MUMBAI, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Ertiga Bags the Coveted Consumer Choice Car of the Year 2012 Award
The Golden Steering Wheel - the world's most prestigious auto awards - celebrated excellence in the Indian automotive and biking domain at its award ceremony held yesterday at Greater Noida. Presented by Auto Bild India and CarWale, the Golden Steering Wheel Awards 2012 recognized the best in field of cars, motorcycles as well as products and technology.
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First instituted in 1976 by Axel Springer, Auto Bild's parent company, the Golden Steering Wheel has been the most coveted automobile awards in Europe. Its Indian edition cherishes equal acclaim and reverence by the automotive fraternity besides unequivocally capturing the voice of Indian consumer. The award for 'Consumer Choice Car of the year 2012' was determined by an online voting on www.carwale.com which saw Indian car buyers rating their cars on over 20 parameters. Thus, the consumer's favorite, Maruti Suzuki Ertiga, was crowned based on the most comprehensive, data-driven analysis of multiple parameters of fuel economy, performance, ownership experience, etc.
The Winners of the Golden Steering Wheel 2012 are:
- Consumer Choice 2012: Maruti Suzuki Ertiga
- Hatchback 2012: Maruti Suzuki Alto 800
- Sedan 2012: Hyundai Elantra
- SUV/UV 2012: Renault Duster
- Import Car 2012: Mercedes-Benz M-Class
- Variant 2012: Mahindra Xylo E9
- Automotive Company 2012: BMW India
- Auto Bild Advisor Product/Service 2012: Garmin Nuvi50 Lm
- Motorsport Star 2012: Jehan Daruvala
- Motorcycle 2012: Ktm Duke 200
- Scooter 2012: Yamaha Ray
About CarWale
CarWale is owned by Automotive Exchange Private Limited. It is a part of the Axel Springer group (owners of Auto Bild, the world's largest selling automotive magazine) and the India Today Group (India's largest magazine publisher and owner of the leading Indian news channel AAJ TAK).
CarWale has been recognized twice by IAMAI as the Best Auto Content Website in India in 2011 and 2012, by Red Herring twice as one of Asia's Top 100 Innovative Technology companies (2007 and 2009) and as one of World's Top 200 Innovative Technology companies (2011). It has also been bestowed upon awards by Business Week and PC World Magazine for its contribution to the Indian automotive industry.
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