ICICI Bank-CNBC-TV18-Overdrive Awards to focus on environment
09 Jan 2009
ICICI Bank, busines channel CNBC-TV18, and Overdrive India's Car and Bike magazine, will present the 8th 'CNBC-TV18 Overdrive Awards 2009' in Mumbai on the 9th January in Mumbai.
Adopting a 'Future is Green' theme, the awards aim at highlighting auto industry's steps incorporating environment-friendly "green" technolgies.
"The theme, 'Future is Green' aims at highlighting the importance of adopting the environment-friendly technology," says Neel Chowdhury, vice president, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC AWAAZ.
The ICICI Bank-CNBC-TV18-Overdrive Awards are aimed as a benchmark in the automobile sector for consumers and manufacturers
The awards will be presented in the following ategories:
- Car of the year
- Bike of the year
- UV/SUV of the year
- Compact car of the year
- Midsize car of the year
- Premium car of the year
- Performance car of the year
- Performance bike of the year
- Import of the year
- Motorsport award of the year
- Automotive technology of the year
- Manufacturer of the year
- Storyboard auto commercial
- Safety award
- Green award
- Man of the year/Hall of fame
- Viewes' choice car of the year
- Special Commendation to the Indian auto industry