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Vauxhall’s EcoFLEX won this year’s Environment Award in the 2009 Fleet World Honours, while Fiat took the Fleet Environmental Award.
This is the 10th year of Fleet World’s awards recognising achievements in the fleet industry.
Other award winners this year included:
Design of the Year: Citroen C3 Picasso
Safety Award: Renault
Innovation Award: Manheim
Technology Award: GreenRoad Technologies
Internet Award: Autoquake
Editor’s Award: Volkswagen Fleet Services
Fleet Management Service Award Total Accident Management
Fleet Driver Service Award: RoadSafe
Fleet Manufacturer of the Year: Audi
Best New Car: Ford Fiesta
Best Small Car: Honda Jazz
Best Fleet Car: BMW 3 Series
Best Executive Car: Jaguar XF
Best Luxury Car: Mercedes-Benz S Class
Best SUV: Volvo XC60
Best MPV: Toyota Verso
Fleet Safety Award: Small Fleets: Chamberlain Doors / Large fleets: Wolseley
Fleet Management Award: Marie Jarrold, BCA
Industry Achievement Award: Peter Cooke, KPMG Automotive Professor at the University of Buckingham
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