Autoblog http://www.autoblog.com Autoblog http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif Autoblog http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[2010 World Car of the Year finalists announced... is your favorite represented?]]>http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/04/2010-world-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced-is-your-favori/http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/04/2010-world-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced-is-your-favori/http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/04/2010-world-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced-is-your-favori/#commentsFiled under: ,

We couldn't blame you for thinking that all of the 'Of the Year" awards were finished for the 2010, but there's still at least a few key bits of shiny hardware that have yet to be handed out - the World Car of the Year and World Performance Car of the Year. And while we're not yet sure who will take home the big prizes, we do have a short(er)list of nominees for both accolades.

The field has been whittled down by 59 jurors to 10 possible winners in each category, and the top three finalists will be announced next month at the Geneva Motor Show ahead of the actual award ceremony at April's New York Auto Show. The nominees are...

2010 World Car of the Year
Given the company it's in, we're not altogether sure why the Panamera isn't in the World Performance Car running instead, but we digress. Speaking of which...

2010 World Performance Car of the Year
Lest we forget, there's also the 2010 World Green Car of the Year award to be handed out, and you can check out that verdant bunch of shortlisters over at Autobloggreen.

For 2009, the Volkswagen Golf and Nissan GT-R brought home the bacon in their respective categories. Which cars would make the best picks for both awards? Have your say in Comments.

[Source: World Car of the Year]

2010 World Car of the Year finalists announced... is your favorite represented? originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>auto awardauto awardsAutoAwardAutoAwardscar awardcar of the yearCarAwardCarOfTheYearnew york 2010new york auto showNewYork2010NewYorkAutoShowny 2010ny auto showNy2010NyAutoShowof the yearOfTheYearwcotywcoty 2010Wcoty2010world carworld car of the yearworld car of the year 2010world performance carworld performance car of the yearWorldCarWorldCarOfTheYearWorldCarOfTheYear2010WorldPerformanceCarWorldPerformanceCarOfTheYearThu, 04 Feb 2010 15:58:00 EST http://www.autoblog.com/feed/19345025/article-comments.xml http://www.autoblog.com/feed/2010/02/04/2010-world-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced-is-your-favori/19345025/article-detail.xml 19345025 http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/wcoty-logo-250x_thumbnail.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/wcoty-logo-250x.jpg <![CDATA[Toyota's Jim Press named Auto Industry Exec of the Year]]>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/23/toyotas-jim-press-named-auto-industry-exec-of-the-year/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/23/toyotas-jim-press-named-auto-industry-exec-of-the-year/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/23/toyotas-jim-press-named-auto-industry-exec-of-the-year/#commentsFiled under:



Jim Press, the president of Toyota Motor North America (TMA), has been announced as the recipient of this year's 2007 Automotive Industry Executive of the Year award, which surprisingly marks the first time (though probably not the last) that a Toyota exec has earned the honor. You may remember last year's recipient was Bill Ford, Jr., who technically no longer holds the position as Ford Motor Company's reigning auto exec. Press, however, is at the reigns of Toyota's North American division, which finished up last year with double-digit sales growth. Many analysts are placing their bets that 2007 will be the year that Toyota sells more vehicles in the U.S. world than General Motors, which seems entirely likely considering that GM is scaling back production while Toyota is revving up. 2007 also marks the year that Toyota will go head-to-head with its domestic competitors in the full-size pickup segment with the new Tundra pickup (show above with Press). Press also stands out for being the first non-Japanese president of TMA, and few can argue he's done an outstanding job so far. The question remains whether he can keep his ship intact as Toyota's business in the U.S. market scales ever upward. Clearly the automaker's reputation for quality has begun to crack with recalls and service issues beginning to grow in number. Nevertheless, Press will receive his award in April at a fancy shindig in Detroit attended by other OEM execs and industry leaders. Congrats, Jim!

[Source: PR Newswire]

UPDATE: This post has been correctly attributed to John Neff, who wrote the post near the end of a long day. The errors that were present have been corrected.

Toyota's Jim Press named Auto Industry Exec of the Year originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>auto execAutoExecawardexecexecutiveJim PressJimPressof the yearOfTheYeartoyotaTue, 23 Jan 2007 17:03:00 EST http://www.autoblog.com/feed/740311/article-comments.xml http://www.autoblog.com/feed/2007/01/23/toyotas-jim-press-named-auto-industry-exec-of-the-year/740311/article-detail.xml 740311 http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/01/56796285_thumbnail.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/01/56796285.jpg <![CDATA[Autoblog's #5 Most-Read Post of the Year]]>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/12/27/autoblogs-5-most-read-post-of-the-year/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/12/27/autoblogs-5-most-read-post-of-the-year/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/12/27/autoblogs-5-most-read-post-of-the-year/#commentsFiled under:

We're going to count down to the new year by going back over the top five most-read posts on Autoblog during the course of 2006.

