![]() "Our car demonstrates that electric driving can be fun and reliable without ever compromising the owners' lifestyle." "It is a proud moment for us and an honor to receive this award from Europe's leading jury of automotive journalists," said Susan Docherty, President and Managing Director, Chevrolet Europe. The selection criteria applied by the judges were based on attributes such as design, comfort, performance and especially innovative technologies as well as efficiency – areas where the Ampera and the Volt excel. Initially, 35 recently launched vehicles entered the contest. The Ampera and the Volt emerged as the joint overall winner in a field of seven COTY finalists. The Opel/Vauxhall CEO, Karl-Friedrich Stracke, and Chevrolet's President and Managing Director for Europe, Susan Docherty, were both handed the "Car of the Year 2012" award by the President of the COTY judging panel, Hakan Matson. The Opel Ampera / Chevrolet Volt were the undisputed winners with 330 points against VW Up (281) and Ford Focus (256).įor the first time in the history of the prize, the final selection was made in the context of the Geneva international motor show. By handing victory to the revolutionaryĮlectric vehicles, the panel of judges, made up of 59 leading automotive journalists from 23 European nations, paid tribute to General Motor's innovative foresight. The Opel Ampera and the Chevrolet Volt have today won the "Car of the Year 2012" award. The Volt/Ampera finished significantly ahead of theįord Focus in the European Car of the Year voting, which included a field of 35 vehicles.Īmpera and Volt voted "Car of the Year 2012" Geneva Motor Show for the first time this year, should help. Certainly, winning this award, presented at the While Europe was never envisioned as the prime market for the Volt/Ampera, GM says it already has 7,000 orders for the Ampera and that the company expects to hit its target of 10,000 sales this year. Suspending production of the slow-selling car. General Motors, which just announced it was Right-leaning political pundits has contributed to making the Volt something of an enigma for Showed the car was not defective, but it led to theĪmpera being delayed. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into a Its Green Car of the Year award, as well.īut the Volt has been at the center of one controversy after another, since even before it was launched. ![]() What Car? awarded the Vauxhall Ampera – as the Opel model is called in the U.K. Green Car of the Year from Green Car Journal. The Volt won North American Car of the Year in 2011, while also picking up car of the year accolades from Plug-in hybrid was named the 2012 European Car of the Year, an award it will share with its European fraternal twin, the Chevrolet Volt may not be selling well, but it's one of the most lauded cars in history. ![]()
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