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Bajaj Freedom CNG received the Motorcycle of the Year and Mahindra Thar Rocks at the Acer Faster Awards. Other winners: Maruti Swift, Hero Splendor, Hyundai Alkazar, MG Windsor.
Bajaj Freedom is the world’s first CNG bike.
Highlights
- Bajaj Freedom CNG received the title of Motorcycle of the Year.
- Mahindra Thar Rocks got the title of Car of the Year.
- Maruti Swift and Hero Splendor got the honor of the Timeless icon.
New Delhi. The fourth edition of the Acer Faster Awards is over, in which several titles related to the Indian automotive industry were given. It includes the titles of Car of the Year and Motorcycle of the Year. Apart from this, awards were also given in many other categories. So let’s know who received the Best Bike and Car Award.
Motorcycle of the year
This year, Bajaj Freedom CNG received the Award for Motorcycle of the Year. This bike of Bajaj is the world’s first CNG bike. Since the launch, there is a lot of discussion in its market.
Car of the Year
The Car of the Year Award received Mahindra’s highly popular SUV Mahindra Thar Rox (Mahindra Thar Roxx). Currently, Thar is included in India’s most popular SUV. Mahindra Thar Rocks continued their off-road legacy and performed strongly with modernity. It competes with lifestyle off-roaders like Maruti Suzuki Jimny and Force Gorkha. At the same time, Bajaj Freedom 125 in two -wheelers has emerged as the world’s first CNG motorcycle, a mixture of mileage and innovation. It competes with commutary bikes like Hero Splendor and Honda Shine.
Apart from these major titles, the awards also recognized many other automotive achievements. Maruti Suzuki Swift was named Timeless Icon (Four-wheeler), while Hero Splendor won the honor in the two-wheeler category. Hyundai Alkazar and TVS Apache RR 310 won the Update of the Year Awards for four-wheelers and two-wheelers respectively. In the electric segment, MG Windsor won the Electric Car of the Year title, and Ather Rizta was named EV of the Year (Do-Gahiya). Here is a complete list of all the winners:
● Automotive Ed Campaign of the Year: Mahindra XEV 9E & Be 6
● CSR Initiatives Award: Maruti Suzuki India Limited
● PR Team of the Year: Edelman (Nissan)
● Communications Team of the Year: Mahindra & Mahindra
● PR Personality of the Year: Neeraj Atri
● Communications Personality of the Year: Shakti Upadhyay (Kia India)
● Award of Honor: Ravi Sharma (Media Relations)
● Motorsport Personality of the Year: Sanjay Takle
● Industry Personality of the Year: Santosh Iyer (Mercedes-Benz India)
● Components Manufacturer of the Year: Minda Corporation
● Auto take off the year: Bajaj Auto
● Update of the Year (Do-Gahiya): TVS Apache RR 310
● Update of the Year (Char-Gia): Hyundai Alkazar
● Electric Car of the Year: MG Windser
