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19 January, 2011 Volvo XC60 has been awarded the ‘Import SUV of the Year’ by Car India Awards 2011. The award was presented to Paul de Voijs, Managing Director, Volvo Auto India.
The Volvo XC60 is equipped with the latest generation D5 Twin-Turbo diesel engine. It is the first and only SUV in its class to present innovative technology such as Laser Assisted Automatic Braking (City Safety), Turn with Steering Lights (Active Bending Lights), Haldex AWD (All Wheel Drive) with Instant TractionTM, Continuously Controlled Chassis Concept (FOUR-C) and Power Tailgate amongst others.
“We are proud that Volvo XC60 has been bestowed with the ‘Import SUV of the Year Award’ by this respectable group of jurors. This award befittingly acknowledges and recognizes our endeavour of bringing alive an SUV which is smart, stylish, technologically advanced and powerful. The Volvo XC60 has been received very well by customers and reviewers alike,” said Mr. de Voijs. “This strengthens our foundation in India further and adds another chapter in Volvo Cars’ India story,” he added.
The Volvo XC60, which was launched in India in November 2010, has achieved a number of prestigious awards internationally United States: International Truck of the Year; UK: SUV of the Year; Australia: Best SUV over $40,000; Germany: Paul Pietsch Award for City Safety; Germany: Autoflotte Award; France: Innovation for Safety Award; Russia: “Golden Klaxon”, the best compact crossover; Portugal: Innovation & Technology Award; Malaysia: Car of the Year with special mention of safety award.
VW Group India has recently won four prestigious awards for the 2011 at the CNBC-Overdrive Awards 2011 that was held on January 4th 2011.
Dr. John Chacko, Volkswagen Group Chief Representative India and Neeraj Garg, Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Division, Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt. Ltd. accepted the award for the Volkswagen Polo as Premium Hatchback of the Year. The Audi A4 TDI was awarded the Performance Car of the Year. The award was received by Clemens Ollmert, Head of Marketing, Audi India on behalf of Audi.
The other award-winning car was the Škoda Yeti which was awarded the SUV of the Year. Ashutosh Dixit, Senior General Manager-Sales and After-Sales, ŠkodaAuto India and Tarun Jha, Head of Marketing, Škoda Auto India received the award on behalf of SkodaAuto. Dr. Chacko also collected the Motorsport Award of the Year for Volkswagen Motorsport.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. John Chacko, Volkswagen Group Chief Representative India said, “We are extremely honored to achieve such success and recognition for the Group. It has been a constant endeavor to design cars with high degree of quality keeping in mind the needs of the customers. This validation by the CNBC Overdrive awards stands as a testimony to our endeavors and success story so far. It has been an excellent start of the year for us at Volkswagen.”
Volkswagen Group continues to strengthen its presence in India and is moving rapidly towards making a mark in the country. Currently the three brands of the Group offer in total 18 different models, from the high-end luxury sedan to the value-for-money compact car.
The theme and the context for the 11th edition of CNBC-Overdrive awards was “Go Green”. The awards aim at the road ahead for the auto industry with increasing need for green technology and environment conservation. The Overdrive awards have ensured that they truly reflect the choices and sentiment of all stakeholders and justify their stature as benchmarks in Auto excellence.
You can also check out the total winners of the CNBC Overdrive 2011 Award.
Bajaj Pulsar is famous for the 10 yrs since launch that entered the CNBC Overdrive Hall of fame for being the strongest and the most respected brand in the Indian Bike scene.
The 11th edition of the automobile award was awarded to Pulsar for revolutionising the Indian motorcycle industry and bringing performance biking to the masses.
“The Bajaj Pulsar continues to be the number one model in the performance segment,” said S Sridhar, CEO, two-wheeler, Bajaj Auto.
“Even after 10 years we continue to dominate the segment with a market share of more than 50 per cent with more than 10 other models from various Indian and Japanese companies sharing the rest.”
“Our R&D has worked remarkably to keep Pulsar well ahead of competition with the best of technology, features, styling and performance,” added Sridhar.
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24 December, 2010 Tata Motors has said that the Tata Nano has received the world’s oldest and most coveted GOOD DESIGN Award for 2010, which is conferred annually by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. The award comes in the transportation category.
The Tata Nano boasts of an excellent design that offers an incredibly spacious passenger compartment which can comfortably seat four adults. With a length of just 3.1 metres, width of 1.5 metres and height of 1.6 metres, Nano has the smallest exterior footprint for a car in India but is 21 per cent more spacious than the smallest car available today, it said.
Earlier this week, Tata Motors announced a special finance scheme by which a customer will get within 48 hours, a loan for the Nano. The Indian company has also announced a four-year or 60,000 kilometre manufacturing warranty on its small car Nano to woo customers.
Since August 2010, Tata Motors has started open sales of the Nano and it is already freely available in 12 states. The company will cover the entire country with open sales by March 2011, it said.
The Tata Nano has received the world’s oldest and most coveted GOOD DESIGNTM Award for 2010, which is conferred annually by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies (www.chi-athenaeum.org). The award for the Tata Nano has come in the category of transportation.
Founded in Chicago in 1950, GOOD DESIGN bestows international recognition for advancing new, visionary, and innovative product concepts, invention and originality, and for stretching the envelope beyond what is considered ordinary product and consumer design. In 2010, GOOD DESIGN celebrated its 60-year anniversary as the world’s oldest and most prestigious awards programme for product and graphic design.
