The annual carandbike awards are India's most credible automobile industry honours. It is our flagship property that recognises the best people and products in the Indian automobile industry. And now the programme's '2021 Car of the Year' has cracked the Top Ten listing for the most visible global automobile awards in the Asia, Middle East and South African regions combined. The World Car Awards, China Car of the Year, and European Car of the Year have the top three positions, in that order. This is according to an annual study conducted by Cision Insights that examines share of voice for such events and properties. The report is collated by examining how automobile awards programmes worldwide are performing in leading global publications. This covers print, television, online media and key opinion leading media outlets in all global markets, analysed between May 16 2020 and May 15 2021. The study includes coverage by over a thousand media outlets overall, spanning hard news to pure automotive and lifestyle.
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The Kia Sonet also won the subcompact SUV of the Year and the best car infotainment interface award.
The reigning 2021 CNB Car of the Year is the Kia Sonet subcompact SUV. It managed to stay just ahead of incredibly stiff competition to win. The Sonet narrowly beat cars like the BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe, Honda City and Volkswagen T-Roc to clinch the crown. The Sonet also won the subcompact SUV of the Year and the best car infotainment interface award. The winners are decided by an eminent jury - and you can find details on the 2021 jurors and awards here.
The carandbike Car of the Year 2017 was bagged by the Skoda Superb
Overall, the world's number one awards programme overall remains the World Car Awards. The programme is not only number one for the worldwide ranking for the ninth year in a row, but has also ranked number one in the Asia, Middle East and South Africa listing. The World Car Awards are also number one for the first time in Europe too this year.
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The Renault Duster was the winner of the CNB Car Of The Year 2013 Award
It is important to note that the Cision report only takes into consideration and analyses the media coverage and reports for 'Car' awards. The ranking on share of voice for The carandbike Awards would be higher if the two wheeler category of awards was also to be included. But the Cision study is only conducted for 'car of the year' awards programmes in global markets. The study publishes four lists, as it ranks awards on a worldwide level, in the European region, in the Americas and Australia, and the aforementioned Asia, Middle East and South African region combined.
