CNBC-TV18 and Autocar Auto awards panel selected Hyundai i10 as “Car of the year” for 2008 while Bajaj XCD DTS-Si won the “Bike of the year” award. Hyundai i10 is attracting attention due to its contemporary looks, value for money, design while Bajaj is ruling premium bike segment while Hero Honda is struggling to retain market share. Best Indian cars: 1. Car of the year: Hyundai i10. 2. Best value for money: Maruti SX4 (My favourite car). 3. Best design and styling: BMW-5 series. 4. Best compact car: Hyundai i10. 5. Best executive car: Honda Civic. 6. Manufacturer of the year: Maruti Suzuki. 7. Man of the year: Jagdish Khattar of Maruti Suzuki. 8. Best commercial of the year: Bajaj-Pulsar 200 DTS-I. CNBC-Autocar selected above cars for these prestigious awards based on the parameters like value for money, performance, customer satisfaction, components, design and other crucial things. Tata’s 1 lakh car “Nano” is the hot favourite to win 2009 car of the year and Tata Motors for the manufacturer of the year awards. … [Read more...]
2006: CNN-IBN Indian of the year awards
April 14, 2007 by Leave a Comment
CNN-IBN announced winners of the annual event – “Indian of the year.” CNN-IBN Award winners for 2006: 1. Politics: Manmohan Singh – India is fortunate to have Him at helm. He is other name for integrity and vision. 2. Sports: Jeev Milkha Singh 3. Business: Ratan Tata – His composure during crisis, honesty and vision is exceptional. 4. Entertainment: Rajkumar Hirani – Who can forget Munnaibhai? 5. NRI: Indra Nooyi – Hers is an inspirational story to every Indian woman after Kalpana Chawla’s heroics. 6. Public Service: Arvind Kejriwal – IRS officer who is working hard to bring transparency in the system. 7. Jury award: L.N. Mittal (He also won “The Financial Times Person of the year 2006” Source: CNN-IBN … [Read more...]
