History Main / EverybodyOwnsAFord

* In 2007's ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' movie, almost all the Autobots ''transform into'' GM products (the sole exception being Optimus Prime, for aesthetic reasons[[note]]He is instead a Peterbilt 379, the stereotypical big-nosed all-American truck[[/note]]). A Decepticon transforms into a Ford[[note]]Technically a Shelby, as Ford was opposed to being the bad guy car[[/note]], most of the rest into military hardware. Makes sense, since it ''is'' a franchise that came into existence purely to sell toys. If there wasn't ProductPlacement, it wouldn't be ''Transformers''. Fans of the classic ''Transformers'' were initially upset that Bumblebee wasn't a Volkswagen Beetle like he was in the cartoon. However, this is because VW refuses to allow their cars to be used as weapons in media, attempting to downplay the fact that the company once manufactured vehicles for Nazi Germany. The director also expressed concern that the mostly silent Bumblebee would be mistaken for Disney's [[Film/TheLoveBug Herbie]].

* The ''Film/{{Spy Kids}}'' series used Isuzu vehicles almost exclusively in the first two movies.

** In the series premier, Danny's car was actually a Ford Mustang GT "5.0". This was taken by most as a deliberate word play, since both the Five-0 series and the Mustang 5.0 engine were both released that year as highly publicized remakes of their popular predecessors. By the second episode, Danny's car was a Chevy Camaro (the Mustang is the Camaro's market segment rival). Some fans suggested the swap was the result of a complaint from the Chevy sponsors.

* ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' features numerous Acuras.
* Every car in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' is a Chevy. There's also a notable scene in an Apple store which has no bearing on the plot other than product placement

* ''Film/IronMan'' is chock full of Audis.

* The ''Film/{{Taxi}}'' series is chock-full of Peugeots, from a 106 cracked open by young wanna-be outlaws to Daniel's souped-up white 406 V6 taxi (407 in the fourth film) to the 12-cylinder 605 "Project Cobra" limousine. Exceptions are mostly villain cars like the Mercedes 500 E in the first movie and the Mitsubishi Lancers in the second. ''Taxi 2'' even has a mass pile-up scene with countless police cars, every single one of which is a Peugeot. Imagine a Hollywood remake (like Hollywood remade the first part already) in which a police car pile-up consists of Fords, Fords, Fords, Fords, Fords and Fords.
** Considering the minimum two ''decades'' that the ubiquitous Ford Crown Victoria was the most popular Police car and Taxi model (by far), such a remake would be far closer to TruthInTelevision than one would think.

* In ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]'', the heroic characters all drove Fords while the villains had various other brands. This was so {{egregious}} that it actually spoiled a plot point: In Season 2, the young, somewhat mysterious Arab man drives a Ford Thunderbird while his blonde, all-American wife drives an import. Take a guess who was revealed as the mole?

** Creator/ElectronicArts managed to secure an exclusivity deal with Porsche for the ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' series which left most other game developers with a problem. The other developers found a way to work around the deal by featuring cars from a Porsche tuner instead. Most games (including ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' and ''TestDrive'') feature tuned Porsche cars from Ruf while ''VideoGame/MidnightClub 3'' and ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer 3'' use Gemballa tuned Porsches. (''VideoGame/{{Forza}} Motorsport'' used Porsches until the fourth game when they switched to Rufs. Apparently, EA's deal caught up with them.)

* In Lake Wobegon (as heard on Radio/APrairieHomeCompanion), Lutherans drive Fords and Catholics drive Chevys because the local dealers are members of those religions. Buying foreign is frowned upon, lest someone [[BananaInTheTailpipe sticks a potato up your tailpipe.]]

** Creator/ElectronicArts managed to secure an exclusivity deal with Porsche for the ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' series which left most other game developers with a problem. The other developers found a way to work around the deal by featuring cars from a Porsche tuner instead. Most games (including ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' and ''TestDrive'') feature tuned Porsche cars from Ruf while ''MidnightClub 3'' and ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer 3'' use Gemballa tuned Porsches. (''VideoGame/{{Forza}} Motorsport'' used Porsches until the fourth game when they switched to Rufs. Apparently, EA's deal caught up with them.)

** The Aston Martin he won returned for ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''. [[spoiler: It got blown up pretty good there, so don't expect it to see it again in the next film.]]

* Amusingly, due to the length of it's run, ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' changed brands of truck several times as sponsorship changed. Almost never with any explanation.

* The ''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}'' movie went so far as to replace Lady Penelope's trademark pink six-wheeled Rolls Royce with a futuristic pink Ford, built from a current model Thunderbird. That the movie featured very blatant (and painful) Ford product placement throughout was bad enough, though reportedly the production asked offered the placement to Rolls, who (or rather, their owner, BMW) declined as they were busy designing the new Phantom.

* The ''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}'' movie went so far as to replace Lady Penelope's trademark pink six-wheeled Rolls Royce with a futuristic pink Ford, built from a current model Thunderbird. That the movie featured very blatant (and painful) Ford product placement throughout was bad enough.

* ''Film/DemolitionMan'' takes this a bit further. The movie is set in the 2030's and all of the cars are General Motors concept cars. This included some cars from Pontiac and Oldsmobile, [[HilariousInHindsight neither of which survived to the movie's setting.]]
* ''Film/DrowningMona'' both [[JustifiedTrope justifies]] and plays with this trope. Before the movie starts, a blurb comes up noting that the town of Verplanck was the testbed for a new Yugo model. During the movie, every car seen is a Yugo. There's even a Yugo car chase...where one Yugo requires a push-start...

** In ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'', the entire film was sponsored by Chevrolet. Jarringly, with the exception of taxis (which were still almost exclusively Checkers, which used Chevy engines by then) and the two pimpmobiles, ''every'' vehicle in New York seems to be a Chevy.

** It helped that James Bond has a long association with [[IconicItem Aston Martins]], leading to a MythologyGag in ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'' when Bond wins one in a poker game off of one of the villains. Of course, in ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' he had switched to Range Rovers, though it would admittedly be weird to see him driving across the Bolivian desert [[AwesomeButImpractical in a British sports car.]]

* All the tour vehicles in the film ''Film/JurassicPark'' are Ford Explorers.

* [[Film/LaraCroftTombRaider film series]]' aggressive use of Range Rover.

* The ''Film/{{Taxi}}'' series is chock-full of Peugeots, from a 106 cracked open by young wanna-be outlaws to Daniel's [[CoolCar souped-up white 406 V6 taxi]] (407 in the fourth film) to the 12-cylinder 605 "Project Cobra" limousine. Exceptions are mostly villain cars like the Mercedes 500 E in the first movie and the Mitsubishi Lancers in the second. ''Taxi 2'' even has a mass pile-up scene with countless police cars, every single one of which is a Peugeot. Imagine a Hollywood remake (like Hollywood remade the first part already) in which a police car pile-up consists of Fords, Fords, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Fords, Fords]], [[OverlyLongGag Fords and Fords]].
* In 2007's ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' movie, almost all the Autobots ''transform into'' GM products (the sole exception being Optimus Prime, for aesthetic reasons[[note]]He is instead a Peterbilt 379, the stereotypical [[BigBadassRig big-nosed all-American truck]][[/note]]). A Decepticon transforms into a Ford[[note]][[LoopholeAbuse Technically a Shelby]], as Ford was opposed to being the bad guy car[[/note]], most of the rest into military hardware. Makes sense, since it ''is'' a franchise that came into existence purely to sell toys. If there wasn't ProductPlacement, it wouldn't be ''Transformers''. Fans of the classic ''Transformers'' were initially upset that Bumblebee wasn't a Volkswagen Beetle like he was in the cartoon. However, this is because VW refuses to allow their cars to be used as weapons in media, attempting to downplay the fact that the company once manufactured vehicles for Nazi Germany. The director also expressed concern that the mostly silent Bumblebee would be mistaken for Disney's [[Film/TheLoveBug Herbie]].
* The ''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}'' movie went so far as to replace Lady Penelope's trademark pink Rolls Royce with a futuristic pink Ford. That the movie featured very blatant (and painful) Ford product placement throughout was bad enough... The Ford [=FAB1=] appears to based on the then-current model Ford Thunderbird, an automotive StealthPun perhaps?

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* NASA in RealLife during the early days. A clever local dealer (presumably with some help from GM) practically gave away Chevrolets to anyone who might end up in the news. Astronauts, nearly universally, ended up with brand new Corvettes for essentially nothing.
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* All vehicles (parked in the parking lot or being given away as casino prizes) in ''VideoGame/RainbowSix: Vegas'' are Dodge.

* Beginning in Season 3, the agents of ''{{Series/Warehouse13}}'' all drive a Toyota Prius or Highlander (Artie's [[ThePreciousPreciousCar Jaguar XK150]] being a lone exception) as part of a ProductPlacement deal. The makes and models of the bad guys' cars -- and Artie's Jaguar, for that matter -- are conspicuously never mentioned, which becomes especially glaring when Claudia says the satellite navigation system in an adversary's SUV is crap compared to the Highlander's.

** In the series premier, Danny's car was actually a Ford Mustang GT "5.0". This was taken by most as a deliberate word play, since both the Five-0 series and the Mustang 5.0 engine were both released that year as highly publicized remakes of their popular predecessors. By the second episode, Danny's car was a Chevy Camaro (the Mustang's Chevy market segment rival). Some fans suggested the swap was the result of a complaint from the Chevy sponsors.

* The main characters in the ''Series/{{Bones}}'' universe own Toyotas, from the FBI provided Sequoia, to Dr. Brennan's Prius and Angela's Sienna and Matrix. They often [[ProductPlacement take a moment to highlight whichever vehicle they happen to be featuring that week]], mentioning the Prius's self parking capabilities and the Sienna's spacious interior. Booth's Sequoia raises a little FridgeLogic when you remember that the US government is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_American_Act legally required]] to buy American only, and indeed in earlier seasons he drove a Chevy instead.

** In the series premier, Danny's car was actually a Ford Mustang GT "5.0". This was taken by most as a deliberate word play, since both the Five-0 series and the Mustang 5.0 engine were both highly publicized released of their popular predecessors that year. By the second episode, Danny's car was a Chevy Camaro (the Mustang's Chevy market segment rival). Some fans suggested the swap was the result of a complaint from the Chevy sponsors.

** ''Series/NCISNewOrleans'' plays this trope just as straight. Pride, [=LeSale=], and Percy drive an Explorer, an F-150 and a Focus, respectively. Usually [EveryCarIsAPinto any non-Ford vehicle gets destroyed in some way or another].