Awards: Latest News
2010 North American Car & Truck of the Year Nominees RevealedJune 25, 2009 5:03:52 PM
Candidates include the Audi S4, Buick's redesigned LaCrosse, Chevrolet's sexy Camaro, Cadillac's new CTS Sport Wagon, and Honda's fuel-efficient Insight.
2010 European Car of the Year Nominations AnnouncedJune 23, 2009 4:00:32 PM
Toyota turned out to be the big winner as they've earned five entries thanks to their Avensis, iQ, Prius, Urban Cruiser, and Verso.
VW's 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger Engine Bags International Engine of the Year AwardJune 17, 2009 10:36:16 PM
Volkswagen's 1.4 TSI unit also wins Green Engine of the Year. Mercedes' AMG division's 6.2-liter V8 took the Performance Engine of the Year award while BMW took the 2.5 to 3.0 liter category with its ...
Fiat 500 Declared 2009 World Car Design of the YearApril 10, 2009 1:13:13 AM
The revived Fiat 500 wins design award based on its successful mix of the old and the new. The top three finalist were all European models and also included the Citroen C5 sedan and C5 Tourer (togethe...
Honda FCX Clarity Wins 2009 Green World Car of the Year AwardApril 9, 2009 11:13:13 PM
t a press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show and Mobil 1 at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan, New York, the Honda FCX Clarity was declared the 2009 World Green Car on April ...
New VW Golf Awarded World Car of the YearApril 9, 2009 10:13:13 PM
The Volkswagen Golf VI has won the prestigious 2009 World Car of the Year Award. The announcement was made at the New York International Auto Show.
Jaguar and Buick are tops in reliability surveyMarch 20, 2009 4:37:15 PM
J.D. Power's dependability list rates vehicles based on the number of problems reported. Buick and Jaguar came out on top while Toyota still led in the number of categories won, with 5 models winning ...
Fiesta, IQ & Golf Battle for 2009 World Car of the Year AwardMarch 13, 2009 9:19:19 PM
With the New York Auto Show quickly approaching the field of contestants up for the 2009 World Car of the Year Award has narrowed to three models, the Ford Fiesta, Toyota iQ, and Volkswagen Golf VI.
Toyota iQ and Avensis Receive 5-Star Euro NCAP Safety RatingFebruary 19, 2009 4:31:12 PM
Who would have thought such a small car is so safe? The Toyota iQ and Toyota Avensis both scored five-star crash ratings from the Euro NCAP.
Finalists Announced for 2009 World Car of the Year AwardJanuary 28, 2009 3:33:42 PM
Finalists for the world car of the year awards have been announced ahead of a press conference at the New York Auto Show where the winners will be awarded.
Maserati 250F Voted Greatest Racing Car EverJanuary 16, 2009 1:03:30 PM
Nominated by Sir Stirling Moss, and driven in by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, the Maserati 250F has been named "World's Greatest Racing Car" by readers of a British magazine.
Audi, BMW, Cadillac Win EyesOn Design Awards at NAIASJanuary 14, 2009 2:02:24 PM
Audi, BMW and Cadillac all received "Design Excellence Awards" at this year's NAIAS in Detroit. Audi won two of the awards, which go to the best designed production and concept models.
Design Project: MX-LIBRIS – Taxi for Latin American CitiesDecember 11, 2008 7:12:00 PM
New zero-emissions taxi design concept for Latin America wins prestigious award. The Red Dot Design Award for best design concept went to the MX-LIBRIS, a fuel-cell driven taxi with a design that spea...
2009 World Green Car of the Year Finalists AnnouncedDecember 11, 2008 4:34:09 PM
The world green car of the year finalists have been announced ahead of the final selection of this year’s winner at the New York Auto Show in April 2009.
Volkswagen Jetta TDI is 2009 Green Car of the YearNovember 21, 2008 7:11:29 PM
VW Jetta TDI has won Green Car Journal's Green Car of the Year, becoming the first diesel to achieve this. Beaten finalists include another diesel, two hybrids and a small petrol.
Opel Insignia Wins European Car of the YearNovember 17, 2008 2:54:55 PM
In some good news for GM - Opel Insignia wins European Car of the Year. The Insignia beat out the Ford Fiesta by just one point to win the prize for Opel for the first time in 22 years.
Nissan GT-R Wins CoTY Japan Most Advanced Technology AwardNovember 13, 2008 12:17:24 AM
Japan's Most Advanced Technology Award goes to? Nissan GT-R! The car won this important award at Japan Car of the Year Awards.
