Tom & Ray:

The Nissan ad features Jerry Hirshberg, the recently retired head of Nissan Design International, talking about the new Frontier's bold and aggressive design that makes a styling statement that says "Get out of my way." That statement refers strictly to styling, spoken by a designer, and is not intended in any way to be an endorsement of aggressive, unsafe or illegal driving. We're sorry that the ad offended you and some of your listeners. We did not intend for that to happen, and are a bit surprised that it was interpreted that way.

The ad has completed its national run, but may run again in select regions. While we respect your position on this matter, we do not feel the vast majority of viewers share your view that the ad conveys a message that encourages unsafe driving.