact. Unemployment is the worst of social tragedies.
Say, darkskies 109, Americans don't walk away. We didn't walk away after Pearl Harbor. We didn't walk away at the beaches of Normandy. And GM didn't walk away when we needed it. So hang on because in American it only gest better. So, for the good of our country, may the best car win, and may the best car be an American car (GM, Ford or Chrysler).
What you fail to realize is that I am not being arrogant, I am merely stating an opinion. I never said anything bad against any other brand, I just showed where my car beliefs lie. BMW, PORSCHE, LAMBORGHINI are all great cars just not for me.
@denton1972 Right on! I'm from Detroit & a multi-generational GM family. America, Detroit and the US auto industry WILL come back. There's no town like Motown.
P.S. -- We make some really fine tunes as well :D
Makes me sad, General Motors has broken my heart for the last time.
1984 Chevy Silverado (Sold and still running)
1986 Chevy S-10 (Sold and still running)
1996 Pontiac Grand Am (Traded in with a bad trans)
2002 GMC Sonoma (wrecked)
2006 Saturn Ion III (Deer collision)
I loved my GM cars, even the Grand Am. But I can't stand where the brand is going, and what its' doing now. No one brand or company can replace them, but I can't help but realize that it's Time to walk away.
What's ironic about the choice of music is the entire lyrics to the song contain the line "even when I was flat broke", and guess what, less than a year after this commercial aired, GM WAS flat broke.
Wow 1 year ago GM was advertising 8 brands. Hummer is sold to the Chinese. Saab is sold to a supercar maker. Saturn was sold to Penske. Pontiac closed.
I own a 2000 Z24, 109,000 still runs like new and I won't trade her in until the Volt goes on sale... Although a red camaro convertible is very tempting LOL!
It's a great day folks! GM, the UAW, and it's multitudes of uneducated workers are FINISHED!
Decades of making shitty cars, fighting every safety measure, and being all-around demanding and spoiled workers has finally come to bite them in their asses.
Yeah you can go fuck yourself. I'm a UAW worker and i've busted my ass off for Toyota for the last 5 years. For the short 5 years that i've been working at NUMMI we did nothing but build the highest quality cars in America. Do we bitch? Ofcourse we do if we get fucked over. Have we done anything to hurt Toyota ofcourse not. At the end of the month Toyota is shutting us down to open up another non-union plant. You say the UAW is bad yet they helped us keep out jobs for the last 4 months.
Thanks for not knowing a damn thing about me or my fellow NUMMI employees. If you know nothing of ME or NUMMI then DON'T REPLY WITH YOUR STUPIDITY. I own nothing but GM products. The majority of my fellow NUMMI workers owns nothing but GM products. The assholes that bought the cars are the ones to blame NOT US NUMMI WORKERS. BTW UAW is not to blame and if you knew anything about GM financial problems then you would know that it's the greedy idiot bankers and board members that ruined GM and CC.
Classy, just like the rest of the UAW work force. Ever wonder why a company would want to have a non union plant? Simple, you people demand more than you are worth, simple as that. The UAW had its time and its place, that is past now. Now they are just another group of ticked off uneducated workers mad about being caught up in the past. Sadly the few honest hard working UAW workers are represented with ignorant trash like you.
Funny how you call me uneducated yet you know nothing of UAW 2244. We are hard working people who has put nothing but quality workmanship into the cars and trucks built. Name one other plant in America or even the world who can produce 1,000 cars a night with only 10 defective vehicles if that. Better yet name one plant that can build high quality vehicles with used hand me down tools from Japan. Sad that you are soo uneducated and you call me ignorant trash. You are a dumb boy.
Yeah because people who works the line in an auto manufacturing is uneducated. Do you realize how ignorant you sound? FYI I (the so-called uneducated person) attends UC Berkeley and is majoring in business. Matter of fact I'll recieve my Masters come this summer.
Perhaps you should review proper use of the word "is" before making up any more bullshit. Sounds great I am really happy you "is majoring in business." BTW you have to hold a degree before one can attain a masters, if you are majoring in business then you do not have an undergrad degree. Therefore you statement is obviously bullshit based on your complete stupidity. Go make some more P.O.S. cars or picket and bitch about educated people or whatever you folks do.
Car safety is about letting your family love you for longer. It's also about you living, loving and enjoying life. Please don't think it's boring, cos boring is
You have to recognize the talents behind this simple commercial. Put together-it pulls that emotional trigger, and you develop these feelings...for a car. Wowl
Wow! what an interesting voice! Alot of people are saying its a shame that this amazing song is being used for a car commercial but alot of people see commercials so people will hear this song, love it and go look for it. In a way it does help the song! love it though!
The Tahoe/Escalade is as good as any Foreign Truck. And WHY is HUMMER Treated like Sarah Palin? If you ever driven one you will see why this is one of the most versatile, comfortable and practical vehicles. Why doesn't some of the other highline cars that get crap MPGS get crap Hummer does? They can't even tow a mini trailer!
In this day and age a Majority of the people are not looking for anything that can tow alot if they are they will buy a pick up and use it for towing purposes only other than that everyone wants a car that gets over 30MPG that is why there is a 6 month waiting list for the toyota prius and the wait keeps getting longer that is what GM,Chrysler and ford need to figure out design more fuel efficient cars the population doesn't want the big vehicles anymore they are looking for small and efficient
News flash, Einstein: There's no longer a waiting list for the Prius. Hasn't been for weeks. Now that fuel prices have fallen to levels not seen since March 2004, folks are not clamoring to buy the Prius. Americans like their big comfortable, safe cars. Period. If/when fuel prices skyrocket again, you'll see another rise in demand for "Hybrid" cars. Let's hope that by then the lions of industry in Detroit will have figured out a way to survive in the modern auto market.
