Focus on automotive: Awards
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29/11/2019Hyundai Motor Group said it planned to complete construction of a new global headquarters in Seoul by 2026 after it was awarded planning permission from the Seoul metropolitan government. Construction of the 105-storey Global Business Center was scheduled to begin early next year in south east Seoul. Hyundai got the go-ahead after it gave... -
28/11/2019The shortlist for the Car of the Year 2020 award is decided. Out of the list of 30 cars, the Jury has chosen seven nominees: BMW 1-Series, Ford Puma, Peugeot 208, Porsche Taycan, Renault Clio, Tesla Model 3 and Toyota Corolla. «This shortlist is representing the current development directions in the automotive business. We see electrification in... -
27/11/2019Kia has won two 2019 Women’s World Car of the Year awards. The Kia XCeed won the "Urban Car Award", while the Kia e-Soul picked up the "Green Car Award". Kia was the only manufacturer to win awards in two different categories. Announced at a ceremony during the recent Dubai International Motor Show, the Women’s World Car of the Year awards are... -
27/11/2019Ford is celebrating a clean-sweep of the light commercial vehicle awards season as the electrified Ford Hybrid Transit Custom line-up is named International Van of the Year (IVOTY) 2020, and the Ford Ranger is named winner of the International Pick-up Award (IPUA) 2020. The new Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid and Transit Custom EcoBlue Hybrid... -
26/11/2019Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced that eK X and eK Wagon Kei cars have been selected as the "RJC Car of the Year 2020" run by the Automotive Researchers' Journalists' Conference of Japan (RJC). RJC highly evaluated the vehicles' comfort cabin, loading capacity as well as driving and eco performance, which have been improved by newly... -
22/11/2019During Wednesday night’s award ceremony in Stuttgart, the organizers unveiled this year’s 28 champions, one for each category of the sport auto Award 2019. The 488 Pista Spider and the F8 Tributo triumphed in the "Imported Production convertibles over €150,000" and in the "Imported Production coupés over €150,000" categories respectively. The... -
15/11/2019The Mazda CX-30 has won a 2019 Golden Steering Wheel, triumphing in the competition’s SUV/crossover category for vehicles up to 4.4m in length. The all-new compact SUV thus captures it’s first-ever award. The prize was presented to Mazda Motor Europe President Yasuhiro Aoyama in Berlin. It is Mazda’s fifth Golden Steering Wheel to date: The Mazda...