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BMW 3 Series is America's Best Loved Car as Voted by Readers of AutoWeek: BMW Models Sweep up Eight Awards in Magazine Readers Poll
Fri Jun 29 12:00:00 CEST 2001 Press Release
BMW has captured eight titles in all three eligible categories in AutoWeek's America's Best Awards for 2001.
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Woodcliff Lake, NJ, June 29, 2001... BMW has captured eight titles in all three
eligible categories in AutoWeek's America's Best Awards for 2001.
In its annual poll, readers gave the BMW 3 Series the most prized award,
America's Best Loved Car, with the BMW 5 Series placing third in the same
category.
BMW also collected 3 Best in Class awards, with the M3 winning Best Sports
Coupe, the M5 collecting Best Sports Sedan and the X5 as Best Sport Utility
Vehicle.
Additionally, in the European Car Class, BMW finished first, second and ninth
with the BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series and BMW 7 Series respectively.
BMW (US) Holding Company CEO Tom Purves said "I am delighted that Autoweek's
readers have shown their appreciation of our products in this year's poll. I
am especially pleased that the BMW 3 Series has been awarded America's Best
Loved Car. These prestigious honors, from a notable magazine once more
demonstrate the regard in which our cars are held."
Autoweek's readers were asked to vote in 5 categories, Best American Car, Best
European Car, Best Asian Car, Best Loved Car and Best in Class. 3400 readers
were polled be the magazine that features its awards in its July 2 issue.
BMW's full awards listing:
Americas Best Loved Car
BMW 3 Series (1st)
BMW 5 Series (3rd)
Best Sports Sedan:
BMW M5
Best Sports Coupe:
BMW M3
Best European Car:
BMW 3 Series (1st)
BMW 5 Series (2nd)
BMW 7 series (9th)
Best Sport/Utility Vehicle:
BMW X5
BMW Group in America
BMW of North America has been present in the United States since 1975. Since
then, the BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales
and financial service organizations for the BMW and MINI brands; a South
Carolina manufacturing operation; DESIGNWORKS/USA, an industrial design firm in
California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations
throughout the country.
The BMW Group is currently represented in the U.S. through a network of more
than 341 BMW passenger car, 321 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle and 153 BMW
motorcycle retailers. BMW US Holding Corp., the Group's headquarters for
North, Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the World
Wide Web on the BMW homepage at http://www.bmwusa.com and www.miniusa.com.
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