Toyota gets money from the Japanese government whenever they want to. It's one of the reasons they've been so successful...until now. They lost $1.1 billion last year and reportedly only have $18.3 billion in cash left.
The prius only gets 45 MPG, and that's if you drive it correctly. People have reported results as low as 34 MPG from their priuses. The 2010 Chevrolet Volt won't even need to use gas for 40 miles, enough to get the average American to work and back.
And that helps none good it uses no gas but it still needs to be recharged through electricity which is made by coal or oil both do not help the climate crisis so this is no use to us right now.
Actually, if you know your science, nysp, you'll realize that 90% of electric energy can be converted to motion whereas only about 20% of energy from gas can be used for motion, so electricity is much more efficient.
And I agree, using a Prius for 10 years is actually less environmentally friendly than driving a Tahoe for 10 years (toxic batteries, cost of manufacture (it's literally shipped across the world)).
I like to think it's how you drive, not what you drive (I get 30+ on a Maxima)
This is a great Commercial. I agree they should not be bailed out without a plan. But As for the product, As a Dealer, I can vow for GM products. They Run and Run, in addition should they have a malfunction, the repairs are reasonable versus a VW, Toyota or Honda...GM has excellent products, when people ask me to look for a foreign car or truck, inside it hurts to hear that.
You are not patriotic or unpatriotic if you do or dont like GM or the other american car manufacturers. They are broke because they were stupid and produce gas guzzlers which no one is looking for anymore SURE gas prices are down now but soon they will go back up the recession will NOT last forever so people are preparing for when gas goes up to 5 dollars a gallon which it is projected to. So it is easy create fuel efficient vehicles not Hybrid SUVS that get 20MPg that no one will buy.
What you fail to realize is that car companies plan product cycle in 4-5 year cycles. what we see on the roads now were actually designed in 2004. the companies can't respond that fast since you need to plan, draw, discuss(you should try designing a car and tooling a factory in a few months).
After all, the spike in gas did not really occur until around 2007.
only if everyone thought about their cars like they do, they wouldn't be crawling to the government for money. Yo GM fat boys, the formula is simple: Provide a good product and people buy it.
P.S....
And all the overpaid union workers are standing around scratching their heads , "Wa happen?"
The US is broke now, we just have a printing press which will print more. This counry has been looted for 25 years by the Japanese and the last 10 years by the Chinese.
The US trade deficit with Japan is more than $60 billion/year just in the automotive sector. If Toyota was a separate country there are only a handful of countries that the US would have a greater trade deficit with. Those are the facts.
Look...the trade deficit exists right now becausee the American auto companies stopped making a quality product. Toyota is successful because they do their jobs better. Failing companies need to disappear...we can't just keep bailing out failing companies because 10 years from now we'll be broke and none of our companies will be competing because they no longer have an incentive because they just keep getting bailed out.
Their ad agencies need more money for more ads!!! Did you know they reimburse local dealers for thier ad expenses as well?? Maybe they can hash this all out at a Ritz Carlton ballroom???
The problem is that the big Three are going under BECAUSE they are supporting all those retirees. Legacy costs need to be restructured, the government should help.
I'll judge. Profit from your Ford (made in Mexico) stays and gets reinvested in this country. Profit from your Honda (made in America) goes to, and gets reinvested in, Japan. Doesn't take a rocket scientist...
You fucks talking shit about GM and American cars shouldn't call yourselves American... When you buy a GM vehicle your supporting over a million retirees and their families, but hey maybe its better for them to go to the soup line so you can drive your rice burner piece of shit.
even some of the scenes, such as the girl head with birds its beautiful...
this was a good move for GM, using a beautiful songs to sell their piece of junks and try to make American people feel good about getting in debt even more to own a GM car, the third one in a garage of a house that can't be paid.. but hey! at least they didnt use a hummer...
What a spectacular commercial - mesmerizing and euphoric. The most beautiful image is of the birds flying out of the woman's hair. Wow. A work of art - and now I am a Brandi Carlile fan!
I don't know why this commercial literally brought tears to my eyes. It made me so emotional that I began crying uncontrollably. It is the power of music combined with the beautiful cinematography and evocative imagery, I suppose. Like most of you, I love America and I love American culture. Our automotive heritage is part of our culture and we must treasure it. Don't you think?
Beautiful commerical. If people want an answer to the US financial crisis; here it is: BUY A GM! They employ thousands with high paying jobs. Employed people pay their mortgages; not bailing out wallstreet.
Chevy Volt concept. The production model looks nothing like it, much more aerodynamic. The concept was about as aerodynamic as a brick, in fact, Bob Lutz said that it performed better when they stuck it in the wind tunnel backwards.
this commercial should only add to why you want to buy a GM. They make some of the best cars out on the world today. Yea they made some bad stuff in the 80's and 90's, but that was than. Everyone who thinks the cars GM makes are junk, they need to take a second look at GM and I am sure you will change you mind.
The cars GM is turning out now and bringing out in the near future are what they should have been building for the last 15 years. It should make every American pround to know GM is putting the world on notice with its technology its performance and most of all its quality.
This commercial was worth watching the Olympics for. :-) Love her voice and song and also how Grey's Anatomy uses it and made a You Tube video which is also great
At first I was adverse to the concept of using such a great song for a CAR commercial, but after seeing the commercial I must admit it does justice to the song. PLEEEEEASE BUY THE SONG! It's amazing! Brandi Carlile's amazing! I saw her live in Santa Cruz and she is truly a one-in-a-million musician. Check it out!
Yes. As a matter of fact. The Hummer H2's Actual fuel economy for the H2 is 16 MPG. The Hummer H3 surprisingly gets 20 MPG, but people are just so brainwashed, they think Hummers get the worst fuel economy, when even cars like the Toyota Sequioa and Honda Ridgeline get worse mileage.
I could debate with you all day long on hummers, but the fact is, we are just trying to watch a really good commercial, I dont want to go into a whole debate.
I've kept hearing nothing about how great a job GM did with this commercial is. IT SUCKS!!!! It's just like every other "Going Green" car commercial. I guess the reason I feel differently than other people is because I loved Carlile's music before I saw this ad. It's the exact same as every other car ad except it actually has good music in it which is why she's getting so many new fans from it.
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Carlile is a pimp for whoring out her art. Usually an artist will sell-out his or her work in the twilight of their careers to corporations and T.V commercials. Is she a writer for jingle tunes or a serious artist? Any how the riff was ripped off from U 2s ''With or Without You'' so it's not very original.
wow bro, you must be one talented artist. I've seen U2 three times and this sounds nothing like anything they've ever done. And even if it did, every guitar player knows that every "original" progression you ever come up with was used by someone else somewhere. Get a life and quit criticizing good artists. Oh and U2, one of my favorite bands, started off by ripping from the Ramones.
She actually donated all the money she made from the commercial to charity... and nothing is original anymore. You should think before responding next time.
I can't quite put my finger on it. It may be the intense music, my love for the brand, or the bitter sweetness of what all GM lost and has gained since bankcruptcy. GM has lost brands, but at the same time we have seen concept cars and dreams in this commercial becaome reality. THIS COMMERCIAL GIVES ME CHILLS. Every time.
FoodyTunes 2 weeks ago
When I first drove a car , I drove a 92 Chevy Caprice.
And then my dad bought a 2002 chevy Caprice, and we used it.
And then we " as a family " bought 2005 GMC Yukon XL.
In 2009 , we bought a Chevy Tahoe.When I got my first Car, It was a 2011 Malibu. I left my country, and I'm looking for a car right now. - I went to the dealer, he told me that I should get the toyota camry. It's reliable and hold it's retail price, He said.
I told him nothing is " worth " driving like GM. GIVE ME THE IMPALA!.
Ch3ls4wy 1 month ago
who ever came up with the idea for this commercial is a pure genuis :D
MsZpotter 3 months ago
this just gives me a chill. This actually makes me wanna buy an american cars! Go USA!
chltmdwp 4 months ago
Man I love GM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lilgman191 7 months ago
BRANDI CARLILE!!!!!!!!!!!
remingtonremi 7 months ago
Sad part was a few months later, they needed to be bailed out. So sad.
lg6s 9 months ago
@lg6s No the sad part was they lost four great brands.
lilgman191 7 months ago
what a beautiful song. i heard it on the radio months ago and am so glad i found it here.
hithr3000 1 year ago
It's blue, it's shiny, and it takes government money
SmasherVlog 1 year ago
The"safest" longest lasting book value after more years than any make .
Look to family old car & truck show & most are Chevy winners .And Ford, Dodge Etc.most makes have "Daily Drivers " put more common small block 350 Chevy most relied on in circles of us life long innovative enthusiasts.
Luxury of "Safety" is really how long can you rely, 1st basic, get a ride years more years.
GM known as Generous Motors..
Notice other factories hype & unethical claims of mob type advertising practices.
adigital1 1 year ago
lol. first, ppl say "its made in america, its unreliable and it sucks." then GM has some cars designed or made in korea or japan and everyone says "its not made in america! lets not buy it".
im confused. why are people buying toyotas?
jipi0001 1 year ago
@jipi0001
Because Toyotas are mostly made in America and are good quality
SmasherVlog 1 year ago
@SmasherVlog mostly? 100% parts are made in japan. the only thing done here is assembly. the quality is not better.
jipi0001 1 year ago
@jipi0001
That's not true. Toyota shares a lot of the same suppliers with GM
Look on the window sticker and it will tell you what percentage of the vehicle is made in each country
SmasherVlog 1 year ago
@SmasherVlog ? dont know for toyota, but GM makes its own vehicle components. sometimes, they may have some performance parts mostly made by american manufacturers like eaton etc. theyve rebadged a couple cars, but most definetly dont share parts with toyota.
jipi0001 1 year ago
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ClevelandOrangeDawgs 8 months ago
@ClevelandOrangeDawgs ?
jipi0001 7 months ago
All this ridiculous american hype is mental. I just looked at the Paris motor show and checked out what GM presents.
Chevrolet Cruze made by Suzuki in Japan. Same car as the shitty Lacetti.
Equinox is Canadian.
Captiva = korean Daewo Windstorm.
Chevrolet Spark = Daewo Matiz
Chevrolet Aveo = Daewo Kalos.
What is it about this korean plastic that is worthy of your diehard patriotism ? They are never touched by american hands. infact.. does america make anything except pickup trucks ?
Janusha 1 year ago
@Janusha Um...in America, all the GM cars are made here? Captiva, and Spark are not even sold here. The Paris motor show is obviously for cars that are sold in France unlike, say the Detroit motor show.
