An Evening of Fashion, Stars and Cars
DETROIT, Dec. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- An independent panel of automotive
journalists have cast their votes for the finalists of the 2008 Urban Wheel
Awards, which will be held on January 15, 2008 at the Fox Theater in
Detroit, in conjunction with Press Preview Week of the North American
International Auto Show.
Co-hosts Actress Rosie Perez, and Kevin Frazier, of Entertainment
Tonight will lead a cast of celebrity presenters, who will present awards
to the automotive manufacturers, executives, suppliers, dealers,
advertising agencies and motorsports organizations who have contributed to
diversity in the industry.
"The Urban Wheel Awards brings together top leaders in the auto
industry with the multicultural community which represents their true
customer base," said Randi Payton, President and CEO of On Wheels, Inc. and
founder of the awards. "Inclusion of all its customers is critical to
building bridges to the multicultural community and to recognizing the
contributions of minorities in the industry."
Urban Wheel Awards are presented in categories including, Company of
the Year, African-American, Asian and Latino automotive executives of the
year, as well as minority Supplier of the Year. Commitment to diversity is
also recognized in the racing arena, with the Diversity in Motorsports
award. New to the program this year is the Urban Dealer of the Year award.
In addition to people and organizations, Urban Wheel Awards are also
presented for the best new car and truck designed to suit the needs of
urban drivers. Finalists are named based on the tally of votes by the panel
of judges, once they've reviewed all of the nominations. The judges include
more than 15 automotive journalists from multicultural, automotive trade,
and general market media.
The winner of the Best Automotive Diversity advertisement for 2007 will
also be announced. The Diversity Automotive Advertisement of the Year award
is given to an advertising agency that produces the most popular print and
television ads geared to African-American, Latino and Asian markets. The
general public decides the winner. Consumers are encouraged to log on to
the Urban Wheel Awards website at http://www.urbanwheelawards.com and fifteen
other websites to select their favorite ads.
The 12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards finalists are:
African American Executive of the Year
Bennie Fowler
VP, Quality
Ford Motor Company
Marshilia Snoddy
Zone Manager for Process Improvement, Southwest Zone
American Honda Motor Company
Ed Welburn
VP, Global Design
General Motors Corporation
Asian Executive of the Year
Takeshi Abe
Henry Ford Technical Fellow
Ford Motor Company
Ray G, Young
Group VP, GM Global Finance
General Motors Corporation
Latino Executive of the Year
Dave Mondragon
General Manager, Ford Motor Company Southwest Region
Ford Motor Company
Victor Nacif
VP Design, Business Aspects
Nissan Design America
Supplier of the Year
Detroit Chassis
Ewie Co. Inc.
Pinnacle
Company of the Year
Chrysler
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
Car of the Year
Chevrolet Malibu
Honda Accord
Mercedes-Benz C Class
Truck of the Year
Buick Enclave
Chrysler Town & Country
Infiniti EX 35
Diversity in Motor Sports Finalists
National Hot Rod Association
STAR Motorsports
Urban Youth Racing School
Urban Dealer of the Year
Bill Perkins Automotive Group
Mike Pruitt Honda
Southaven Pontiac/Buick/GMC
For more information about the 12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards, to
obtain tickets, or to sponsor the event, visit http://www.urbanwheelawards.com or
call (313) 963-2209.
SOURCE 12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards
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Related links:
http://www.urbanwheelawards.com
http://www.onwheelsinc.com
CONTACT:
Jessica Pipkins or Shandrial Hudson, both for
12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards, +1-301-390-1823,
pr@onwheelsinc.com; Tonya Payton, tonya@ssassocs.com; or Ann
Brown, ann@ssassocs.com, both of S&S Associates, +1-908-221-1660
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