The Hallway debuts GWM's first fully hybrid ute

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — How do you launch Australia’s first-ever full hybrid ute to Aussie ute buyers? With a boat, a boat ramp, and a steep road. That’s how a new creative campaign from independent advertising agency The Hallway introduced GWM Australia and New Zealand’s all-new Cannon Alpha Hybrid as a fierce new entrant in the utilities vehicle segment.

The integrated campaign, with the tagline “Makes effort look effortless, demonstrates the powerful performance and off-road capabilities of the Cannon Alpha as it draws” on its exceptional engineering technology and 3.5 tonne towing capacity to tackle the most demanding of tasks.

The campaign’s hero TVC opens in an unforgiving, rugged, windswept location. Equally unforgiving and rugged-looking locals watch on bemused, then in open-mouthed amazement, as the Cannon Alpha effortlessly rises to the challenge and tows a hefty boat from the water up the boat ramp and along a steep road with ease.

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The Hallway CCO and Partner Simon Lee said, “There are no doubt there are pubs in Australia that you’d be laughed out of if you mentioned the words ‘ute’ and ‘hybrid’ in the same sentence, so we knew there’d be some raised eyebrows at the launch of Australia’s first ever full hybrid ute. You’ve got to see it to believe it – and there’s nowhere better for a ute to prove its worth than in the cauldron of performance anxiety and machismo that is the steep Aussie boat ramp.”

Steve Maciver, Head of Marketing and Communications at GWM Australia & New Zealand, added: “This new campaign for the GWM Cannon Alpha showcases the world-class engineering that delivers a full hybrid powertrain to Australian ute buyers for the first time. Combining a familiar and often daunting scenario with a hint of humour, while demonstrating hybrid performance, this campaign should resonate well with potential buyers and help solidify GWM’s position as one of the country’s most innovative auto brands.”