PredatorZ5 1 year ago
Basically... american built cars are sold in USA. Not elsewhere. While Euro cars sell in every country. I just drove a few weeks ago from England down to Crete. Thats through most of Europe. Through 6 countries and back. I saw 3 GMs 2 of them were korean built. How far can you walk down the road anywhere in USA without seeing a european car? Just around the corner I bet. Infact the 10 most popular cars in USA this month, top6 were japanese then 2 European Fords and then 2 american trucks.
Janusha 1 year ago
@Janusha
The Chevy Cruze is made in Lordstown, Ohio
The next generation (US spec) Spark and Aveo are going to be made in the USA
SmasherVlog 1 year ago
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I had a chance to see Brandi Carlile in concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. She was fabulous! It was via this commercial that I learned of her existence. She is very talented.
mikemorone 1 year ago
I had a chance to see Brandi Carlile in concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. She was fabulous! It was via this commercial that I learned of her existence. She is very talented.
mikemorone 1 year ago
Government Motors sucks.
FrenchFrieDay 1 year ago
When you look in the beginning when its saying each brand 2 by 2, 1 is discontinued on each one
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hemroidalrampage 1 year ago
this would be a better commercial if it was for Ford.
J0HN91 1 year ago
First of all saab is made in sweedan.....
MicroOrginisum 1 year ago
Motors Liquidation Company should have tried making 1 good car before it was too late. Instead they fail miserably.
inserto1000 1 year ago
nice marketing
coachH123 1 year ago
Unions have outlived their usefulness. The job banks are a joke. Just like leftists in general, they trade long term stability for short term gains.
macrofunction 1 year ago
通用的品牌真TM多。。
myyisn 1 year ago
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HiloPicolo123 1 year ago
George Bush sold you guys to the Chinese - they own you.
I do not understand why you do not seem angry with him and Cheney, but whinge about the new President who came into office facing war in two theaters, escalating unemployment and the global financial crisis.
For good or bad, the time is now to get behind this administration, and work to keep your families and communities intact. Unemployment is the worst of social tragedies.
wadjela 2 years ago
Say, darkskies 109, Americans don't walk away. We didn't walk away after Pearl Harbor. We didn't walk away at the beaches of Normandy. And GM didn't walk away when we needed it. So hang on because in American it only gest better. So, for the good of our country, may the best car win, and may the best car be an American car (GM, Ford or Chrysler).
denton1972 2 years ago 24
The best car will always be, an American car
rowerybo 2 years ago
ever heard of Mercedes Benz, BMW, Porsche, Lamborghini and most importantly - FERRARI??
Last time I checked none of those were American. Quit being arrogant and perpetuating the stereotype about Americans.
nones131987 1 year ago
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nones131987 1 year ago
What you fail to realize is that I am not being arrogant, I am merely stating an opinion. I never said anything bad against any other brand, I just showed where my car beliefs lie. BMW, PORSCHE, LAMBORGHINI are all great cars just not for me.
rowerybo 1 year ago
@denton1972 Right on! I'm from Detroit & a multi-generational GM family. America, Detroit and the US auto industry WILL come back. There's no town like Motown.
P.S. -- We make some really fine tunes as well :D
redconky 1 year ago
Makes me sad, General Motors has broken my heart for the last time.
1984 Chevy Silverado (Sold and still running)
1986 Chevy S-10 (Sold and still running)
1996 Pontiac Grand Am (Traded in with a bad trans)
2002 GMC Sonoma (wrecked)
2006 Saturn Ion III (Deer collision)
I loved my GM cars, even the Grand Am. But I can't stand where the brand is going, and what its' doing now. No one brand or company can replace them, but I can't help but realize that it's Time to walk away.
darkskies109 2 years ago
biofuel?
knockoutmaniac 2 years ago
E85 Ethanol
allthings123 1 year ago
This commercial made me absolutely fall in love with this song.
katiemc66 2 years ago
What's ironic about the choice of music is the entire lyrics to the song contain the line "even when I was flat broke", and guess what, less than a year after this commercial aired, GM WAS flat broke.
brandicarlilefreak 2 years ago
"you were NOT made for me" I wouldn't touch your junk cars with a 50 foot pole!
inserto1000 2 years ago
I'm ALMOST over being pissed off about Oldsmobile, If I still had a job I'd order a GMC shortbox.
hanleyfallsmn56245 2 years ago 2
sad that GM is not what it used to be. it was the americans that taught the japanese how to make cars.
BarGerMarMeyer 2 years ago 4
ok nooooooooo!
stoti8 2 years ago
I'm a hardcore GM owner too.
62 Chevy Corvair
76 Chevy Vega - Twin Cam Cosworth
77 Chevy Chevette - Diesel
81 Oldsmobile 88 - Diesel
81 Cadilac Eldorado 8-6-4
82 Cadillac Cimmeaon
82 Chevy Citation X-Body!!!
88 Chevy Corvette - Digital Speedo limited to 85 mph!
snakesinmypants 2 years ago 4
nice collection ther...... GM RULES!!!!!!
NFLdude505 2 years ago
GM is the best auto maker in the world!!!!! Hands Down!!!
todon8181 2 years ago 5
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
stoti8 2 years ago
Wow 1 year ago GM was advertising 8 brands. Hummer is sold to the Chinese. Saab is sold to a supercar maker. Saturn was sold to Penske. Pontiac closed.
