Car of The Year

Green Car Journal has announced the winners of the 2016 Green Car Awards recently, naming Volvo's new XC90 T8 as the 2016 Luxury Green Car of the Year, Chevy Malibu Hybrid as the 2016 Connected Green Car of the Year and Honda CR-V as the 2016 Green SUV of the year. The awards have been an integral part of the Washington Auto Show which was held…

Honda Civic, Volvo XC90 claim second-time victories at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show as 2016 Honda Civic wins the North American Car of the Year award while the Volvo XC90 claims the North American Truck of the Year award. The Civic won the first award a decade ago at the 2006 show. The all-new 2016 Civic is characterized by a sporty look, spacious…

Due to its popularity and reliability, the Nissan Juke has been awarded as the best compact utility vehicle by the Middle East Car of the Year Awards (MECOTY), in a ceremony held in Dubai. The winner for the MECOTY award is chosen by a jury of 12 automotive experts in the UAE, through a comprehensive 3 stage voting procedure. There is no doubt…

The finalists for the most anticipated annual North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year awards have been announced and the list includes most of the vehicles from Japanese automakers. For the car of the year award, the finalists are: Mazda MX-5 Miata, Honda Civic and Chevrolet Malibu, while the Truck/Utility finalists are: Honda Pilot,…

The Middle East Car of the Year (MECOTY) 2015 award for “Public Car of the Year” went to Kia Sorento. The popular Kia Sorento crossover from the Korean automaker was declared winner through public voting using a special app on the MECOTY website. The MECOTY award is eagerly coveted by the regional automotive industry. It is widely accepted as an…

Green activists will be pleased with the attention being accorded to pickup and light commercial vehicles as the Green Car Journal and San Antonio Auto and Truck Show announced finalists for the 2016 Green Truck of the Year and 2016 Commercial Green Car of the Year. According to Pam Crail, San Antonio Auto Dealers Association President, “These…

A jury from United States and Canada has finalised the contestants for 2016 North American Car and Truck-Utility of the Year awards, conquerors of which will be declared at the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 12th. This is the 23rd iteration of the NACTOY awards where trucks and utility vehicles compete with…

At the Frankfurt Motor Show, we got 2016 World Car of the Year nominees for overall best car and best cars in performance, luxury, design and green categories. Only the new cars available on sale in atleast 2 continents throughout the time phase between January 1, 2015 and May 31, 2016 will be qualified for the 2016 World Car of the Year awards.…

The new Audi Q7 has been named “Best of the Best” in the German Design Council’s Automotive Brand Contest 2015. The new Audi R8 is being honored in three categories. In addition, the Audi prologue concept cars are receiving “Special Mention” for exceptional innovation. In all, Audi is receiving 16 awards at the fifth edition of the competition.…

BMW Group has been crowned as the overall winner of the esteemed 2015 Engine of the Year Awards. This win is the German automaker's fourth clean sweep of internationally known awards cementing its position as the frontrunner in automobile engine making. The drive unit of BMW i8 won distinction not only in the class it was competing, but also…

The German automaker BMW’s effort has finally paid off as the company has been listed on # 26 on the Newsweek – Top Green Companies of the World 2015 list. Although it is ranked at # 26, but if we single out only the automotive companies, BMW is on the first place with a green score of 72.20%. The BMW i3, which already has received a number of…

Mazda Motor Corporation took the stage of 2015 Wheels Car of the Year Awards with its bestseller Mazda 3 winning the Best Hatchback Car of the Year award at a ceremony held in Ritz-Carlton Jumeirah Beach Residence. On behalf of the company, the sole distributor of Mazda vehicles in UAE Galadari Automobiles received the award and acknowledged the…