Chevy Used A Ford Truck To Set Up The Their Stage At The Texas State Fair

[Primalzer]

Chevrolet's media team will be thrilled when they see this photo of workers using a Ford SuperDuty to setup the Chevy Trucks display at the Texas State Fair. Although to be fair, at least it's not another recall notice. That would just be embarrassing.

So what does this mean? Do you need a Ford truck when it's time to do real work? Or is the Chevy Trucks display a blatant invasion of a pre-established Ford Country (that mythical land where Ford trucks serve on city zoning commissions)?

What have you to say about this photo, which was shoved under our door in the dead of night by an anonymous Jalopnik tipster?

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[Angus]

Probably the useless union that they were required to hire to setup their display...

 

[greasy]

It looks like Chevy hired a contractor who uses Ford trucks to do work on their stage setup. No big deal here.

 

[Primalzer]

I would think a company like GM would specify "Hey you use GM trucks, or you don't work this job"

 

[greasy]

You cannot be serious?

They are more concerned with the stage setup being done properly than the types of trucks they drive.

 

[Primalzer]

You cannot be serious?

They are more concerned with the stage setup being done properly than the types of trucks they drive.

I am serious. I don't know how often you contract companies to do work for corporate projects, but that is my job. The contractor is given a rider, they have to adhere to this, this, and this, or you don't do the project. Every company has a different set of stipulations. GM, a company that is trying to make a rebound, is concerned about PR, at an event that is supposed to be promoting how GM is the best, this is not how you do things. There are probably a few dozen companies that have the ability to do the work that that contractor did, I am 100% sure you could find one that uses GM vehicles.

 

[Yaj Yak]

I am serious. I don't know how often you contract companies to do work for corporate projects, but that is my job. The contractor is given a rider, they have to adhere to this, this, and this, or you don't do the project. Every company has a different set of stipulations. GM, a company that is trying to make a rebound, is concerned about PR, at an event that is supposed to be promoting how GM is the best, this is not how you do things. There are probably a few dozen companies that have the ability to do the work that that contractor did, I am 100% sure you could find one that uses GM vehicles.

stop it. I guarantee you can go to the Chicago auto show during setup and watch many different manufacturers vehicles there building displays for other companies. This is retarded.

 

[Yaj Yak]

What's even better is the picture is retarded. I see two dudes with rakes possibly? Oh shit, there is a Ford truck near a Chevy display being built. If this is what we are freaking over, Mook shouldn't have been allowed to drive his cobra onto the dealership parking lot at rockenbach car show

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

What's even better is the picture is retarded. I see two dudes with rakes possibly? Oh shit, there is a Ford truck near a Chevy display being built. If this is what we are freaking over, Mook shouldn't have been allowed to drive his cobra onto the dealership parking lot at rockenbach car show

This.

It's not like the truck is pulling some giant Chevy display in. Looks like some maintenance crew or something for the fair grounds...probably nothing to do with the Chevy booth

 

[Fish]

All I dont see in this thread is herp derp. :lol: