Vauxhall Astra nominated for Car of the Year
Written by Fiona Birkwood.
Last year the Vauxhall Insignia won European Car of the Year (COTY) and, this year, the car company hopes everything about the all-new Astra, including its car headlights, will impress judges enough to take the honour for 2010.
The Astra is one of seven cars to have been chosen from a field of 33 cars new to the market. A jury of 59 top automotive journalists from 23 countries placed the Astra on a shortlist of seven cars, and will announce this year’s winner on November 30th.
"We all have our fingers crossed here at Luton," said Andy Gilson, Vauxhall’s marketing director.
"The Insignia’s year as a COTY holder has been hugely successful, with it beating all our sales projections. The Astra’s place on the 2010 shortlist proves that Vauxhall can consistently hit the mark for design, comfort, safety, driving pleasure, and many other criteria the shortlisted cars will be judged on."
Vauxhall’s Insignia won the 2009 title with 321 points against the 320 for the Ford Fiesta. The Volkswagen Golf took third place with 223 points.
