{"id":2562,"date":"2017-07-21T05:47:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T05:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.1.85.58\/newsroom\/?p=2562"},"modified":"2020-08-12T10:02:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T10:02:09","slug":"audi-ad-outrage-used-cars-dubai-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/newsroom\/audi-ad-outrage-used-cars-dubai-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi Car Ad Creates an Outrage Even in UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you hear about the recent Audi ad that created an uproar in China? Thankfully, here at CarSwitch we don\u2019t have to resort to such antics to sell <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/dubai\/used-cars\/search\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">used cars in Dubai<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! Want to get the full story? Read on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an attempt to revive sales in the world\u2019s largest car market, the German automaker Audi came up with a rather disturbing and controversial ad. The video which has since gone viral and will also be aired in cinemas this week shows a fussy mother-in-law probing her son\u2019s bride-to-be interrupting their vows at the altar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A voice-over later declares that \u201cImportant decisions must be made carefully&#8230;Only with an official certification can you relax.\u201d The ad then shows the web page for an approved Audi second-hand cars retailer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Granted that when it comes to used cars Dubai, certified is good, but there are clearly better ways to communicate this. Good thing here at CarSwitch we don\u2019t pull antics like this to convince our customers to buy inspected and warrantied second-hand cars in Dubai. Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/checklist\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">detailed 200pt inspection checklist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> speaks for itself! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understandably, the ad created an outrage among Chinese consumers and received severe negative reaction on social media. Audi says it deeply regrets the advert and it has since been withdrawn so that counts for something. In a statement, they also said that the perception created by the ad does not correspond to the company\u2019s values in any way and an investigation has been launched to ensure the mistake is not repeated.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you hear about the recent Audi ad that created an uproar in China? 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