Chevy’s ‘Taco Truck’ Tops Most-Seen Auto Ads List
Although both ads leaned heavily on last weekend’s NFL playoff games to deliver the views, Chevy had the stronger result, with nearly twice as many NFL-generated impressions as Nissan.
The chart debut of Chevrolet’s “Taco Truck” spot claims the top spot in iSpot.tv’s ranking of the most-viewed automotive commercials – the ads that have generated the most impressions across national broadcast and cable TV airings.
Results for the week of Jan. 17 show the race for the lead was close, as Chevy bumped Nissan’s “Electric Cars for Electric Drivers” down to No.2 by less than 600,000 impressions.
The spots were neck-and-neck in terms of viewer reaction as well, according to iSpot’s Ace Metrix survey data, with an overall viewer rating above industry norms of 7.3% for Chevy and 8.4% for Nissan. Nissan won the “attention” category, scoring 4.5% above industry norms, while Chevy had the edge in “likeability” with 3.7%.
Although both ads leaned heavily on NFL playoff games to deliver the views, Chevy had the stronger result, with nearly twice as many NFL-generated impressions as Nissan.
In fact, last weekend’s dramatic NFL playoff games delivered the vast majority of views for all spots on the list, save one. That would be Subaru’s “Well Adventured,” a chart debut at No.4. The automaker had the lowest estimated national spend on the list, with only $1.7 million –compared to the estimated $6 million Lexus spent on airing “Hustle,” at No.3 – and directed it at morning news and crime dramas instead of the NFL playoffs.
Perhaps that strategy captured a more receptive audience, as the Subaru proved the most well-received of the list, according to Ace Metrix. In fact, its incremental percentage ratings for “attention” (8.4% above industry norms), and “likeability” (7.4% above industry norms) were nearly double those of Chevy and Nissan.
Closing out the list was Toyota’s high-energy “Find Your Groove.”
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Impressions: 198,629,131
Interruption Rate: 2.04%
Attention Index: 114
Est. TV Spend: $4,581,016
Nissan: Electric Cars for Electric Drivers
Impressions: 198,036,121
Interruption Rate: 1.99%
Attention Index: 109
Est. TV Spend: $3,084,545
Impressions: 189,659,892
Interruption Rate: 2.09%
Attention Index: 115
Est. TV Spend: $6,093,908
Impressions: 171,074,135
Interruption Rate: 2.59%
Attention Index: 100
Est. TV Spend: $1,718,055
Impressions: 157,651,172
Interruption Rate: 2.20%
Attention Index: 93
Est. TV Spend: $3,517,116
Data provided by iSpot.tv, TV Ad Measurement for Disruptive Brands
*Ace Metrix auto industry norms data measured over the last 90 days.
TV Impressions - Total TV ad impressions delivered for the brand or spot.
Interruption Rate - The rate at which the audience present at the beginning of your ad disengages with it before it ends.
Attention Index - A comparison of your ad’s Interruption Rate against your specific media placement. The Attention Index is measured on a scale of 0 to 200, where 100 is the average and means your ad is performing as expected.
Est. National TV Spend - Amount spent on TV airings for the brand’s spots.
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