The prestigious Acer FASTER 2024 Awards ceremony was concluded on February 29, 2024, at the JW Marriott, Aerocity in New Delhi. This third edition of the famed awards event saw Ravin Kundu handling the role of Emcee. At the Acer FASTER Awards 2024 gala night, accolades were bestowed upon outstanding two and four-wheeler manufacturers, PR agencies, Corporate Communications Teams, and Automotive Personalities for their exemplary performance throughout the calendar year 2023. Let us check out the winners in each category.
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Acer FASTER Awards 2024 Winners
A panel comprising seasoned automotive journalists from electronic media publications, with a global monthly reach exceeding 250 million users, judged the winners of the prestigious Acer FASTER Awards. The jury deliberations for the Acer FASTER Awards 2024 occurred in Gurugram on February 8th and 9th, 2024. The winners in each category include:
- Car of the Year: Hyundai Verna
- Bike of the Year: Royal Enfield Himalayan
- Premium Car of the Year: Mercedes-Benz GLC
- Premium Bike of the Year: Royal Enfield Meteor 650
- Scooter of the Year: Hero Xoom
- EV of the Year (4W): Hyundai IONIQ 5
- EV of the Year (2W): River Indie
- Update of the Year: Kia Seltos
- Auto Tech of the Year: Cooled & Heated Seats on TVS Apache RTR 310
- Industry Personality of the Year: C.V. Raman (CTO at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.)
- Communications Personality of the Year: Sanjeev Handa (Sr. Vice President – PR & Communications at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.)
- Motorsport Personality of the Year: Harith Noah (Motorsport Athlete for TVS Motor Company)
- Award of Honour: Manish Tandon (Divisional Manager – Product Management & Customer Insight at Bajaj Auto Ltd.)
- CSR Initiatives of the Year: MG Sewa
- Corporate Communications Team of the Year: Kia India
- PR Team of the Year: Fleishman Hillard
- PR Personality of the Year: Sahir Seth (Account Director at Adfactors PR)
- Auto Ad Campaign of the Year: Maruti Suzuki Jimny
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FASTER Jury
- Amit Chhangani – Editor, Motoroids
- Gaurav Yadav – Editor, GaadiWaadi
- Narendra Sharma – Editor, GearFliQ
- Promeet Ghosh – Reviews Editor, DriveSpark
- Rohit Khurana – Editor, CarblogIndia
- Roshan Joseph – Editor, Pilot on Wheels
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On this occasion, Amit Chhangani, Editor of Motoroids and Chairman at FASTER said, “At the ACER FASTER Awards, our primary objective is to commend products, individuals, and services that truly merit recognition within the country. I extend my sincere congratulations to all the winners, considering the keenly contested competition across various categories. As a collective entity, FASTER distinguishes itself through the adherence to journalistic principles, aiming to provide content that our audience can appreciate, derive value from, and ultimately contribute to fostering a culture of responsible reporting among all.”
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GearFliQ Editor and Secretary at FASTER, Narendra Sharma, commented, “The Acer FASTER Awards recognizes products and people that have transcended the industry and consumers’ expectations and made an impact. We have gone through an exhaustive process to decide the winners, the number of which is very limited in the product categories. This is by design, as we always wanted the FASTER trophy to hold enormous value and a sense of pride for the winners.”
