Bajaj Pulsar RS 200 and Renault Kwid were awarded NDTV Two Wheeler & Car of the Year 2016 respectively. Hero Maestro Edge won Scooter of the year award and Honda Motorcycles and Scooters awarded the Two Wheeler Manufacturer of the year
BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | December 16, 2015
The NDTV Car and Bike Awards, presented by Future Generali and powered by Mobil honoured the best in the automobile industry. Leaders from the automobile industry, marketers, Jury members and PR persons joined on the occasion.
Renault Kwid won the NDTV Car of the Year Award 2016 and Bajaj Pulsar RS 200 was awarded the NDTV Two-Wheeler of the Year 2016.
This year, the NDTV Car and Bike Awards saw a panel discussion on the state of the industry, the status of the crucial ‘Road Safety Bill’, and how the industry is looking to play its part to tackle growing air pollution. The eminent panellists included Pawan Munjal, Managing Director & CEO of Hero MotoCorp, and Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director of Maruti Suzuki India. The discussion was moderated by NDTV Group CEO, Vikram Chandra.
Sumit Sawhney, CEO of Renault India was awarded the coveted Automotive Man of the Year 2016 for the launch of the Kwid, and his bold strategy behind that success. The 11th edition of the awards also honoured products launched over the past year, across both car and bike segments and recognised industry leaders, advertisers, marketers and PR professionals from the industry.
The Mobil CNB Viewers’ Choice Awards for both cars and bikes provided NDTV viewers the exciting opportunity to vote for their favourite car and bike nominees and stand a chance to take the year’s hottest wheels home. Renault Kwid and Bajaj Pulsar RS 200 were announced as the Mobil CNB Viewer’s Choice Car and Two Wheeler respectively. Virat Kohli was awarded the Brand Ambassador of the Year while the BMW i8 took home the trophy for Automotive Technology of the Year.
Commenting on the state of the industry, Siddharth Vinayak Patankar, NDTV Group's Editor, Auto & Head of Automobile Programming, said, “What a superb year it has been, that has given us such competent and exciting products. The industry is also climbing back from its worst days, which is encouraging for us all. I remain proud that we deliver India's most credible automobile awards! I have fiercely guarded the awards process and we had fantastic juries for the various categories, which made it even more comprehensive. As always we credibly honour the best of the auto industry while also reflecting the choices and sentiments of customers, manufactures and auto lovers alike.”
The Marketing and Communications awards categories had a special jury including Sam Balsara, Chairman & MD, Madison World, Vinod Nair, Chairman & Managing Director, Clea Public Relations, Rajiv Rao, National Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather, Prasoon Joshi, Chairman, McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific and lyricist, Razneesh Ghai , Founder, Asylum Films, Shruti Verma Singh, Editor & Anchor, Strategy Head- NDTV Prime and Siddharth Vinayak Patankar, Editor-Auto & Head of Automobile Programming, NDTV Group
The product awards boasted a panel of eminent jury members including Aspi Bhatena, Editor, Car India & Bike India, Dilip Chhabria, CEO DC Design, Racers Aditya Patel, Karun Chandhok & Rayomand Banajee, Dr V Sumantran, Senior Industry Consultant, Kamlesh Patel, Rallyist & Auto Enthusiast, Pablo Chaterji, Managing Editor, Man’s World, Sirish Chandran, Editor, Evo India, PS Balakrishnan, Assistant Editor-Auto, NDTV and Siddharth Vinayak Patankar, Editor-Auto, NDTV Group.
The key categories included: NDTV Car of the Year, NDTV Two Wheeler of the Year, Car Manufacturer of the Year, Two Wheeler Manufacturer of the Year, CNB Viewers' Choice Car & Two Wheeler of the Year, and Automotive Man of the Year.
To ensure a seamless and transparent selection process, jury members got a hands-on experience of each car and bike at the Buddh International Circuit, along with the nominee’s specifications, its market performance and details on its immediate competition. The jurors then led through a sanitized process filled out their assessment on each nominee and awarded points to all the contending vehicles. The scoring and voting system instituted by the World Car of the Year Awards was used in the selection process.