The #5 Most-Read Post of the Year is "Loremo debuts 150 mpg concept car in Geneva".

Posted on February 27th by Stuart Waterman, this post highlighted a Geneva concept that was capable of incredible fuel economy, decent performance and an extremely low operating cost. Unfortunately, we haven't heard much about the Loremo since then.

Over the course of the year this post racked up 173, 612 page views. Click on the Read link below to relive 2/27 and see what all the fuss was about.

Autoblog's #5 Most-Read Post of the Year originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Loremoof the yearOfTheYeartop postTopPostyearyear endYearEndWed, 27 Dec 2006 09:26:00 EST http://www.autoblog.com/feed/725042/article-comments.xml http://www.autoblog.com/feed/2006/12/27/autoblogs-5-most-read-post-of-the-year/725042/article-detail.xml 725042 http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/12/loremor3-4_thumbnail.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/12/loremor3-4.jpg <![CDATA[Ford Transit gets 4WD]]>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/21/ford-transit-gets-4wd/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/21/ford-transit-gets-4wd/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/21/ford-transit-gets-4wd/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Ford Transit AWD
Click to enlarge

The Ford Transit has for decades been the standard working horse of Europe and much of the rest of the world - the F-150 for our friends across the pond. The versatile work-a-day hauler was recently named Van of the Year by a pan-European panel of automotive journalists. (Why didn't they ask us? Just 'cause we can't find "Yurp" on a map doesn't mean we don't have an opinion!)

Ford's upping the ante and making a versatile vehicle even more versatile by offering the van now with four-wheel-drive. Mated to a 140-hp 2.4-liter turbodiesel through a six-speed floor-shifter, Ford expects the surefooted Transit to find its way into the garages of police departments, park rangers and rescue workers (among others) who'll undoubtedly find its enhanced capability to make for a handy tool.

(Press release, hires pics after the jump after the jump)

[Source: Ford UK]

Continue reading Ford Transit gets 4WD

Ford Transit gets 4WD originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4wdall wheel driveAllWheelDriveawdeuropeanfordfour wheel driveFourWheelDriveof the yearOfTheYeartransitvanThu, 21 Sep 2006 18:24:00 EST http://www.autoblog.com/feed/672773/article-comments.xml http://www.autoblog.com/feed/2006/09/21/ford-transit-gets-4wd/672773/article-detail.xml 672773 http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/09/transitawd03_thumbnail.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/09/transitawd03.jpg <![CDATA[Bill Ford named Auto Exec of the Year]]>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/09/bill-ford-named-auto-exec-of-the-year/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/09/bill-ford-named-auto-exec-of-the-year/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/09/bill-ford-named-auto-exec-of-the-year/#commentsFiled under: ,

Sure, the North American wing of his company may be floundering a bit, but Bill Ford's frankness in the face of financial hardship has won him the honor of being named the 2006 Automotive Industry Exec of the Year. The Automotive Industry Action Group and DNV, a management systems certification registrar, presented the award to Ford. Along with the man's candor, it was the CEO's constant focus on environmental issues that set him apart from the pack.

What about Dieter Zietsche, though? The Chrysler Group's posting sales gains on an almost monthly basis, Mercedes Benz is quietly emerging from its quality troubles and, mark our words, DCX is poised to make a huge impact in the U.S. with its BLUETEC diesels when Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel becomes the rage in the states later this year.

[Source: Canadian Driver]

Bill Ford named Auto Exec of the Year originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 09 Apr 2006 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>auto execAutoExecawardbill fordbill ford jr.BillFordBillFordJr.Blue OvalBlueOvalDaimler ChryslerDaimlerChryslerDCXDieter ZetscheDieterZetscheexecexecutiveof the yearOfTheYearSun, 09 Apr 2006 17:00:00 EST http://www.autoblog.com/feed/606949/article-comments.xml http://www.autoblog.com/feed/2006/04/09/bill-ford-named-auto-exec-of-the-year/606949/article-detail.xml 606949 http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/04/Bill-Ford-250-with-F150-resized_thumbnail.jpg http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/04/Bill-Ford-250-with-F150-resized.jpg -1 2