Volkswagen Group India was in the spotlight for bagging four prestigious awards at this year’s CNBC-Overdrive Awards 2011 held here on January 4, 2011.Dr. John Chacko, Volkswagen Group Chief Representative India and Neeraj Garg, Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Division, Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt. Ltd. accepted the award for the Volkswagen Polo as Premium Hatchback of the Year. The Audi A4 TDI was awarded the Performance Car of the Year. The award was received by Clemens Ollmert, Head of Marketing, Audi India on behalf of Audi. The other award-winning car was the Škoda Yeti which was awarded the SUV of the Year. Ashutosh Dixit, Senior General Manager-Sales and After-Sales, ŠkodaAuto India and Tarun Jha, Head of Marketing, Škoda Auto India received the award on behalf of SkodaAuto. Dr. Chacko also collected the Motorsport Award of the Year for Volkswagen Motorsport.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. John Chacko, Volkswagen Group Chief Representative India said, “We are extremely honored to achieve such success and recognition for the Group. It has been a constant endeavor to design cars with high degree of quality keeping in mind the needs of the customers. This validation by the CNBC Overdrive awards stands as a testimony to our endeavors and success story so far. It has been an excellent start of the year for us at Volkswagen.”
Volkswagen Group continues to strengthen its presence in India and is moving rapidly towards making a mark in the country. Currently the three brands of the Group offer in total 18 different models, from the high-end luxury sedan to the value-for-money compact car.
The theme and the context for the 11th edition of CNBC-Overdrive awards was “Go Green”. The awards aim at the road ahead for the auto industry with increasing need for green technology and environment conservation. The Overdrive awards have ensured that they truly reflect the choices and sentiment of all stakeholders and justify their stature as benchmarks in Auto excellence.