CrazyToiletSmasher 2 years ago 2
Great great song Brandi is amazing and now everyone wants her!! :)
alyandajlover5678 2 years ago 2
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GM Rips off Veterans. Do a search under LyingScumBags on the internet or CleanUpFlorida both are dot coms.
FloridaBiker 2 years ago
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Poor little GM the Japanese kicked their asses.
Pedroptz 2 years ago
Nah. Gm still sold out Toyota this last year to STILL be the number 1 automaker.
Limper31 2 years ago 8
GM owner. I am devoted to Chevrolet
1) 2010 Chevy Camaro
2) 2009 Chevy Malibu
3) 2009 Chevy Traverse
Chevrolet is the Car for me
mldw17 2 years ago 7
I own a 2000 Z24, 109,000 still runs like new and I won't trade her in until the Volt goes on sale... Although a red camaro convertible is very tempting LOL!
tweetersweet 2 years ago 5
HA! Found it. I heard this song on teh radio for the first time since I saw this commercial years ago. Thanks for tagging it correctly.
xdscast 2 years ago
If it was "made for me"...it wouldn't use gasoline like our 2000 Ford Ranger EV NiMH...
GM would be making 1999 EV-1s with NiMH (EPA estimate of 140 MPC) if they really wanted to remain a company.
GM = Greed and Money (now its OUR MONEY they are wasting)
PS...NiMH are made of 99% recyclable material...Lithium not nearly as much material can be recycled!
Volt = GREENWASHING HOAX
anthonycut 2 years ago
Awesome commercial GM!!
denvernn 2 years ago
gm all the way lol cant wait to get my camaro painted sooooon
305pride 2 years ago
FUCK YEAH GM!!!!
proud GM owner:
2009 Malibu
2008 Acadia
2005 Corvette
1998 Grand Prix GTP
iiiZ28iii 2 years ago 2
Good job. Some nice cars.
Limper31 2 years ago 2
Government Motors!!!
It's a great day folks! GM, the UAW, and it's multitudes of uneducated workers are FINISHED!
Decades of making shitty cars, fighting every safety measure, and being all-around demanding and spoiled workers has finally come to bite them in their asses.
GM WOrkers can now find employment at WAL-MART!
Love it...
IPOMonster 2 years ago
I'm not against what you wrote but I'm not in favor of it either.
One thing is for sure they (UAW) are partially responsible for what's going on.
They had GM hostage for everything. They were overpaid. Whenever they didn't got away with it they strike.
Now that GM is gone let's see who's gonna take all their childish strike shit.
Wal-Mart will hire them in a heart beat as long as they are NOT unionized. That's what I love about Wal-Mart.
Cargo1273 2 years ago
Yeah you can go fuck yourself. I'm a UAW worker and i've busted my ass off for Toyota for the last 5 years. For the short 5 years that i've been working at NUMMI we did nothing but build the highest quality cars in America. Do we bitch? Ofcourse we do if we get fucked over. Have we done anything to hurt Toyota ofcourse not. At the end of the month Toyota is shutting us down to open up another non-union plant. You say the UAW is bad yet they helped us keep out jobs for the last 4 months.
frankiej510 1 year ago
Thanks for the fine Union work!!!
Thanks for the fine job of helping break GM and Chrysler!!!
Thanks for building cars that are the best because you say they are the best!!!
Thanks UAW for NOTHING!!!
BamFor07 1 year ago
Thanks for not knowing a damn thing about me or my fellow NUMMI employees. If you know nothing of ME or NUMMI then DON'T REPLY WITH YOUR STUPIDITY. I own nothing but GM products. The majority of my fellow NUMMI workers owns nothing but GM products. The assholes that bought the cars are the ones to blame NOT US NUMMI WORKERS. BTW UAW is not to blame and if you knew anything about GM financial problems then you would know that it's the greedy idiot bankers and board members that ruined GM and CC.
frankiej510 1 year ago
Classy, just like the rest of the UAW work force. Ever wonder why a company would want to have a non union plant? Simple, you people demand more than you are worth, simple as that. The UAW had its time and its place, that is past now. Now they are just another group of ticked off uneducated workers mad about being caught up in the past. Sadly the few honest hard working UAW workers are represented with ignorant trash like you.
BamFor07 1 year ago
Funny how you call me uneducated yet you know nothing of UAW 2244. We are hard working people who has put nothing but quality workmanship into the cars and trucks built. Name one other plant in America or even the world who can produce 1,000 cars a night with only 10 defective vehicles if that. Better yet name one plant that can build high quality vehicles with used hand me down tools from Japan. Sad that you are soo uneducated and you call me ignorant trash. You are a dumb boy.
frankiej510 1 year ago
@frankiej510
You work on the factory floor because you are uneducated. Sorry but that is just a fact.
BamFor07 1 year ago
Yeah because people who works the line in an auto manufacturing is uneducated. Do you realize how ignorant you sound? FYI I (the so-called uneducated person) attends UC Berkeley and is majoring in business. Matter of fact I'll recieve my Masters come this summer.
frankiej510 1 year ago
Perhaps you should review proper use of the word "is" before making up any more bullshit. Sounds great I am really happy you "is majoring in business." BTW you have to hold a degree before one can attain a masters, if you are majoring in business then you do not have an undergrad degree. Therefore you statement is obviously bullshit based on your complete stupidity. Go make some more P.O.S. cars or picket and bitch about educated people or whatever you folks do.
BamFor07 1 year ago
My brother made this
Like 100% made this
On his own
LikeNeverBeforeX3 2 years ago
Gm is the best car company in the world. From Corvettes/camaros to work Silverados.
