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Chevy's UK arm commissioned this one-of-a-kind billboard made out of 20,000 one-pence coins (about $400). Though the Chevy Aveo's selling better stateside as of late due to the price-per-gallon of gas, it's become a little more popular in Europe thanks to billboards like this one as well as its Citroen destroying capabilities and giving them away to beauty pageant winners . But back to the ad at hand, how long did this clever billboard last? galleryPost('aveobill1p', 5, 'Do We Have Enough Yet For A Deposit Yet?'); It took passersby just 30 minutes to strip off the coinage, which will surely be invested responsibly into a coffee can that'll never be touched again. Said a Chevy rep "There have been some great car adverts before, but none that has stopped traffic and actually put money back into the motorist's pocket so this is certainly a first. We're glad we've topped up lots of people's wallets, purses and, in some cases, rucksacks, but...
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newVideoPlayer("CitroenAveoTransformer_gawker.flv", 494, 350,""); Whether it's a C4 on top of a parking garage , the same C4 showing off a penchant for ice-skating or a Chinese man just looking to score with the ladies , Citroens like to transform. In fact, so much so they've already been made fun of once before in a faux ad for the 2CV . But now another automaker's getting into the act in a new ad from the brand all about the 'merican revolution in a commercial for the new Kalos-replacing five-door hatchback Aveo econo-box . That's right, Chevy — the very last brand you'd ever expect to be knocking a badge for advertising their love of cars that transform into robots. We're guessing someone at Chevy's ad agency may have forgotten Chevys like to transform too — heck, they even have a toy version of the Aveo named " Swerve ." Talk about the heights of hypocrisy. Unless Chevy's just making fun of Citroens for dancing...
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