Mumbai: Times Network has co-partnered Autocar India for the Autocar Awards 2018 for the 3rd year. The event witnessed distinguished corporate leaders and personalities, who came together to salute the achievers from the automotive sector.
India’s automotive industry witnessed an encouraging business trend during 2017, the industry observed double-digit growth backed by strong sales of passenger vehicles. Last year also saw a slew of new models & variants hitting the roads across categories,alluring both first time as well as refresh segment of costumers.
Commenting on the industry’s most coveted event, Mr. MK Anand, MD & CEO, Times Network said,“We are extremely excited to present Autocar Awards 2018. As the Auto Industry readies itself to brace the seismic changes that technology is bringing with it and adapts and evolves, we promise to partner the industry by recognising excellence and putting the spotlight on the best and brightest in the Indian market and showcase them to our discerning audience.”
Anant Geete, Union Cabinet Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Sector Enterprises, “The automobile sector has delivered significant growth and development; and is aligned with our Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s mission of ‘Make in India’. The global automobile sector is witnessing a measured shift towards electric movement. India need to admit this change and move forward together.’’
The Autocar Awards for the past 15 years have been zeroing in on and honouring the best bikes and cars sold in India. It is only after astringent process of evaluation, ample testing, and of course thorough deliberation, that the contenders and winners for each award are adjudged.
India’s leading automakers, all vied for top honours at the Indian automotive industry’s most coveted awards.The awards were adjudged by an esteemed panel of auto experts, who graded automobiles on the basis of performance, price, features, design and specification.The collective experience of the panel remains unmatched in the industry.
The Autocar Awards 2018 will air on Times Now and ET Now in January, 2018.
The winners of 2018 Awards are:
| Category 1 Car Dealer of Year | ADVAITH MOTORS |
| Category 2 Bike Dealer of Year | VISHNU PRIYA AUTOMOTIVES/ EVM HONDA |
| Category 3 CSR Initiatives towards Road Safety | HYUNDAI – BE THE BETTER GUY |
| Category 4 Excellence in customer centricity Award | LA KOZY TOYOTA / RITU AUTOMOBILES |
| Category 5 Motor sports Award | MAHINDRA RACING |
| Category 6 Best Design and Styling | TATA NEXON |
| Category 7 Variant of the Year | MARUTI SUZUKI BALENO RS |
| Category 8 Value for Money | TATA NEXON |
| Category 9 Best Driver’s car | SKODA OCTAVIA VRS |
| Category 10 Luxury car of the Year | MERCEDES- BENZ E CLASS |
| Category 11 Scooter of the year | HONDA GRAZIA |
| Category 12 Premium Bike of the Year | HONDA AFRICA TWIN |
| Category 13 Import Bike of the Year | KAWASAKI Z900 |
| Category 14 READERS’s choice – Bike | TVS APACHE RR 310 |
| Category 15 READERSchoice – Car | JEEP COMPASS |
| Category 16 Technology & Innovation
Award of the Year |
BMW 5 SERIES |
| Category 17 Performance Bike of the Year | TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE RS |
| Category 18 Performance car of the year | AUDI S5 |
| Category 19 Compact Sedan of the year | MARUTI SUZUKI SWIFT DZIRE |
| Category 20 Sedan of the year | HYUNDAI VERNA |
| Category 21 Compact SUV of the Year | FORD ECOSPORT |
| Category 22 Premium SUV of the Year | JEEP COMPASS |
| Category 23 Luxury SUV of the Year | VOLVO XC60 |
| Category 24 Engine of the Year | FORD 1.5L DRAGON |
| Category 25 AP Man of the Year | KENICHI AYUKAWA MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LTD |
| Category 26 Manufacturer of the Year | MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LTD |
| Category 28 Car of the Year | JEEP COMPASS |