Gm has a great car in every area.
Limper31 2 years ago
That's right. Nobody can make full-size SUVs, pick-up trucks and supercharged cars like GM.
Cargo1273 2 years ago 14
@Cargo1273 and nobody except Americans, who care a ***** about the environment drive these cars ...
d4rkf1ght3r 1 year ago
I think that they should still be airing this commercial. It is absolutely brilliant.
phylumkingdom 2 years ago 5
Beautiful lyrical music by Brandi Carlile.
Car safety is about letting your family love you for longer. It's also about you living, loving and enjoying life. Please don't think it's boring, cos boring is
not feeling your body from the neck down,
never embracing those you love
never being able to walk your dog.
Stay safe, stay vertical ;-)
tippngthevelvet 3 years ago
this was my favorite commercial during the olymics.
only because of the song!
haha
cocoamoo331 3 years ago
You have to recognize the talents behind this simple commercial. Put together-it pulls that emotional trigger, and you develop these feelings...for a car. Wowl
WindCorsia 3 years ago 2
I've felt the same way since the first time I saw this commercial during the Olympics. Really well buily commercial.
violator79 3 years ago 2
built*
violator79 3 years ago
seeing this ad reminds me of watching the olympics.. love it
parkcheesi 3 years ago
Wow! what an interesting voice! Alot of people are saying its a shame that this amazing song is being used for a car commercial but alot of people see commercials so people will hear this song, love it and go look for it. In a way it does help the song! love it though!
allmets7 3 years ago
It's a shame how they used Brandi's song for a car commercial, it's such a beautiful song.
breeandsparkle 3 years ago
song is called the story ass
gogators078 3 years ago
The Tahoe/Escalade is as good as any Foreign Truck. And WHY is HUMMER Treated like Sarah Palin? If you ever driven one you will see why this is one of the most versatile, comfortable and practical vehicles. Why doesn't some of the other highline cars that get crap MPGS get crap Hummer does? They can't even tow a mini trailer!
gmotorcars 3 years ago
In this day and age a Majority of the people are not looking for anything that can tow alot if they are they will buy a pick up and use it for towing purposes only other than that everyone wants a car that gets over 30MPG that is why there is a 6 month waiting list for the toyota prius and the wait keeps getting longer that is what GM,Chrysler and ford need to figure out design more fuel efficient cars the population doesn't want the big vehicles anymore they are looking for small and efficient
nysp2007 3 years ago
News flash, Einstein: There's no longer a waiting list for the Prius. Hasn't been for weeks. Now that fuel prices have fallen to levels not seen since March 2004, folks are not clamoring to buy the Prius. Americans like their big comfortable, safe cars. Period. If/when fuel prices skyrocket again, you'll see another rise in demand for "Hybrid" cars. Let's hope that by then the lions of industry in Detroit will have figured out a way to survive in the modern auto market.
fordson26 3 years ago
Hate to tell you but who knows where you get your info there is a 6 month waiting list and gas prices will go up it is a matter of time
nysp2007 3 years ago
Hmm...explain why prius sales were down for the majority of last year.
FenwickHockey65 3 years ago
GM offers more cars that get 30 MPG or more than any other automaker. More than toyota, more than honda, more than anyone.
FenwickHockey65 3 years ago 3
yet toyota didn't go running to their govt. for Money did they and GM doesn't have a hybrid that gets 50-60mpg..
nysp2007 3 years ago
Neither does Toyota. The Prius gets 45.
Toyota needs a Bailout. They even said so. They have 18 Billion left.
HakemEX 3 years ago 3
Toyota gets money from the Japanese government whenever they want to. It's one of the reasons they've been so successful...until now. They lost $1.1 billion last year and reportedly only have $18.3 billion in cash left.
The prius only gets 45 MPG, and that's if you drive it correctly. People have reported results as low as 34 MPG from their priuses. The 2010 Chevrolet Volt won't even need to use gas for 40 miles, enough to get the average American to work and back.
FenwickHockey65 3 years ago 3
And that helps none good it uses no gas but it still needs to be recharged through electricity which is made by coal or oil both do not help the climate crisis so this is no use to us right now.
nysp2007 3 years ago
And the prius does? The prius does more damage to the environment than an SUV. Have you ever seen how they're produced?
FenwickHockey65 3 years ago
Actually, if you know your science, nysp, you'll realize that 90% of electric energy can be converted to motion whereas only about 20% of energy from gas can be used for motion, so electricity is much more efficient.
And I agree, using a Prius for 10 years is actually less environmentally friendly than driving a Tahoe for 10 years (toxic batteries, cost of manufacture (it's literally shipped across the world)).
