Hyundai Genesis Named 2009 Canadian Car of the Year
Posted on 11. Feb, 2009 by webmestre in North America, Uncategorized
Hyundai Genesis Named 2009 Canadian Car of the Year
TORONTO (Ontario) Wednesday, February 11, 2009 – In an early morning press conference at the opening of the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, the Hyundai Genesis was declared the 2009 Canadian Car of the Year (CCOTY) by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC).
The Hyundai Genesis beat eleven other “best new” category winners, announced October 24, 2008 to win the top prize.
“Winning the Canadian Car of the Year award with the Genesis is absolutely terrific news,” said Steve Kelleher, president and CEO, Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. “Not only is it great news for Hyundai, but it is also great news for consumers. This award – which we defeated some serious competition to win – proves that Canadians can buy a high-quality, luxurious vehicle with every feature they could want at an affordable price. And in today’s economic environment, that is smart.” AJAC’s Canadian Car of the Year Awards chair, Richard Russell, commented: “AJAC has been conducting and perfecting the Canadian Car and Utility Vehicle of the year program for more than two decades. By constantly adjusting the program and testing procedures to reflect what is important to Canadian consumers, we feel we have a more thorough, unbiased and meaningful award than any other. It is heartening to learn from independent research that Canadians recognize the significance of the award. We will continue to strive to live up to that trust.”.
AJAC’s annual Canadian Car of the Year awards program was created in 1985 with the purpose of providing consumers with sound, comparative information on vehicles that are new to the market. For that reason, the vote results that determined today’s winners are available to consumers as a resource buying guide on the AJAC web site. Also available are the comparative test data derived from the journalists’ extensive five day evaluation of over 160 new vehicles in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario in October. This annual event is known in the industry as “TestFest”. Shell Canada is the official fuel supplier of the event. The rigorous TestFest evaluation program includes real world driving on public roads – exactly where consumers drive so that the test and vote results posted to the AJAC web site are directly relevant to potential car and truck buyers.
Still looking to buy a 2008, 2007, or even a 2006 vehicle? AJAC archives the comparative test data from previous years on its web site.
www.ajac.ca
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