• 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

Autobest Press Release – 21 November 200508 / 12 / 2010

Financial Times is the “MediaBest of 2005”
Volvo Car Corporation is awarded with “SafetyBest 2005”
(November 21-th, 2005)

Following the previous announcement of the 5 finalists for AUTOBEST 2006 award, the International Jury is announcing today the other award winners of the year. Mr. Alfredo Altavilla was elected “MANBEST of 2005” for his continuous and sustained endeavor in developing the Fiat Auto company in the region. Being part of the new managers’ generation, he gave a fresh and energetic touch to the business, making it more professional and profitable.

Financial Times was granted “MEDIABEST 2005” award. In the past years, one of the most famous newspapers in the world began to pay an increased and constant attention to the automotive field development in the region. AUTOBEST Jury would like to thank all of those who brought their contribution throughout the years to the report about emerging markets: Dr. Haig Simonian, Tim Burt, Jim MacIntosh and, more recently, Christopher Condon.

This year, the “DESIGNBEST 2005” award is granted to Peugeot Automobiles, for the initiative of organizing a design contest that encourages young talents in providing the most interesting and spectacular design projects.

“SAFETYBEST 2005” award goes to Volvo Car Corporation for its fundamental contribution in matters of safety, by inventing the safety belt. This item remains, after so many years, the most important feature in passenger’s safety. Michelin Challenge Bibendum is awarded “ECOBEST 2005” for being the first and the most important global event that aims promoting technologies of alternative propulsion with reduced fuel consumption, other energy sources with a minimum impact on the environment.

This year’s COMPANYBEST goes to the Ukrainian Automobile Corporation, UkrAVTO Corp., one of the most influential companies within the automotive market of Ukraine. The award is granted for proving to be one of the companies belonging to the emergent countries region, that became very active, investing constantly in the automotive industry, not only in Ukraine but also abroad.

This year, AUTOBEST Jury decided not to grant “SPORTBEST” award.

Chevrolet Matiz / Spark, Suzuki Swift, Ford Focus II, Kia Rio and Renault Clio III have been nominated for the final list of AUTOBEST 2006 competition. The Jury members, coming from 12 emerging countries of Europe, proposed 16 car models, out of which five were chosen for the final vote. Last year, 4 cars were nominated in the final, marking a premiere in AUTOBEST history. The AUTOBEST 2005 was Dacia Logan.

The AUTOBEST Jury is also paying attention to the efforts that automotive industry is making. Investments, new work opportunities for the population, spending funds for ecological initiatives, the support for the emerging regions of Europe are carefully checked and appreciated by the Jury.

For this year, AUTOBEST members of the Jury are coming from 12 countries in the region and represent a virtual market with more than 200 million people. Each member of the Jury is an outstanding motoring journalist, a respected voice in his country. AUTOBEST is the second largest independent motoring Jury of Europe.

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