I like to think it's how you drive, not what you drive (I get 30+ on a Maxima)
sino52c 3 years ago 3
you cant compare the amount of coal it takes to charge a car to the amount of pollution any car like a prius emmits. it does help!
gotchevypower3 3 years ago
neither does Toyota
mattecamp 3 years ago
This is a great Commercial. I agree they should not be bailed out without a plan. But As for the product, As a Dealer, I can vow for GM products. They Run and Run, in addition should they have a malfunction, the repairs are reasonable versus a VW, Toyota or Honda...GM has excellent products, when people ask me to look for a foreign car or truck, inside it hurts to hear that.
gmotorcars 3 years ago 2
To split these comments from the un-patriotic Americans. General Motors will survive, period.
honestrunescaper 3 years ago
You are not patriotic or unpatriotic if you do or dont like GM or the other american car manufacturers. They are broke because they were stupid and produce gas guzzlers which no one is looking for anymore SURE gas prices are down now but soon they will go back up the recession will NOT last forever so people are preparing for when gas goes up to 5 dollars a gallon which it is projected to. So it is easy create fuel efficient vehicles not Hybrid SUVS that get 20MPg that no one will buy.
nysp2007 3 years ago
I agree GM signed up to make "the fast buck" but they are changing their ways and fast! Quality is up tenfold so is petrol mileage.
honestrunescaper 3 years ago 3
You forget that we live in a market driven economy. It is the consumers who wanted gas guzzling SUVs. GM did not force America to buy anything.
sino52c 3 years ago 2
yes i know but the consumers havnt wanted gas guzzlers for years now and the auto companies havnt been fast to respond.
nysp2007 3 years ago
What you fail to realize is that car companies plan product cycle in 4-5 year cycles. what we see on the roads now were actually designed in 2004. the companies can't respond that fast since you need to plan, draw, discuss(you should try designing a car and tooling a factory in a few months).
After all, the spike in gas did not really occur until around 2007.
sino52c 3 years ago 3
Thank you!!
Finally, someone understands...
FenwickHockey65 3 years ago 2
only if everyone thought about their cars like they do, they wouldn't be crawling to the government for money. Yo GM fat boys, the formula is simple: Provide a good product and people buy it.
P.S....
And all the overpaid union workers are standing around scratching their heads , "Wa happen?"
codesharkc 3 years ago
The US is broke now, we just have a printing press which will print more. This counry has been looted for 25 years by the Japanese and the last 10 years by the Chinese.
stingray7597 3 years ago
The US trade deficit with Japan is more than $60 billion/year just in the automotive sector. If Toyota was a separate country there are only a handful of countries that the US would have a greater trade deficit with. Those are the facts.
stingray7597 3 years ago
Look...the trade deficit exists right now becausee the American auto companies stopped making a quality product. Toyota is successful because they do their jobs better. Failing companies need to disappear...we can't just keep bailing out failing companies because 10 years from now we'll be broke and none of our companies will be competing because they no longer have an incentive because they just keep getting bailed out.
spades9048 3 years ago
Their ad agencies need more money for more ads!!! Did you know they reimburse local dealers for thier ad expenses as well?? Maybe they can hash this all out at a Ritz Carlton ballroom???
czacharia 3 years ago
The problem is that the big Three are going under BECAUSE they are supporting all those retirees. Legacy costs need to be restructured, the government should help.
hoodoo961 3 years ago 2
I bought a Honda that was made in America. My company car is a Ford that was made in Mexico...you be the judge.
spades9048 3 years ago
I'll judge. Profit from your Ford (made in Mexico) stays and gets reinvested in this country. Profit from your Honda (made in America) goes to, and gets reinvested in, Japan. Doesn't take a rocket scientist...
marykubitskey 3 years ago
You fucks talking shit about GM and American cars shouldn't call yourselves American... When you buy a GM vehicle your supporting over a million retirees and their families, but hey maybe its better for them to go to the soup line so you can drive your rice burner piece of shit.
Prometheus203 3 years ago
Shitty cars, bankrupt company, incredible music. They should just switch to the advertising business entirely :-P
hyperthreaded 3 years ago
ZR1 IS ALL I GOT TO SAY!
gotchevypower3 3 years ago
Beautiful moving song...
even some of the scenes, such as the girl head with birds its beautiful...
this was a good move for GM, using a beautiful songs to sell their piece of junks and try to make American people feel good about getting in debt even more to own a GM car, the third one in a garage of a house that can't be paid.. but hey! at least they didnt use a hummer...
marketing in his most beautiful expression...
articjellyfish 3 years ago
whoa
this commercial worth more than the cars themselves
kramotakra 3 years ago
I've been looking for this so for so long! When I saw the commercial I knew I had to look it up.
Macr888 3 years ago
What a spectacular commercial - mesmerizing and euphoric. The most beautiful image is of the birds flying out of the woman's hair. Wow. A work of art - and now I am a Brandi Carlile fan!
chicagoman58 3 years ago
coolest cars
superman9201995 3 years ago
I don't know why this commercial literally brought tears to my eyes. It made me so emotional that I began crying uncontrollably. It is the power of music combined with the beautiful cinematography and evocative imagery, I suppose. Like most of you, I love America and I love American culture. Our automotive heritage is part of our culture and we must treasure it. Don't you think?
saini1976 3 years ago 2
Makes me proud to be an American and to own GM vehicles!
blazinblue 3 years ago
Beautiful commerical. If people want an answer to the US financial crisis; here it is: BUY A GM! They employ thousands with high paying jobs. Employed people pay their mortgages; not bailing out wallstreet.
choluj 3 years ago 6
hey, this is awsome
i bought a 2002 chevrolet impala and its got more style than a ford.
GM=Great Marketing
chicorompecabesa 3 years ago
I fell in love with this song from this commercial.
katiemc66 3 years ago
The absolute best GM commercial ever! Amazing song that went perfectly with the commercial. Makes me even more proud to be a GM owner.
chicagosport 3 years ago 2
what car is that at :47?
danielaxcore 3 years ago
That is a Chevy Volt Electric Car
fordmustangGT7211 3 years ago
Chevy Volt concept. The production model looks nothing like it, much more aerodynamic. The concept was about as aerodynamic as a brick, in fact, Bob Lutz said that it performed better when they stuck it in the wind tunnel backwards.
