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Grant Thornton polices Women’s World Car of the Year vote
23 January 2023
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Grant Thornton will scrutinise voting in the Women’s World Car of the Year awards with category winners named in February and a supreme winner to be announced on March 8, International Women’s Day, in New Zealand.
The audit firm has been involved with the unique awards since they began more than a decade ago, and its renewed agreement means it will guarantee the reliability, authenticity and accuracy of the voting process for 59 vehicles across six categories.
Begun by New Zealand journalist Sandy Myhre in 2009, the award has grown from its modest antipodean roots to involve more than 60 female motoring journalists from 44 countries, including two from Australia: Liz Swanton and Nadine Armstrong.
The categories cover Urban Car, Family Car, Large Sedan, Large SUV, Sports Car and 4×4/Pick-Up and the voting consists of two phases. In the first stage, the best vehicles will be chosen in each category, then the winner of each section goes forward to a final vote to determine the overall winner.
The voting criteria are based on the same principles that guide any driver when choosing a car and include aspects such as safety, quality, price, design, ease of driving, benefits and environmental footprint.
Among the cars in contention this year are the Alfa Romeo Tonale, Mercedes-Benz EQE and several Chinese models including the MG RX8.
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Last year’s supreme winner was the Peugeot 308, available in Australia from $43,990. Previous winners include the Land Rover Defender in 2021 and the Mazda 3 in 2020.
Women's World Car of the Year is the only car awards group in the world comprising exclusively women motoring journalists. Its aim is to recognise the best cars of the year and give a voice to women in the automotive world.
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