What's the news?
The Association of Professional Motoring Press (APMP) has announced that the winners of the inaugural APMP Irish Car of the Year and Van of the Year awards will be declared on October 6th.
The APMP, whose membership includes all four members of CompleteCar.ie, will award prizes across a number of categories including Family Car of the Year, Luxury Car of the Year and the overall APMP Car of the Year.
The long-list of eligible cars has already been drawn up and the membership will soon meet up to assess all of the cars across a number of stringent categories. A specialised team of van jurors will do likewise for the Van of the Year awards.
"This is very exciting for motorists and the motoring industry," commented Michael Sheridan, Chairperson of the APMP on the awards.
"APMP is a remarkable group of dedicated professionals with enormous credibility in their field. By coming together to combine their expertise APMP's awards will greatly benefit motorists everywhere."
Anything else?
The full list of categories for the APMP awards are:
Car Awards:
APMP City Car of the Year
APMP Small Car of the Year
APMP Family Car of the Year
APMP Large Family Car of the Year
APMP Small SUV of the Year
APMP Mid-Size SUV of the Year
APMP Large SUV of the Year
APMP Luxury Car of the Year
APMP Performance Car of the Year
APMP Executive Car of the Year
APMP Car of the Year
Van Awards:
APMP Car derived Van of the Year
APMP Small Van of the Year
APMP Mid-Size Van of the Year
APMP Large Van of the Year
APMP Pick up/4X4 of the Year
APMP Van of the Year
APMP Innovation Award