FCA, SAIC, Plastic Omnium, Koito Manufacturing, Lithia Motors, Inc., and Asbury Automotive Group Receive Global Automotive Shareholder Value Awards Presented by PwC and Automotive News

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Jan 15, 2015, 12:00 ET

DETROIT, Jan. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Automotive News and PwC announced the 2014 Global Automotive Shareholder Value Award winners at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit, Michigan. The awards are given to companies to recognize the highest shareholder returns within one-year and three-year periods among Global Vehicle Manufacturers, Global Automotive Suppliers and U.S. Automotive Retailers categories.

The winners were determined based on their total shareholder return, based on the value of $100 USD invested in a stock over one- and three-year periods. The metric compares relative returns generated by different companies and industry segments, taking into account changes in share prices, dividends and other distributions as well as stock buybacks or splits.

This year's awards follow, along with the corresponding indices:

Award Category	Performance Period	Company	H.Q.	Return	PwC Shareholder Value Index
Global vehicle manufacturers	Three-year	FCA	Italy	+154%	+74%
Global vehicle manufacturers	One-year	SAIC	China	+59%	+1%
Global automotive suppliers	Three-year	Plastic Omnium	France	+348%	+86%
Global automotive suppliers	One-year	Koito Manufacturing	Japan	+65%	-2%
U.S. automotive retailers	Three-year	Lithia Motors, Inc.	U.S.A.	+309%	+116%
U.S. automotive retailers	One-year	Asbury Automotive Group	U.S.A.	+41%	+20%

The PwC Shareholder Value Index determines a company's performance by taking into account both increases and decreases in share price, dividends, share buy-backs and new share issuances. Since it is based on the investment of $100 USD, movements in exchange rates also impact the global index and specific company returns. The result is one benchmark that measures shareholder value for publicly listed automotive companies.

"The 2014 Global Shareholder Value Award winners represent the sustained strength of the automotive industry," said Jeff Zaleski, PwC automotive transaction services partner. "It is an honor to recognize these leading companies for their excellence in automotive manufacturing and commitment to deliver what the customer desires while creating value for their shareholders."

Shareholder Value Indices have been reported in Automotive News on a quarterly basis since January 2000. The 2014 complete year-end results and Automotive Shareholder Award winners will be included in the January 19 print edition of Automotive News at www.autonews.com and can also be found at www.pwc.com/auto on that date.

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