AA Motoring Excellence Awards Presentation Tonight
The inaugural AA Motoring Excellence Awards will be presented at a prestigious black tie function at the Langham Hotel
in Auckland this evening before 300 new vehicle industry representatives.
The Awards attracted over one hundred nominations from the motor industry making them the largest Awards of their type
ever held in New Zealand . There are eleven categories with a supreme winner to be selected from the various category
winners. The categories are -
Vodafone Environmental Excellence
GE Money Excellence in Safety
Deloitte Excellence in Motoring Journalism
Vero Insurance Luxury Vehicle
National Bank Medium / Large Car
Castrol Lifestyle Vehicle
BP Soft Touch Technology Carwash Performance Car
Bridgestone Convertible Car
Eyepro Eyecare Medium 4 Cylinder Car
Swann Insurance Compact Car
J.D. Power & Associates Small Car
AA's General Manager, Technical Services, Stella Stocks , said today that the huge number of nominations - three times
that of previous AA motoring Awards - reflected vehicle manufacturers' enthusiasm for the new consumer-based approach.
"The AA Motoring Excellence Awards have a distinct focus on what consumers are looking for in vehicles," Ms Stocks said.
" We have evaluated specific aspects of each vehicle within its class, comparing it with similar vehicles and looking at
the overall intended purpose and customer base for that vehicle."
"We have also broadened the Awards to include excellence in journalism, safety and the environment, adding a dimension
that has been missing in previous Awards.
"The Motoring Excellence recipients will be announced progressively through the night with the supreme winner known by
ten o'clock ,' she said.