Skoda and Ford both celebrate wins at the car buyer awards

The Ford Fiesta has been voted best small car in the 2013 CarBuyer Car of the Year awards.

CarBuyer.co.uk is the sister site of best-selling motoring weekly Auto Express whose review of the Ford Fiesta stated: “The Fiesta is a great all-rounder – and one of the best Fords ever…combining stylish good looks with a driving experience that simply isn’t bettered in the supermini class.”

Steve Fowler, editor-in-chief Auto Express & CarBuyer, said: “The Fiesta is a brilliant car that’s just been made even better – adding the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine into the mix has given it an intoxicating spirit that you just don’t expect from a small, affordable car. It’s an exceptional all-rounder.”

The Ford Fiesta has been the UK’s best-selling car for the last four years, first taking sales leadership from the Ford Focus in 2009.  With the latest Fiesta model launched to great critical acclaim, this new model is looking to build further on the Fiesta’s sales success.  

Mark Ovenden, Ford of Britain managing director, said: “The Ford Fiesta is a proven sales success with great appeal to both business and private buyers.  This award from the experts at CarBuyer is a welcome endorsement of the Fiesta’s market-leading attributes.”

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Two of ŠKODA’s newest models have illustrated how the popular value-for-money brand is heading in the right direction… by winning coveted ‘Car of the Year’ awards.

The honours have been handed out by respected consumer motoring website CarBuyer,www.carbuyer.co.uk. The ŠKODA Citigo, launched just last summer, was voted ‘Best City Car’ while the new ŠKODA Octavia, which only recently arrived in showrooms, earned the title ‘Best Family Car’.

Steve Fowler, Editor-in-Chief of CarBuyer, commented: “The ŠKODA Citigo ticks all the right boxes for city car buyers… and then some. It’s cute, cheap to buy and run, and great fun to drive – great things come in small packages and this is a truly great car.”

He added: “ŠKODA cars have always offered that rare blend of more for less and the new Octavia is a prime example. It offers more quality, more space and more value than its rivals, yet still manages to be cheaper – it’s a brilliant family car.”

ŠKODA has a history of success in the CarBuyer awards. The Superb won ‘Best Estate Car’ two years ago and then retained the title in 2012.

Commented on the double win, Alasdair Stewart, Brand Director for ŠKODA UK, said: “Awards like these are always great to receive because they’re from a website which reflects what people are actually searching for online and buying from dealers. That two of our latest cars have beaten the competition is very satisfying.”