The Tesla Model 3 was crowned Business Car of the Year 2021 on Wednesday evening. During the Driving Business Awards of Automobiel Management, the jury called it memorable in several respects. For the first time after more than three decades, this prize goes to an electric car.
The lease and fleet world in particular had to get used to the approach, the jury reports. “Details were questioned by the jury, such as delivery and service. On the other hand, the product is very popular and Tesla’s own charging network is an important trump card. The Model 3 also scores well in terms of costs and convinces with its performance and practicality. Also due to a large driving range. ” Tesla’s Dutch director Kim Liebrechts proudly responds to the victory. “Fantastic! It is a true statement that an electric car bears the title ‘Business Car of the Year’. Not only for our Model 3, but also for electric driving in general. We are very proud of this award, as we were Best Newcomer last year and delivered on that promise this year. ”
Golf 8 is Best Newcomer
The Golf 8 was awarded Best Newcomer at the Driving Business Awards. It is the latest incarnation of a decades-long – eight car generations in fact – success story. The jury has noticed that Volkswagen is moving away from safe little design steps that the predecessors kept up to date. Which is good for the residual value. The new Golf 8 takes significant steps with its new design from the outside and inside. The technology has also been considerably upgraded. Volkswagen seems – according to the jury – to choke on the revolution of electronics and connectivity, but it is being worked on. It gets intriguing to see how the Golf fares alongside the not much more expensive electric ID.3. The jury consists of board members of major lease companies in the Netherlands, representatives of major fleet owners, independent lease experts and experienced trade journalists including Roy Kleijwegt of Techzle.