FenwickHockey65 3 years ago
go GM!
Mastercorvette8 3 years ago 2
this commercial should only add to why you want to buy a GM. They make some of the best cars out on the world today. Yea they made some bad stuff in the 80's and 90's, but that was than. Everyone who thinks the cars GM makes are junk, they need to take a second look at GM and I am sure you will change you mind.
tsotello 3 years ago 3
If you love this song on this commercial, you will adore the real music video! Brandi Carlile - I Was Made for You
It rocks, and so do you. :)
tyreye 3 years ago 2
the girl singing is brandi carlile...check out her other stuff!!! she is so talented and beautiful it's an experience to listen to her music...
mcsausagefingers 3 years ago 2
I love this commercial. It actually makes me want to buy a GM!
I also think that the girl in it is really pretty...
kookaberrapeekaboo 3 years ago
go silverado!
fordmustangGT7211 3 years ago
this commercial is so good
dodgeydog 3 years ago 2
best gm commercial ever!
they need to put it back on tv
fordmustangGT7211 3 years ago
She can freaking sing!
Tacticsjunkie 3 years ago
The cars GM is turning out now and bringing out in the near future are what they should have been building for the last 15 years. It should make every American pround to know GM is putting the world on notice with its technology its performance and most of all its quality.
BamFor07 3 years ago 6
Agreed. The hydrogen fuel cell will completely change the market.
nysp2007 3 years ago 2
I really really really love her..............really
Jeanne25 3 years ago
Makes me so proud to own only GM vehicles!
FenwickHockey65 3 years ago 4
im gonna have to buy a gm now
onarudkus 3 years ago 3
It always makes me want to CRY!!!!!
RTOVideos 3 years ago
wow...i love this girl
JohnnyGraves15 3 years ago
i waited for this to come on every commercial break
wiley482 3 years ago
This commercial was worth watching the Olympics for. :-) Love her voice and song and also how Grey's Anatomy uses it and made a You Tube video which is also great
GerBear52 3 years ago
At first I was adverse to the concept of using such a great song for a CAR commercial, but after seeing the commercial I must admit it does justice to the song. PLEEEEEASE BUY THE SONG! It's amazing! Brandi Carlile's amazing! I saw her live in Santa Cruz and she is truly a one-in-a-million musician. Check it out!
BlackBanono 3 years ago 3
this commerical almost made me want to by a GM.....
monkeybitme 3 years ago
One of the best commercials ever!
The song is great! I did not heard this song for a long time until it apeared in this TV commercial!
The GM brand is not doing well today! I hope they comeback strong in the next few years!
obarbanegra1901 3 years ago
GM is getting better and better, I think they are getting it, just from the commercials, we can see GM is heading to a new direction!
moderndesignworks 3 years ago
The song is called The Story by Brandi Carlile, one of the best songs of all time!!!
moderndesignworks 3 years ago
watch?v=1UEOZGFzPas
loudshrieker 3 years ago
man...when i first saw this commercial..i was like "hm...this song is real good. i should check it out"
echoi94 3 years ago
me two!
vietsimcrazy 3 years ago
The song is called The Story by Brandi Carlile, one of the best songs of all time!!!
moderndesignworks 3 years ago
I love commercials like this. GM is the best.
HakemEX 3 years ago
I love this commercial, the song totally goes with it.
fannybond 3 years ago
the only good thing about that commercial,is that at last everyone will be exposed to Brandi's talent - we in the UK recognized it without tv ads!!
dianatron 3 years ago
spectacular! great for gm to pick this song.
theaznbeckham 3 years ago
Thank you!!!!! This song has been HAUNTING me constantly. It's so beautiful...
Anyone else really happy that recently, a bunch of indie/non-mainstream songs have made their way into commercials?
ZebraFlowers 3 years ago 4
Hummers go for miles and miles on every gallon?
rorcon 3 years ago
Yes. As a matter of fact. The Hummer H2's Actual fuel economy for the H2 is 16 MPG. The Hummer H3 surprisingly gets 20 MPG, but people are just so brainwashed, they think Hummers get the worst fuel economy, when even cars like the Toyota Sequioa and Honda Ridgeline get worse mileage.
HakemEX 3 years ago
I could debate with you all day long on hummers, but the fact is, we are just trying to watch a really good commercial, I dont want to go into a whole debate.
This song is awesome by the way
1884123456789 3 years ago
I've kept hearing nothing about how great a job GM did with this commercial is. IT SUCKS!!!! It's just like every other "Going Green" car commercial. I guess the reason I feel differently than other people is because I loved Carlile's music before I saw this ad. It's the exact same as every other car ad except it actually has good music in it which is why she's getting so many new fans from it.
PRussell303 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Carlile is a pimp for whoring out her art. Usually an artist will sell-out his or her work in the twilight of their careers to corporations and T.V commercials. Is she a writer for jingle tunes or a serious artist? Any how the riff was ripped off from U 2s ''With or Without You'' so it's not very original.
wovokanarchy 3 years ago
wow bro, you must be one talented artist. I've seen U2 three times and this sounds nothing like anything they've ever done. And even if it did, every guitar player knows that every "original" progression you ever come up with was used by someone else somewhere. Get a life and quit criticizing good artists. Oh and U2, one of my favorite bands, started off by ripping from the Ramones.
heartattackinahero 3 years ago
She actually donated all the money she made from the commercial to charity... and nothing is original anymore. You should think before responding next time.
lookinforaction 3 years ago