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Target Corporation is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company operates stores in the United States, Canada, and separately in Australia, known as Target Australia Pty Ltd.
Commercials
One countryside store near some Tractors appears in the Cars 2 commercial "Mom on a Mission". In the commercial, Lightning McQueen is racing through a highway, when Francesco Bernoulli speeds past him saying he thought he was a stop sign. They begin to race each other, going even faster. Then, Mini shows up, going quite fast as well, squeezing through them. They start to slow down, then stop when they see a Target store, up ahead. Mater then shows up, telling them they know better that to compete with a "Mom on a mission".
Another commercial was made for Planes, where Dusty Crophopper notices that he has a lot of fans, while El Chupacabra informs him to keep humble.
Merchandise
Since 2006, most if not all Target stores' toy departments have a shelf section fully dedicated to Cars—formerly also Planes—primarily offering Mattel vehicle toys and select products of other companies. Just Play, Thinkway Toys, and Funko have all had Target-exclusive toys.
Exclusives
- 2008's Story Tellers Collection produced a special endcap featuring Mattel's Smell Swell Lightning McQueen and 1:55 die-cast toys, with trays offering the central World of Cars anthology book as well as a special edition of The World of Cars: Meet the Cars with an inner booklet for the new characters.
- The Cars 2: Racing Rivals style set was exclusively developed for them, with many companies' products featuring Francesco Bernoulli made exclusive. Unlike the Walmart, Kmart, and Toys "R" Us counterparts (Mater's Secret Mission, Pit Crew Pals, and Race Around the World respectively) their products did not incorporate any unique design elements.
- A similar template for Cars 3 made use of the "Rust-eze Racing Center Lightning McQueen" deco.
- In North America, the 2014-15 Neon Racers theme.
Fun Pack
- "Fun Pack" sets were made for the original film and exclusively distributed by Target Stores, using the Target Brands, Inc. Bullseye Design; They promoted special "fun and games" on the Target.com/carsthemovie website page.
- 20 Trading Cards/Matching Game
- Driver's License with Stickers
- Cars Product Guide