{"id":31768,"date":"2022-09-19T12:04:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T16:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=31768"},"modified":"2022-09-19T12:04:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T16:04:03","slug":"lexus-dealer-uses-tesla-model-3-safety-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=31768","title":{"rendered":"Lexus Dealer Uses Tesla Model 3 Interior In Safety Ad"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s still completely unclear why a New Zealand Lexus dealership used an image of a Tesla Model 3 in a safety ad on its Facebook page, and the dealer has since taken it down. However, it’s exceedingly clear that the lady in the photo is sitting in a Model 3, rather than a Lexus product.<\/p>\n

When we first heard about this, we thought perhaps Lexus<\/a> was using a Model 3<\/a> in some sort of safety testing capacity. We immediately imagined someone from the dealership driving the Tesla<\/a> or at least talking about it, with specific references to its safety features.<\/p>\n

Instead, it was simply an image of a woman sitting in a Model 3, though there’s no actual reference to the Tesla. At this point, people are speculating that it was likely a mistake by the social media team at the dealer, since it was removed and replaced with a different image.<\/p>\n

The dealer is Lexus of Tauranga<\/a> in New Zealand, and the Tesla photo was captured by Gavin Showbridge (@KiwiEV)<\/em> and shared on Twitter. As you can see, there’s really no question it’s the inside of a Model 3. You can refer to the image at the top of the page to be sure.<\/p>\n

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Lexus of Tauranga has been running an ad campaign that’s centered around safety. If you visit the dealership’s Facebook page now, you may see a post at the top of the page from September 8, 2022. It shows a child and addresses proper seatbelt positioning. Similarly, the previous image of the Model 3 was related to steering wheel positioning.<\/p>\n

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These are zoomed-in photos that are specific to some feature. They almost appear to be stock images, so they’re not intended to highlight a specific car, but rather, to provide a clear image of the concept being shared.<\/p>\n

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The image of the Model 3 is zoomed in enough that you can really only see the driver and the steering wheel position. It’s actually a really good image that anyone could use as a stock image to illustrate the concept. If you’re not really familiar with Tesla and\/or have never been inside the Model 3, you may not even question the photo. That said, if you look closely, it becomes abundantly clear quite quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another user was able to grab a shot of the ad before the dealership took it down. Evers (@cosmopassenger)<\/em> posted a zoomed-out version as a reply, just to make things more clear. However, for most folks, the original tweet was enough to identify the Tesla sedan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s still completely unclear why a New Zealand Lexus dealership used an image of a Tesla Model 3 in a safety ad on its Facebook page, and the dealer has since taken it down. However, it’s exceedingly clear that the lady in the photo is sitting in a Model 3, rather than a Lexus product. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}