India Made VW Taigun amongst Top 3 Finalists of World Car Awards

by WAF Think Tank 

 

VW Taigun is being manufactured at India and shall be exported to 30 countries. It’s the company’s first product under the strategic India 2.0 initiative. The Prowess of German Engineering with upto 95% Localisation. Best of both the Worlds!

Teams at VW India, their suppliers and network have all gone beyond the call of their duty despite the pandemic to conceptualise, plan, produce and realise the Taigun. It has made it to the Top Three Finalists at  2022 World Car Awards in the World Urban Car Category.

The World Car Finals continues with the announcement of the Top Three in the World finalists. In just a few short weeks, the winners in all six categories will be declared live at the 2022 New York International Auto Show on Wednesday, April 13, 2022

A jury of 102 distinguished international automotive journalists from 33 countries selected the finalists by secret ballot based on their evaluation of each eligible vehicle as part of their professional work. The Top Three in the World finalists for each category are:

World Urban Car

– Volkswagen Taigun

– Opel Mokka

– Toyota Yaris Cross

World Car of the Year

– Ford Mustang Mach-E

– Hyundai Ioniq 5

– Kia EV6

World Electric Vehicle of the Year

 – Audi e-tron GT

– Hyundai Ioniq 5

– Mercedes-Benz EQS

World Luxury Car

– BMW iX

– Genesis GV70

– Mercedes-Benz EQS

World Performance Car

– Audi e-tron GT

– BMW M3/M4

– Toyota GR86 / Subaru BRZ

World Car Design of the Year

– Audi e-tron GT

– Hyundai Ioniq 5

– Kia EV6

Congratulations to each finalist.

2022 marks the 17th year of the World Car Awards partnership with the New York International Auto Show.“We are proud to be part of the most important automotive awards program on the planet,” said New York Auto Show president, Mark Schienberg. “We are looking forward to coming back this spring and announcing the winners live at the Auto Show in April. While the last two years have been challenging for everyone, car buyers are ready to come out and experience all the amazing new vehicles and technologies the industry has to offer. Congratulations and best of luck to all the finalists!”