information supplied by: SAGMJ - COTY - Chairman 23 October 2014
23 October 2014

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2015 WesBank / SAGMJ Car of the Year Finalists announced

The Finalists for the 2015 WesBank / SAGMJ Car of the Year (COTY) competition were announced during a thrilling reveal event at the Inanda Polo Club in Johannesburg. Hosted by WesBank, the competition’s headline sponsor, the Finalist reveal follows a vote cast by a 29-member Jury from the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ), of an original list of 40 Semi-finalists.

The eleven finalists for the 2015 WesBank / SAGMJ Car of the Year competition, South Africa’s premier motoring event, are (in alphabetical order):

• AUDI A3 SEDAN 1.4T SE S TRONIC
  
• BMW M4 COUPE AUTO
  
• CITROËN C4 PICASSO E-HDI 115 INTENSIVE
  
• HONDA ACCORD 3.5 V6 EXCLUSIVE
  
• LEXUS ES 250 EX
  
• MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS C 200 AUTO
  
• NISSAN QASHQAI 1.6DCI ACENTA AUTO
  
• PORSCHE MACAN S DIESEL
  
• RENAULT DUSTER 1.5DCI DYNAMIQUE 4WD
  
• SUBARU WRX PREMIUM
  
• TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 D-4D PRESTIGE
  

A selection of images from the finalist announcement event is attached. Additional images will also be available on the Guild's website from 24 October 2014.

The winner of the 2015 WesBank / SAGMJ Car the Year will be revealed at a gala banquet on 18 March 2015, also hosted by WesBank. Motul and Hollard Insurance supply support sponsorship.

Follow the action on Facebook by liking the WesBank Car of the Year page, or on Twitter by following @wesbankcoty. You can also read more about the competition and its finalists on www.wesbankcoty.co.za. Complete Release: Images: 2015 WesBank / SAGMJ Car of the Year Finalists.zip (3,259kB)