OREANDA-NEWS.  In Moscow on April 23rd, it was held the ceremonial presentation of the annual national award "Car of the Year in Russia 2015". In 2015, despite a significant decline in sales, the vote for a favorite model was attended by 938,904 people from 85 regions of Russia. There were fought 403 models, officially sold in Russia, for the award "Car of the Year in Russia". Data for the catalog were provided by offices of auto companies and they are valid on December 31st, 2014. During the award ceremony there were announced winners vehicles in 23 classes, the categories "New Year", "Favorite brand in the mass segment" and "Favorite brand in the premium segment", as well as special categories "Legend Auto.ru” and “dream car at version Woman.ru”.

Among the leaders of the popular vote there were as models that had already received the title of "Car of the Year in Russia" and "newcomers". For the first time in the category of "estate car with increase pass ability" the domestic model Lada Kalina Cross won. By the way, this year for the first time in its 15-year history of the award the winning nominations were won by three models of domestic production - Lada Largus Furgon, which holds the palm in its class for the third year, Lada Kalina Cross and "Gazelle Business” / “Sobol Business”. The leadership was kept by the popular pickup Volkswagen Amarok, who won for the fifth consecutive victory in its category, and the model Hyundai Solaris, which was voted the best the fourth time in the category "Small class." In addition, as in 2014, the title of favorites in their class was confirmed by Skoda Octavia, Mercedes-Benz S-class, Bentley Flying Spur, Porsche Panamera, Subaru Forester, Range Rover and Volkswagen Multivan.

In the categories "Favorite brand in the mass segment" and "Favorite brand in the premium segment" the victory was gained by another Hyundai and Audi, respectively. "New car of the year" became sports Audi TT, “the dream car by version Woman.ru” - Mercedes-Benz C-class.

It is worth noting the nomination "Legend Auto.ru", which was established together with the portal Auto.ru. Special vote that was conducted at the site Auto.ru, permitted to find out what model Russian motorists believe the most successful among those that are sold in the Russian market for the last 20 years. As a result, the voting legendary was recognized Toyota Land Cruiser 200.

The popularity of Chinese brands in the Russian market could not attract the attention of the organizers of the Award. In this regard, it was decided to conduct a special study to explore the recognition by Russian motorists of Chinese brands. The results showed that 97% of respondents are aware of the presence of Chinese automakers in the Russian market; therewith 80% of respondents believe that the quality of Chinese cars is improving. According to a survey the most recognizable in Russia has been recognized brand Chery, the Top-3 also includes Lifan and Geely.

"This year's election results have shown that motorists are considering more domestic cars and models of local assembly as a viable alternative to foreign cars. Meanwhile, those models that every year win in their classes continue to justify the trust of consumers. The fight for customers is becoming more acute and competitive, and we will watch with interest as the actions of the major automotive players, so preferences for car owners, "- said the chairman of the organizing committee of the Award "Car of the Year in Russia", Vladimir Bezukladnikov.

According to the results of voting "Car of the Year", there were announced: City cars - Uz-Daewoo Matiz, Small class - Hyundai Solaris, Small middle class - KIA Cee'd, middle class - Skoda Octavia, Business Class - Hyundai Genesis, Executive Class - Mercedes- Benz S-class, Executive Class "premium" - Bentley Flying Spur, Coupe - Audi TT, Coupe "premium" - BMW i8, Granturery - Porsche Panamera, cabriolets and roadsters - Infiniti Q60 Cabrio, cabriolets and roadsters "premium" - Lamborghini Aventador Roadster, estate car of increased pass ability - Lada Kalina Cross, Compact SUVs - Renault Duster, lightweight SUVs - Subaru Forester, midsize SUV - Volkswagen Touareg, Heavy SUVs - Range Rover, Pickups - Volkswagen Amarok, Compact MPV - Citroen C4 Picasso, Minivans - Volkswagen Multivan / Saravelle, Minivans - LADA Largus Furgon, light vans - Ford Transit Custom, Vans - Gazelle Business / Business Sable, New - Audi TT, Favorite brand in the premium segment - Audi, Favorite brand in the mass segment - Hyundai, Legend Auto.ru - Toyota Land Cruiser 200, dream car version woman.ru - Mercedes-Benz C-class, most recognizable Chinese brand – Chery.