BloombergUTV Autocar India Awards 2012 honours the automobile industry
Maruti Suzuki Swift wins Car of the Year, Honda CBR250R wins Bike of the Year, and Mahindra XUV 500 bags the SUV of the Year Award
BloombergUTV, India’s premier business channel, HDFC Bank and Autocar India today presented the ‘The BloombergUTV Autocar India Awards 2012’ at a glittering ceremony in Mumbai.
The awards based on the theme, Evolution is Simple. Survival of the Fittest, saw a fierce competition amongst the most reputed names in the auto sector. A total of 24 awards were given away across the two and four wheeler segments.
A jury panel comprising of experts like Hormazd Sorabjee, Shapur Kotwal, Renuka Kirpalani, Narain Karthikeyan, Manvendra Singh, Rishad Cooper, Karthikeya Singhee, Dilip Roger, Rajeev Khanna, Colvyn Harris, Mahesh Chauhan and Malvika Mehra selected the winners from the top contenders in each category.
Maruti Suzuki Swift bagged the Car of the Year (Jury Choice) and the Best Compact Car of the Year awards, while the Mahindra XUV500 bagged three awards viz., Viewers’ Choice Car of the Year Award, Best Value-for-Money Car and SUV of the Year.
The Volkswagen Passat won the Green Car of the Year Award. Honda CBR250R walked away with dual honours, winning the Bike of the Year as well as the Viewers’ Choice Bike of the Year Award.
Pawan Goenka, President – Automotive & Farm Equipment Sectors at Mahindra & Mahindra, was awarded the Man of the Year Award for his contribution towards the automotive industry.
Deepak Lamba, Business Head – BloombergUTV, while congratulating all the winners, said, “The BloombergUTV Autocar India Awards, held towards the end of the fiscal year, are a culmination of the team’s year-long effort and also to maintain a close relationship with the sector, and celebrate their success. Over the last three years, we have seen it grow in stature, popularity and prominence and are looking forward to some more exciting and award winning work next year.”
Noted Bollywood actor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, graced the awards ceremony hosted by Mini Menon, Executive Editor – BloombergUTV and Renuka Kirpalani, Editor of The Autocar India Show on BloombergUTV. The awards function will be telecast exclusively on BloombergUTV on 14th Jan at 11.30 am and 15th Jan at 10.00 pm.