Ballot voting was conducted in isolation to other jurors and is monitored and organised by auditors Ernst and Young.
Winners List
| Awards Category – CARS | Winner |
| SMALL CAR OF THE YEAR | · RENAULT KWID |
| ENTRY HATCHBACK OF THE YEAR | · FORD FIGO |
| PREMIUM HATCHBACK OF THE YEAR | · MARUTI SUZUKI BALENO |
| SUBCOMPACT SEDAN OF THE YEAR | · FORD FIGO ASPIRE |
| FULLSIZE SEDAN OF THE YEAR | · TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID |
| MULTI-UTILITY VEHICLE OF THE YEAR | · RENAULT LODGY |
| ENTRY PREMIUM CAR OF THE YEAR | · VOLVO V40 |
| PREMIUM CAR OF THE YEAR | · AUDI A3 CABRIO |
| LUXURY CAR OF THE YEAR | · MERCEDES-MAYBACH S500 |
| PERFORMANCE CAR OF THE YEAR | · MERCEDES-AMG C63S |
| Performance SUV of the year | · BMW X6M |
| SPORTSCAR OF THE YEAR | · MERCEDES-AMG GT S |
| LUXURY SUV OF THE YEAR | · VOLVO XC90 |
| CAR MAUFACTURER OF THE YEAR | · Maruti Suzuki India |
| CNB VIEWERS’ CHOICE CAR OF THE YEAR | · RENAULT KWID |
| NDTV CAR OF THE YEAR | · RENAULT KWID |
| COMPACT SUV/CROSSOVER OF THE YEAR | · HYUNDAI CRETA |
| Awards Category – BIKE | Winner |
| MOTORCYCLE OF THE YEAR UP TO 110 CC | · HONDA LIVO |
| MOTORCYCLE OF THE YEAR UP TO 160 CC | · HONDA CB UNICORN 160 |
| MOTORCYCLE OF THE YEAR UP TO 250 CC | · BAJAJ PULSAR RS 200 |
| MOTORCYCLE OF THE YEAR UP TO 500 CC | · YAMAHA R3 |
| MOTORCYCLE OF THE YEAR UP TO 1000 CC | · TRIUMPH TIGER 800 XCx · DUCATI MONSTER 821 |
| SCOOTER OF THE YEAR | · HERO MAESTRO EDGE |
| TWO WHEELER MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR | · Honda Motorcycles and Scooters |
| CNB VIWERS’ CHOICE TWO WHEELER OF THE YEAR | · BAJAJ PULSAR RS 200 |
| NDTV TWO WHEELER OF THE YEAR | · BAJAJ PULSAR RS 200 |
| GENERAL AWARDS | Winner |
| AUTOMOTIVE MAN OF THE YEAR 2016 | · SUMIT SAWHNEY, CEO of Renault India |
| AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR | · BMW i8 |
| DESIGN OF THE YEAR (CAR) | · RENAULT KWID |
| DESIGN OF THE YEAR (TWO WHEELER) | · DUCATI MONSTER |
| CREATIVE Television Commercial (2 Wheeler) | · Winner - Bajaj CT 100 (KHUSHIYON KA JACKPOT) Runner up - TVS Scooty Zest 110 (College waali gaadi) |
| CREATIVE Television Commercial OF THE YEAR (4 Wheeler) | · Winner - MAHINDRA XUV 500 (MAY YOUR LIFE BE FULL OF STORIES) Runner up - VW Jetta· Special JURY mention - Datsun GO PLUS (FAMILY WAGON) and MAHINDRA TUV 300 (LAUNCH FILM) |
| Best Innovation in communication | · Winner - Tata MOTORS FOR - Made of Great Runner up - Bajaj DISCOVER (Zing – zong CAMPAIGN) |
| Brand Ambassador of the year | · Virat Kohli - TVS |
| Best PR and Communication | · Winner –RENAULT FOR KWID Runner up - Audi FOR A6 MATRIX LED |
