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Motoring industry celebrates Best in Class

Geoff Dobson December 13, 2017 · 3 min read
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Experieco chief executive Andrew McPherson presents Suzuki NZ marketing manager Fiona Bridgford with the micro/light car Best in Class award for the Suzuki Swift.
Experieco chief executive Andrew McPherson presents Suzuki NZ marketing manager Fiona Bridgford with the micro/light car Best in Class award for the Suzuki Swift.

Motoring enthusiasts and industry leaders gathered at Auckland’s ANZ Viaduct Events Centre on Tuesday evening to celebrate the country’s top vehicles.

The 2017 New Zealand Car of the Year awards saw winners in 13 categories plus the top Car of the Year prize which went to the Skoda Kodiaq.

The winners are decided by members of the New Zealand Motoring Writers Guild and Automobile Association experts.

Experieco chief executive Andrew McPherson presents Suzuki NZ marketing manager Fiona Bridgford with the micro/light car Best in Class award for the Suzuki Swift.
Experieco chief executive Andrew McPherson presents Suzuki NZ marketing manager Fiona Bridgford with the micro/light car Best in Class award for the Suzuki Swift.
Stephen Glading of Protecta Insurance presents European Motor Distributors general manager Tom Ruddenklau with the medium/large car Best in Class award for the VW Arteon.
Stephen Glading of Protecta Insurance presents European Motor Distributors general manager Tom Ruddenklau with the medium/large car Best in Class award for the VW Arteon.
Motor Trade Association chief executive Craig Pomare presents Toyota NZ sales managing director Terry Lydon with the small SUV Best in Class award for the Toyota C-HR.
Motor Trade Association chief executive Craig Pomare presents Toyota NZ sales managing director Terry Lydon with the small SUV Best in Class award for the Toyota C-HR.
Castrol national sales manager Russell Miller presents Mazda NZ marketing services manager Maria Tsao with the sports car Best in Class award for the Mazda MX-5.
Castrol national sales manager Russell Miller presents Mazda NZ marketing services manager Maria Tsao with the sports car Best in Class award for the Mazda MX-5.
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Blue Star general manager Peter Ward presents Jaguar Land Rover NZ operations manager Ben Montgomery with the luxury SUV Best in Class award for the Land Rover Discovery.
JEVIC chief executive Euan Philpot presents Mazda NZ marketing services manager Maria Tsao with the large SUV Best in Class award for the Mazda CX-9.
ANZ’s Donna Gaskin presents Hyundai NZ national sales manager Chris Blair with the EV/plug-in hybrid Best in Class award for the Hyundai Ioniq.
ANZ’s Donna Gaskin presents Hyundai NZ national sales manager Chris Blair with the EV/plug-in hybrid Best in Class award for the Hyundai Ioniq.
MITO's David O'Kane presents Mercedes general manager Ben Griffin with the safest car Best in Class award for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet.
MITO’s David O’Kane presents Mercedes general manager Ben Griffin with the safest car Best in Class award for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet.
Supercity Towing general manager Craig Burrows presents Ford NZ managing director Simon Rutherford with the ute Best in Class award for the Ford Ranger.
Supercity Towing general manager Craig Burrows presents Ford NZ managing director Simon Rutherford with the ute Best in Class award for the Ford Ranger.
Trevor Sefont of Fleetline presents Skoda NZ national marketing manager Ross Hill with the medium SUV Best in Class award for the Skoda Kodiak.
Trevor Sefont of Fleetline presents Skoda NZ national marketing manager Ross Hill with the medium SUV Best in Class award for the Skoda Kodiak.
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Craig Polley of Image Centre Group presents BMW Group NZ managing director Florian Renndorfer with the luxury car Best in Class award for the BMW 5 Series.
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Auto Trader’s Jason Robb presents Suzuki marketing manager Fiona Bridgeford with the People’s Choice award for the Suzuki Swift.

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