Thought I would share this quick bit of news: The ad agency representing 173 dealers in 5 Southeast states has told the local ABC affiliates to pull their commercials. The agency told ABC affiliates last week that the shift was due to "excessive stories on the Toyota issues." Instead, the dealers have shifted their commercial time buys to non-ABC stations in the same markets, "as punishment for the reporting," according to an ABC station manager.

Toyota is poised to air their first commercial for the 2010 Prius tonight during "House" on FOX and "Castle" on ABC.  The ad uses people to represent various parts of the environment and the Prius appears to "turn on" the environment as it drives.  It is a pretty sexy car...

Here's the video for you: