• Country: Luxembourg
  • Name: Gerhard Kuntschik, President of the Jury Country: Austria Capital: Vienna Population: 9,097,759 Auto Park: 240.000 new registrations (2021)
  • Name: Xavier Daffe Country: Belgium Capital: Bruxelles Population: 11,239,755 Auto Park: 5,9 millions
  • Name: Ilia Seliktar, Honorary President of the Jury and Co-Founder member of the board Country: Bulgaria Capital: Sofia Population: 6,856,602 Auto Park: 2.5 million, year import and registration of new cars - 35 000, second hand - 250 000. Name: Leonid Seliktar Country: Bulgaria Capital: Sofia Population: 6,856,602 Auto Park: 350,000 new vehicles.
  • Name: Ozren Adamović Country: Croatia Capital: Zagreb Population: 3,88 million Auto Park: 1,968,370
  • Name: Petros Soutzis, Co-founder & Vice President of the jury Country: Cyprus Capital: Nicosia Population: 1,141,166 Auto Park: 900,000
  • Name: Vladimir Rybecky Country: Czech Republic Capital: Prague Population: 10 515 669 Auto Park: 6 293 125 registered cars (average age 15,58), 610 405 registered light commercial vehicles, 186 905 registered trucks, 20 489 registered buses (end of the year 2021). Registrations in 2021: 206 876 new cars, 19 660 new LCVs, 8 679 new trucks, 1 367 buses. Car production in 2021: cars 1 105 223, trucks 1 262, buses 4 947.
  • Name: Mikkel Thomsager Country: Denmark Capital: Copenhagen Population: 5,700,000 Auto Park: 2,278,000
  • Name: Tommi Petteri Lempinen Country: Finland Capital: Helsinki Population: 5,300,000
  • Country: France
  • Name: Ioannis Stavropoulos Country: Greece Capital: Athens Population: 10,815,197 Auto Park: 5.200.000 cars, exclude taxi (is about 34.000) LCV and HCV
  • Name: Robert van Ginneken Country: Holland Capital: Amsterdam Population: 17,5 million Auto Park: 9 million of which 400.000 BEV and 145.000 PHEV
  • Name: Gábor Szécsényi Country: Hungary Capital: Budapesta Population: 9,617,512 Auto Park: 4,000,000
  • Name: Achim Stahn Country: Germany Capital: Berlin Population: 83,000,000 Auto Park: 47,700,000
  • Name: Dave Humphreys Country: Ireland Capital: Dublin Population: 6,378,000 Auto Park: 2,515,322
  • Name: Alessio Viola Country: Italy Capital: Rome Population: 60,795,612 Auto Park: 36,900,000
  • Name: Krumislav Barzov Country: Macedonia Capital: Skopje Population: 2,058,539 Auto Park: 400,000
  • Name: Anthony Alfred Darmanin Country: Malta Capital: Valletta Population: 425,000 Auto Park: 410,000 Registered vehicles, approx. 10,000 new vehicles registered each year
  • Name: David Andersen Country: Norway Capital: Oslo Population: 5,136,700 Auto Park: 3 milion
  • Name: Szczepan Mroczek Country: Poland Capital: Warsaw Population: 37,773,915 Auto Park: 25,000,000
  • Name: José Caetano Country: Portugal Capital: Lisbon Population: 10,347,892 Auto Park: 4,480,000
  • Name: Dan Vardie, Founder & Chairman Country: Romania Capital: Bucharest Population: 19,237,691 Auto Park: 8,9 millions
  • Name: Suspended – Petr Menshikh Country: Russia Capital: Moscow Population: 143,975,923
  • Name: Mladen Alvirović Country: Serbia Capital: Belgrad Population: 7,209,764 Auto Park: 2,200,000
  • Name: Rudolf Karpat, Co-founder Country: Slovakia Capital: Bratislava Population: 5,415,949 Auto Park: 2,725,538 Name: Michal Karpat Country: Slovakia Capital: Bratislava Population: 5,5 milion Auto Park: 3,436.018 cars and LCV registered , 2021 sales: 75.700 cars and LCV
  • Country: Slovenia
  • Name: Joan Dalmau Country: Spain Capital: Madrid Population: 46,786,605 Auto Park: 29.9 million vehicles
  • Name: Felix Björklund Country: Sweden Capital: Stockholm Population: 10,23 million Auto Park: 4,887,904
  • Name: Markus Rutishauser Country: Switzerland Capital: Bern Population: 8,306,200 Auto Park: 4,503,339
  • Name: Okan Altan Country: Turkey Capital: Ankara Population: 85 million Auto Park: 25,385,084 (End of 2022, February)
  • Name: Richard Aucock Country: United Kingdom Capital: London Population: 64,511,000 Auto Park: 37,000,000
  • Name: Oleg Vasylevskyi Country: Ukraine Capital: Kiev Population: 42,031,000 Auto Park: 10,950,000 cars and commercial vehicles

THE AUTOBEST EUROPEAN JURY is pioneering a new award `A STAR is BACK` and also has chosen some of the 2025 Winner Awards

THE AUTOBEST EUROPEAN JURY ANNOUNCES THE BEST BUY CAR OF EUROPE FINALISTS FOR 2025

Real life tests of the 2024 ECOBEST Challenge reveal surprises and new leaders in electric mobility

 

THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN VINFAST AND AUTOBEST CONTINUES WITH THE FOURTH EDITION OF THE REAL-TRAFFIC RANGE TEST FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

THE AUTOBEST ORGANISATION CELEBRATED THE 23RD EDITION OF THE GALA AWARDS IN LUXEMBOURG

ECOBEST CHALLENGE IS CERTIFIED FOR THE SECOND TIME BY THE PRESTIGIOUS BUREAU VERITAS

THE 23RD EDITION OF THE AUTOBEST GALA AWARDS IS SET TO TAKE PLACE ON MAY 23RD IN THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG

BYD DOLPHIN IS BECOMING AUTOBEST- BEST BUY CAR OF EUROPE IN 2024

THE AUTOBEST EUROPEAN JURY ANNOUNCES THE BEST BUY CAR OF EUROPE FINALISTS FOR 2024

ECOBEST CHALLENGE 2023:TECHNICAL BACKGROUNDS, KEY FIGURES, FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATION

THE AUTOBEST ORGANISATION CELEBRATED THE 22ND EDITION OF AWARDS GALA IN ROTTERDAM

The 22nd edition of the AUTOBEST Gala Awards is set to take place on May 11th in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

RENAULT AUSTRAL IS BECOMING `AUTOBEST- BEST BUY CAR OF EUROPE IN 2023

TECHNICAL BACKGROUNDS, KEY FIGURES, FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATION

VINFAST IS BECOMING THE 1ST WINNER OF AUTOBEST “THE RISING STAR” AWARD

THE AUTOBEST ORGANISATION CELEBRATED THE 21ST EDITION OF AWARDS GALA IN STRASBOURG

AUTOBEST decision to suspend Russia participation for an indefinite time

The AUTOBEST 20 years FULL Movie

The AUTOBEST Organisation celebrated the 20th edition of awards Gala

In times of information overload it’s imperative for consumers to get unbiased and fair news. I’m honored to be part of an independent jury that’s supports the idea to help buyers making the most informed car choice.

Vinfast & Europe’s AUTOBEST enter new strategic partnership

Video message from Luca de Meo on the occasion of the AUTOBEST 20th Anniversary Gala.

Video message from Carlos Tavares on the occasion of the AUTOBEST 20th Anniversary Gala.

Video message from Ratan Tata on the occasion of the AUTOBEST 20th Anniversary Gala.

The AUTOBEST Jury meets the new CEO of Opel, Uwe Hochgeschurtz

Wayne Griffiths, special guest at AUTOBEST Summit Series 2021

VIDEO: The AUTOBEST jury members present themselves at the Final Test 2021 event in Teesdorf, Austria

AUTOBEST is welcoming a new jury member and the 32nd country!

The new SEAT LEON wins AUTOBEST 2021 – Best Buy car of Europe

AUTOBEST European Jury votes Skoda as COMPANYBEST 2020 award winner

AUTOBEST European Jury voted the Best Buy Car of Europe Finalists for 2021 competition

We are happy to announce that on July 24th took place the third edition of the AUTOBEST Summit Series! This time we had as key speakers the top executives from Mazda Europe!

We’ve been privileged having Prof. Sir Ralf Speth, CEO Jaguar Land Rover, as a key speaker at AUTOBEST Summit Series!

On July 1st AUTOBEST organized a new edition of AUTOBEST Summit Series and the very first online session with Pininfarina. The main topics of discussion were the 90th anniversary of Pininfarina and the new project AutonoMIA.

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OPEL Corsa wins BEST BUY CAR of Europe

Jean Todt enters to AUTOBEST Hall of Fame at AUTOBEST 2020 Gala in Mainz

Michael Lohscheller wins MANBEST at AUTOBEST 2020 Gala in Mainz

GEELY wins COMPANYBEST at AUTOBEST 2020 Gala in Mainz

Luc Donkerwolke wins DESIGNBEST at AUTOBEST 2020 Gala in Mainz

Laura Digital Assistant by Skoda wins SAFETYBEST at AUTOBEST 2020 Gala in Mainz

Mazda Skyactiv-X wins TECHNOBEST at AUTOBEST 2020 Gala in Mainz

Volkswagen ID.3 wins ECOBEST at AUTOBEST 2020 Gala in Mainz

Jaguar Land Rover ClearSight Rear View Mirror wins SAFETYBEST at AUTOBEST 2020 Gala in Mainz

Niki Lauda receives SPORTBEST award at AUTOBEST 2020 Gala in Mainz

AUTOBEST is launching “Miss A & Mr B” animated characters!

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Members
Luxembourg
Name: BIANCA HURDUC
Publication: www.movia.news
Austria
Name: Gerhard Kuntschik, President of the Jury
Capital: Vienna Publication: Salzburger Nachrichten Population: 9,097,759 Auto Park: 240.000 new registrations (2021)
Belgium
Name: Xavier Daffe
Capital: Bruxelles Publication: Le Moniteur Automobile Population: 11,239,755 Auto Park: 5,9 millions
Bulgaria
Name: Ilia Seliktar, Honorary President of the Jury and Co-Founder member of the board
Capital: Sofia Publication: Autopress Population: 6,856,602 Auto Park: 2.5 million, year import and registration of new cars - 35 000, second hand - 250 000.
Name: Leonid Seliktar
Capital: Sofia Publication: AutoPress 2001 Population: 6,856,602 Auto Park: 350,000 new vehicles.
Croatia
Name: Ozren Adamović
Capital: Zagreb Publication: Auto Population: 3,88 million Auto Park: 1,968,370
Cyprus
Name: Petros Soutzis, Co-founder & Vice President of the jury
Capital: Nicosia Publication: autokinito.com.cy, Motoring Press Agency Population: 1,141,166 Auto Park: 900,000
Czech Republic
Name: Vladimir Rybecky
Capital: Prague Publication: Autoservis & Mobilita Population: 10 515 669 Auto Park: 6 293 125 registered cars (average age 15,58), 610 405 registered light commercial vehicles, 186 905 registered trucks, 20 489 registered buses (end of the year 2021). Registrations in 2021: 206 876 new cars, 19 660 new LCVs, 8 679 new trucks, 1 367 buses. Car production in 2021: cars 1 105 223, trucks 1 262, buses 4 947.
Denmark
Name: Mikkel Thomsager
Capital: Copenhagen Publication: Bil Magasinet Population: 5,700,000 Auto Park: 2,278,000
Finland
Name: Tommi Petteri Lempinen
Capital: Helsinki Publication: Ilta-Sanomat Population: 5,300,000
France
Name: Michel Holtz
Publication: Editorialist, économic columnist and test driver for CARADISIAC.COM, first automotive web media in France
Greece
Name: Ioannis Stavropoulos
Capital: Athens Publication: Motori Population: 10,815,197 Auto Park: 5.200.000 cars, exclude taxi (is about 34.000) LCV and HCV
Holland
Name: Robert van Ginneken
Capital: Amsterdam Publication: AutoMobiliteit Population: 17,5 million Auto Park: 9 million of which 400.000 BEV and 145.000 PHEV
Hungary
Name: Gábor Szécsényi
Capital: Budapesta Publication: Az Autó Population: 9,617,512 Auto Park: 4,000,000
Germany
Name: Achim Stahn
Capital: Berlin Publication: interPress media Population: 83,000,000 Auto Park: 47,700,000
Ireland
Name: Dave Humphreys
Capital: Dublin Publication: CompleteCar Population: 6,378,000 Auto Park: 2,515,322
Italy
Name: Alessio Viola
Capital: Rome Publication: Quattroruote Population: 60,795,612 Auto Park: 36,900,000
Macedonia
Name: Krumislav Barzov
Capital: Skopje Publication: Avto Magazin Car & Automotive TV Show Population: 2,058,539 Auto Park: 400,000
Malta
Name: Anthony Alfred Darmanin
Capital: Valletta Publication: Paqpaq Population: 425,000 Auto Park: 410,000 Registered vehicles, approx. 10,000 new vehicles registered each year
Norway
Name: David Andersen
Capital: Oslo Publication: Bil Og Motorbloggen, VG Newspaper Population: 5,136,700 Auto Park: 3 milion
Poland
Name: Szczepan Mroczek
Capital: Warsaw Publication: Auto Motor i Sport Population: 37,773,915 Auto Park: 25,000,000
Portugal
Name: José Caetano
Capital: Lisbon Publication: Auto Foco Population: 10,347,892 Auto Park: 4,480,000
Romania
Name: Dan Vardie, Founder & Chairman
Capital: Bucharest Publication: Auto Pro, 4x4 Crossover Magazine Population: 19,237,691 Auto Park: 8,9 millions
Russia
Name: Suspended – Petr Menshikh
Capital: Moscow Publication: Za Rulem Population: 143,975,923
Serbia
Name: Mladen Alvirović
Capital: Belgrad Publication: SAT Plus Population: 7,209,764 Auto Park: 2,200,000
Slovakia
Name: Rudolf Karpat, Co-founder
Capital: Bratislava Publication: Autozurnal Population: 5,415,949 Auto Park: 2,725,538
Name: Michal Karpat
Capital: Bratislava Publication: Autozurnal Population: 5,5 milion Auto Park: 3,436.018 cars and LCV registered , 2021 sales: 75.700 cars and LCV
Slovenia
Name: Gašper Pirman
Publication: Avtomobilizem
Spain
Name: Joan Dalmau
Capital: Madrid Publication: Coches.net Population: 46,786,605 Auto Park: 29.9 million vehicles
Sweden
Name: Felix Björklund
Capital: Stockholm Publication: Pressbolaget Media Population: 10,23 million Auto Park: 4,887,904
Switzerland
Name: Markus Rutishauser
Capital: Bern Publication: Automobil Club der Schweiz Population: 8,306,200 Auto Park: 4,503,339
Turkey
Name: Okan Altan
Capital: Ankara Publication: Auto Show Population: 85 million Auto Park: 25,385,084 (End of 2022, February)
United Kingdom
Name: Richard Aucock
Capital: London Publication: Motoring Research Population: 64,511,000 Auto Park: 37,000,000
Ukraine
Name: Oleg Vasylevskyi
Capital: Kiev Publication: Auto Bild Ukraine Population: 42,031,000 Auto Park: 10,950,000 cars and commercial vehicles
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