The Tata Nano’s design is such that it offers an incredibly spacious passenger compartment which can comfortably seat four adults. With a length of just 3.1 metres, width of 1.5 metres and height of 1.6 metres, the Tata Nano has the smallest exterior footprint for a car in India but is 21% more spacious than the smallest car available today. A high seating position makes ingress and egress easy. Its small size coupled with a turning radius of just 4 metres, makes it extremely manoeuvrable in the smallest of parking slots.
The engine enables the car to have a top speed of 105 kmph and negotiate inclines with a gradeability of 30%. Its fuel efficiency of 23.6 km/litre, certified by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) under mandated test conditions, is the highest for any petrol car in India. The high fuel efficiency, coupled with a low kerb weight of 600 kg, ensures that the Tata Nano – at 101 gm / km – has the lowest CO2 emission amongst cars in India.
Since August this year, the company has already begun open sales of the Tata Nano, and it is already freely available in 12 states. Retail sales have substantially increased in the first five states of open sales. Besides its already existing showrooms, the company is setting up Special Nano Access Points for customers in the hinterlands to experience, test-drive or test-ride the car. Gradually expanding these reach-out initiatives, coupled with customer benefits (4-year / 60,000 km warranty; comprehensive maintenance contract at only Rs.99 per month; finance options up to 90%), Tata Motors will cover the entire country with open sales by March 2011 to take the Tata Nano to those who dream of owning the car.
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Skoda Auto India Aurangabad Plant grabbing Prestigious international “Greentech Environmental Excellence Award”
“Greentech foundation conducts Environmental performance competition every year across the Industries in India. This year also the Competition was conducted in which 300 Companies have participated.
M/S Skoda Auto India, Aurangabad has won “Silver Award” in automobile sector from Greentech Foundation for its distinguished and consistent efforts in the area of Environmental Management.
This award was presented in Novotel Hotel, Hyderabad at the auspicious hands of Mr. Rakesh Shrivastava, IAS Joint Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of India and Mr. Kamleshwar Sharan – President of “Greentech Foundation” on 12th December 2010. Mr. Sanjay Datta, DGM HR & Mr. C.M. Sharma, Sr. Manager Quality received the Award on behalf of Skoda Auto.
On this occasion, senior government officials were also present.
For preparation of this competition, efforts were taken by Mr. Sanjay Datta – DGM HR & Admin, Dr. Abhay Kulkarni – Factory Medical Officer, Mr. C.M. Sharma – Sr. Manager Quality, Mr. Yogesh Wani – Manager Safety, Fire & Security, Mr. Kailash Mohite – Asstt. Manager Safety & Security, Mr. Hemant Gayke – Fire & Safety Officer and Other plant officials.
Managing Director Dr. Oliver Gruenberg & Director Commercial, Director HR & Admin Mr. Makarand Deshpande & CFO Mr. Sanjay Mundade has congratulated “SHE Team” for this noteworthy achievement.
The Tata Nano has received the world’s oldest and most coveted GOOD DESIGNTM Award for 2010, which is conferred annually by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies (www.chi-athenaeum.org). The award for the Tata Nano has come in the category of transportation.
Founded in Chicago in 1950, GOOD DESIGN bestows international recognition for advancing new, visionary, and innovative product concepts, invention and originality, and for stretching the envelope beyond what is considered ordinary product and consumer design. In 2010, GOOD DESIGN celebrated its 60-year anniversary as the world’s oldest and most prestigious awards programme for product and graphic design.
The Tata Nano’s design is such that it offers an incredibly spacious passenger compartment which can comfortably seat four adults. With a length of just 3.1 metres, width of 1.5 metres and height of 1.6 metres, the Tata Nano has the smallest exterior footprint for a car in India but is 21% more spacious than the smallest car available today. A high seating position makes ingress and egress easy. Its small size coupled with a turning radius of just 4 metres, makes it extremely manoeuvrable in the smallest of parking slots.
The engine enables the car to have a top speed of 105 kmph and negotiate inclines with a gradeability of 30%. Its fuel efficiency of 23.6 km/litre, certified by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) under mandated test conditions, is the highest for any petrol car in India. The high fuel efficiency, coupled with a low kerb weight of 600 kg, ensures that the Tata Nano – at 101 gm / km – has the lowest CO2 emission amongst cars in India.
Since August this year, the company has already begun open sales of the Tata Nano, and it is already freely available in 12 states. Retail sales have substantially increased in the first five states of open sales. Besides its already existing showrooms, the company is setting up Special Nano Access Points for customers in the hinterlands to experience, test-drive or test-ride the car. Gradually expanding these reach-out initiatives, coupled with customer benefits (4-year / 60,000 km warranty; comprehensive maintenance contract at only Rs.99 per month; finance options up to 90%), Tata Motors will cover the entire country with open sales by March 2011 to take the Tata Nano to those who dream of owning the car.
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In line with the American Car of the Year, European Car of the Year and Japanese Car of the Year, these awards are at par with international standards and are the most prestigious auto awards of the country.
JK Tyre, in association with the top auto magazines in India, today presented the most prestigious awards in the automotive industry - the Indian Car of the Year 2011 (ICOTY) and the Indian Motorcycle of the Year 2011 (IMOTY).
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