The category winners of the 2014 Continental Irish Van of the Year Awards have finally been announced. The Toyota Auris Van and SsangYong Korando Commercial are the two award winners; picking up prizes in the 'Car Derived Van of the Year' and 'Continental Irish Commercial SUV of the Year' Awards respectively. The overall Continental Irish Van of the Year Award was named as the Mercedes Sprinter last month.
"In assessing candidates for the Continental Irish Van of the Year category awards, our jurors pay close attention to how the vehicles meet the particular requirements of the Irish market," comments Brian Byrne, Chairman of the IMWA jury. "That is why these recommendations are so useful to Irish van / commercial drivers and fleet managers."
The awards were presented by Continental Tyres Ireland, whose spokesperson, Tom Dennigan, said, "In today's tough commercial vehicle market, these two vehicles have been singled out by the Irish Motoring Writers Association van experts. I am sure that these awards will provide a huge boost for both the Auris Van and Korando Commercial."
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This has proven to be a good week for Toyota, as the company also picks up 15 Top 10 places in various categories in Germany's annual TUV reliability report.