9 Car Brands Honored at the iCar Asia People's Choice Awards 2017
November 28th, 2017
Dubbed the Oscars of the automotive industry, the iCar Asia People’s Choice Awards bestowed the highest accolade to the crème da la crème in the automotive industry today.
The glittering night of awards was hosted by iCar Asia, ASEAN’s No 1 network of automotive portals and largest and most trusted online source for new and used cars. The Company (‘iCar Asia Limited’), managed to bring together key automotive industry stakeholders for a night of celebrations.
Officiating the event, iCar Asia’s Chief Executive Officer, Hamish Stone, said that iCar Asia was proud to have a platform to duly acknowledge elite automotive manufacturers that have played such a significant impact in the lives of car lovers in Malaysia.
He added, “Our role is not only to be the most trusted online source for new and used cars for car buyers, but also to have a platform to recognize automotive manufacturers for their dedication in the industry. Each year, we look forward to recognizing and honouring the ‘best of the best’ in the automotive industry,” said Stone.
He added that the iCar Asia People’s Choice Awards carries a recognition that does not only symbolizes success but also recognizes and rewards automotive excellence on an international scale.
This is the third consecutive year that iCar Asia has hosted the awards, but 2017 marks the first year when the winners in all 18 categories were purely chosen by Malaysians themselves via an online voting poll, that was carried out from 12th October till 1st November 2017.
“The iCar Asia People’s Choice Awards gave Malaysians a chance to voice their opinion and reflect their perspective and perception of the cars launched in 2017, whether based on their own experience, price point, car design or even what they perceive about the car brands and models available in the marketplace.” explained Stone,
“We are so pleased that we had more than 5,000 Malaysians cast their votes and tonight we honour the best, as chosen by the people themselves,” Stone further added.
The winners in the 18 categories that captured the hearts of Malaysians were:
- Compact Hatch – Honda Jazz
- Mid-range Hatch – Mazda 3
- Premium Hatch – Mercedes-Benz A-class
- Budget MPV–Honda BR-V
- Mid-range MPV – Toyota Innova
- Premium MPV – Toyota Vellfire
- Compact Sedan – Honda City
- Mid-range Sedan – Honda Civic
- Family Sedan – Honda Accord
- Premium Sedan – Mercedes-Benz C-Class
- Premium Luxury Sedan – Audi A6
- Crossover – Honda HR-V
- SUV – Honda CR-V
- Premium SUV – BMW X6
- Performance Car – Ford Mustang
- Pick-up Truck – Ford Ranger
- Green Car– Volvo XC90
- Budget Car – Perodua Myvi
Hamish Stone, CEO of iCar Asia delivering the opening speech. 
Vishal Bhaskaran, Corporate Communication and PR Manager of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia receiving the ASEAN Car of the Year Gold award from Hamish Stone, CEO of iCar Asia. 
Group photo with the award winners, sponsors and organizer. From left: Mr. Gan Kian Yeh, Group Sales Director of iCar Asia, Mr. Chester Ng, Senior Auditor of PKF Malaysia, Mr. Kidd Yam, Head of Mini, Mr. Akkbar Bin Danial, VP of Group Marketing and Dealer Development of Honda Malaysia, Mr. Vishal Bhaskaran, Corporate Communication and PR Manager of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, Mr. Calvin Foong, Marketing Manager of Sime Darby Auto Connexion- Ford, Mr. Hamish Stone, CEO of iCar Asia, Mr. Zahir Zaini, Marketing and Communications Manager of Volvo Malaysia, Ms. Rekha Shan, Marketing Manager of Mazda Malaysia, Jerrod Ong, Director of Regal Valet, Ms. Jacy Chok, Supervisor of PKF Malaysia, Ms. Lee Choy Kee, Manager of PKF Malaysia. 
Vishal Bhaskaran, Corporate Communication and PR Manager of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia posing with the ASEAN Car of the Year Gold trophy. 
Honda wins big with 8 awards. From left: Ms. Stella Chin, Marketing Executive of Honda Malaysia, Mr. Rozlan Abdullah, COO of Honda Malaysia, Mr. Toichi Ishiyama, Managing Director & CEO of Honda Malaysia, Mr. Akkbar Bin Danial, VP Group Marketing and Dealer Development of Honda Malaysia, Mr. Calvin Arulldas, Public Relations Executive of Honda Malaysia.
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About iCar Asia Limited (www.icarasia.com)Listed on the Australia Securities Exchange, iCar Asia (ASX: ICQ) owns and operates ASEAN’s No.1 network of automotive portals. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the company is focused on developing and operating leading automotive portals in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. iCar Asia is continuously working to capitalise on its market-leading positions, with its online properties currently reaching approximately 12million car buyers and sellers in the region every month.iCar Asia Network of websites:
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