Road & Travel Magazine Reveals 2012 International Car of the Year Award Winners for Most Emotionally Compelling New Vehicles of the Year
DETROIT, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Car of the Year Award's (ICOTY) jury announced today its 2012 ICOTY car and truck of the year award winners.
The 2012 International Car of the Year was awarded to the Audi A7. Accepting the prestigious award was Johan de Nysschen, president, Audi of America.
International Truck of the Year went to the 2012 Range Rover Evoque. Andy Goss, president, Jaguar Land Rover NA accepted the award on behalf of Land Rover.
Additional winners:
2012 Ford Focus - International Compact Car of the Year: Most Spirited
2012 Hyundai Veloster - International Sporty Coupe of the Year: Most Personality
2012 Porsche 911 – International Sports Car of the Year: Most Sex Appeal
2012 Toyota Camry – International Sedan of the Year: Most Dependable
Courtney Caldwell, who founded the themed awards in 1996, recognized the strong emotional attachment people have with their cars. "The ICOTY Awards are not about power and performance but rather personality, passion and personal lifestyle," said Caldwell.
In other news, jurors also presented the 4th annual Earth, Wind & Power Award to the Volkswagen Passat TDI as the Most Earth Friendly Car of the Year. Ford Motor Company earned the coveted 5th annual Earth Angel Award for Most Earth Friendly automaker for their significant environmental contributions to the planet overall.
Bridgestone, longtime lead sponsor and supporter of the ICOTY Awards, recognizes the consumer-product relationship as critical to vehicle success. "Bridgestone is proud to support the ICOTY awards, and applauds the efforts of each winning automaker that like our company demonstrates a strong commitment to innovative technology," said Michael Martini, president, Consumer OE, Bridgestone Americas. "Through the combined efforts of everyone in the auto industry, and led by automakers like those recognized in the 2012 ICOTY Awards, we will continue to meet and exceed the demands of the motoring public."
About ICOTY
Founded in 1996 by Courtney Caldwell, editor-in-chief of Road & Travel Magazine, ICOTY's pioneering theme was created to recognize vehicles that were designed and marketed to consumer lifestyles, eliciting an emotional connection to, and passion for, the cars they drive. Today, many automakers use the 'emotional connection' theme in their national advertising campaigns to inspire consumer brand loyalty.
SOURCE Road & Travel Magazine
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