DENSO awarded „Supplier for the Car of the Year 2010“

The „Car of the year“ and „Supplier for the Car of the Year“ contests were launched by the Automotive Industry Association (SAP) in September 2009. The results of the 6th „Car of the year“ competition were announced at a gala evening on 12 January 2010 at the TOP hotel in Prague. The nominated vehicles were evaluated not only by a panel of experts composed of automotive journalists and independent authorities but by representatives of the general public. The vehicles were divided into 5 categories (SUV; Large Family, Executive and Luxury Cars; Supermini and Small Family Cars; Sports Cars; MPV). From each category, the winner was chosen and later on, the overall winner of the contest. The overall winner of the „Car of the year“ contest became the Škoda Yeti. It also won the SUV category among the eight nominated vehicles.

Petra Hanke, head of the panel of experts, said, ‘Voting of the panel of experts and of the general public was surprisingly alike. The Škoda Yeti won both parts of the contest and the Volkswagen Golf placed second.’ A total of 68 067 people took part in the poll.

The overall victory of the Škoda Yeti vehicle in the „Car of the year“ contest also promoted success of the company DENSO MANUFACTURING CZECH s.r.o. in the „Supplier for the Car of the Year 2010“ competition. The Volkswagen Golf was selected as the second most favourite vehicle. It also came out on top among small cars of the Small and Large Family Cars category. ‘We are very pleased about the „Supplier for the Car of the Year 2010“ award and it provides us with positive feedback on our products,’ says Karel Balatka, vice president of the Company, and adds: ‘The DENSO company supplies air-conditioning units (HVAC) for the both winning vehicles.“

DENSO scored another success in the Large Family, Executive and Luxury Cars category, which the Mercedes-Benz E-Class won. The Company supplies  condensers for this vehicle.

‘Our philosophy is to provide the highest quality of our products and services to our customers, to continuously improve our products and meet the new needs of the market and as well as of the end-users. The satisfaction of our customers and the positive evaluation in the „Supplier for the Car of the Year 2010“ contest presents a challenge for us also for the coming years,’ adds the Company’s vice president.

 
Note for the editors:

DENSO Corporation headquartered in the Japanese city of Kariya in the Aichi prefecture is a leading world supplier of advanced technologies, systems and components. The company employs approximately 119 000 workers in 32 countries and regions worldwide including Japan. Its consolidated global earnings for the business year ending 31 March 2008 totalled 40.2 billion USD. DENSO’s company shares are traded on stock exchanges in the Japanese cities of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.
DENSO’s Czech branch was established on 12 July 2001 in the Liberec – Jih industrial zone at an initial investment of CZK 3 billion. DENSO Manufacturing Czech is a producer of air-conditioning units and components for vehicles of such brands as VW, Audi, Škoda, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Suzuki cars. The company met the conditions for being awarded the environmental protection certificate under the ISO 14001:2005 standard and has also successfully gained the EMS.

Contact for the media:
Jaroslav Antoš, Head of Department Human Resources and Administration
Tel.: +420 731 530 055, e-mail:  j.antos@denso.cz