Leader Awards given to Volkswagen, Peugeot and Robert Bosch
Awarded during official dinner ANE Congress is the premier automotive event in Europe, bringing together 350 industry leaders | 23/06/2010Bilbao, 23.6.2010--- Automotive News and AIC-Automotive Intelligence
Center presented the inaugural LEADER Awards (Leaders in European Automotive
Development, Excellence and Research) during an official dinner to:
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OEM: Volkswagen is
being honored for its innovation in environmental technologies and the
advancement of alternative propulsion systems.
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Retailer: Peugeot is
being honored for its innovative Mu by Peugeot program that allows customers
to buy mobility units with which they can rent cars, scooters and even bicycles
on a short-term basis.
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Supplier: Robert Bosch is
being recognized for its work in active safety electronics.
The awards ceremony took
place as part of the Automotive News Europe Congress, which brought together
350 automotive industry leaders June 22 and 23 in Bilbao.
In this sense, Bilbao [[and the AIC]] became the focal point
of the European auto industry, serving as the meeting place for top executives
from vehicle manufacturers and suppliers to analyze experiences and study
trends in various fields of interest.
During the presentation of
the Congress, Automotive News Director Jason Stein praised the innovative
nature of the AIC and called it a model worth following in the automotive
industry.
Inés Anitua, Managing Director of the AIC, said, It
is an honor for the AIC to host an event as important as the Automotive News
Europe Congress, a reference within the automotive world that brings together key
industry leaders and which previously has been held in cities such as London,
Paris and Turin.
The main theme of the
Congress is Solutions For After A Crisis, focused on three elements:
Intelligence appropriate decisions after the crisis; Innovation solutions
based on technological improvements and ecological alternatives; and
Integration opportunities arising from collaboration between OEMs and suppliers.
Speakers include the presidents of General Motors and Ford Europe, Nick
Reilly and John Fleming, respectively, as well as other vehicle manufacturer
executives such as Ian Robertson, Board Member, Sales and Marketing at BMW; Victor
Muller, CEO of Spyker and Saab; Harald J. Wester and Alfredo Altavilla, Technical
Director and Executive Director at Fiat, respectively; and Tier 1 suppliers
including Magna.
The AIC-Automotive Intelligence Center is a foundation led by the
Provincial Council of Bizkaia (Basque Country, Spain), the municipalities of Amorebieta-Etxano
and Ermua, a group of leading companies in the automotive sector and ACICAE,
the Basque automotive cluster. AIC focuses on knowledge, training, technology
and industrial development in order to improve the competitiveness of the
automotive sector.