Minority dealers group launch awards focusing on achievement in diversity

Diversity should be awarded and honored, according to a national minority dealer group hoping to recognize the best in the business...

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Diversity should be awarded and honored, according to a national minority dealer group hoping to recognize the best in the business.

The National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD) and IHS Automotive announced the nominees for the first 2016 Diversity Volume Leadership Awards.

According to a press release, the Diversity Volume Leadership Awards will precede the North American International Auto Show on Sunday, January 10, 2016. 

The invitation-only awards program, reception and dinner will take place from at Cobo Center in Detroit.

The DVL Awards is the only event of its kind focused on multicultural automotive buyers.

A press release distributed by NAMAD issued the follow criteria for the awards:

Of the top industry honors presented to automotive manufacturers, nominees for the DVL Awards have demonstrated the highest new vehicle registrations with ethnic, women and millennial consumers. New vehicle registration data from IHS Automotive has been used to determine the nominees based on 2015 model year actual U.S. personal new vehicle registration volumes (October 2014 through September 2015). This year’s awards are based on an analysis of more than 13 million personal new vehicle registrations.

Nominees for the 2016 Diversity Volume Leadership Awards are as follows:

Ethnic Volume Leaders by IHS Automotive Regions

Great Lakes Region

Chevrolet Equinox

Chevrolet Malibu

American Honda CR-V

Mideast Region

American Honda Accord

American Honda CR-V

Toyota Motor Sales RAV4

New England Region

American Honda Accord

American Honda CR-V

Toyota Motor Sales RAV4

Plains Region

Chevrolet Silverado

Ford Motor Company F-Series

Toyota Motor Sales RAV4

Rocky Mountain Region

Chevrolet Silverado

Ford Motor Company F-Series

RAM Ram

Southeast Region

American Honda Accord

Toyota Motor Sales Camry

Toyota Motor Sales Corolla

Southwest Region

Chevrolet Silverado

Ford Motor Company F-Series

RAM Ram

Western Region

American Honda Accord

American Honda Civic

Toyota Motor Sales Corolla

Volume Leaders – Millennials and Women

Top Women’s Vehicle

American Honda Civic

American Honda CR-V

Toyota Motor Sales Corolla

Top Women’s Luxury Vehicle

Buick Encore

Lexus RX

Mercedes-Benz, LLC C-Class

Top Ethnic Millennial Vehicle

American Honda Accord

Toyota Motor Sales Camry

Toyota Motor Sales Corolla

Volume Leaders by Ethnic Consumer Group

Top Vehicle –

African American

American Honda Accord

Nissan North America Altima

Toyota Motor Sales Camry

Top Vehicle –

Hispanic

American Honda Accord

American Honda Civic

Toyota Motor Sales Corolla

Top Vehicle –

Asian Pacific Islander

American Honda Accord

American Honda CR-V

Toyota Motor Sales Camry

Top Vehicle –

Native American

Chevrolet Silverado

Ford Motor Company F-Series

RAM Ram 

Top Luxury Vehicle –

African American

Cadillac SRX

Lexus ES

Mercedes-Benz, LLC C-Class

Top Luxury Vehicle –

Hispanic

Lexus IS

Lexus RX

Mercedes-Benz, LLC C-Class

Top Luxury Vehicle –

Asian Pacific Islander

Acura MDX

Lexus RX

Mercedes-Benz, LLC C-Class

Top Luxury Vehicle –

Native American

Buick Enclave

Buick Encore

Buick Verano

Top Overall Ethnic Vehicle (Luxury or Non-Luxury)

American Honda Accord

Toyota Motor Sales Camry

Toyota Motor Sales Corolla

Read more information on the event and its corporate sponsors here. 

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