Škoda has kicked off a new integrative promotion in the UK , which is revolving around solving mysteries. The auto brand, which promoted its Fabia model with great ‘Cake’ and ‘Made of Meaner Stuff’ commercials by Fallon last year, teamed up with the agency again to launch the ‘Škoda Puzzle’ campaign as part of its TV sponsorship of the US Crime Drama on Channel 5.

Some cars are the speediest, some are the most reliable, and the new Volkswagen’s Polo GTI launched by is the most musical model ever—at least, in advertising. The auto manufacturer teamed up with Tribal DDB Singapore to launch a digital campaign featuring Singapore’s top beat boxer, Dharni, and is inviting consumers to take up a challenge for a chance to win the ultimate prize, a weekend drive with the new Polo GTI.

Peugeot is looking to liven up its new positioning for the U.K. market expressed by a strapline «Motion and Emotion». This phrase is used to communicate the identity of Peugeot cars as the one that presents the unity of unparallelled technological strength and eye-pleasing elegant design.  The automobile brand has partnered with a crowdsourcing solution provider eYeka to hunt for the most creative ideas that will help explain the point behind the mentioned strapline to the British consumer.

What will mobility of the future look like? How will urban space of the future affect transportation? Though these questions have already been raised by BMW in its ‘Activate the Future’ video series, Audi is about to have its say on the subject. The brand is bringing its Audi Urban Future Initiative to New York where it will be on display at Openhouse Gallery, May 7 through 9 and let the emerging architects speak on Audi’s behalf.

Volkswagen has partnered with LinkedIn to run a contest for the users of the professional network based in Netherlands. In a new campaign dubbed ‘LinkedUit’ (LinkedOut) and intergrating LinkedIn API, Volkswagen encourages the users to challenge each other and see who’s got a stronger profile on LinkedIn based on such criteria as education, work experience, number of LinkedIn connections, recommendations, etc.

To celebrate the release of Carte Blanche, the new James Bond book by Jeffery Deaver on May 26, publisher Hodder & Stoughton has partnered with Bentley Motors to create an exclusive Bentley special edition: the ultimate luxury edition of the highly anticipated new James Bond adventure. The 500 limited edition copies are available for pre-order from 26 April, exactly a month before publication date. Huge worldwide demand is anticipated for this new special edition after Bentley’s collaborative bespoke book for the previous Bond novel, Devil May Care, by Sebastian Faulks, sold out within days.