Volkswagen Golf Named 2009 World Car Of The Year
By Michelle Krebs April 9, 2009NEW YORK - The Volkswagen Golf was named the 2009 World Car of the Year Thursday
morning at the New York auto show. A jury of 59 international automotive journalists from 25 countries made the selection.
"It is a tremendous honor for Volkswagen to have its global best selling model, the Golf, named the 2009 World Car of the Year," said Stefan Jacoby, President/CEO, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "This is a great way to kick-off the new Golf here in America. We're excited for the arrival of the sixth generation Golf, which will be in Volkswagen showrooms later this year. Simply put, we believe this is the best Golf ever."
The Golf beat the other top contenders, the Ford Fiesta and Toyota iQ.
Volkswagen has sold more than 26 million Golfs in 120 countries, making it one of the top selling vehicles of all-time. The new sixth generation Golf first debuted at the Paris Motor show last fall, and made its U.S. debut at this year's New York show.
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The Volkswagen Golf made its U.S. debut at this week's New York auto show.
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