Value proposition

AUTOBEST is an organization & europen auto jury which was established in 2000 in Bucharest, Romania by leading motoring writers coming from eight countries of Europe.

Founded: 2000 Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Cyprus. Founder: Dan Vardie. Co-Founders: Ilia Seliktar, Petros Soutzis, Rudolf Karpat, Rade Radulovic
2001: Turkey, Malta, Czech Republic | 2004: Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, Poland, Ukraine | 2006: Russia | 2007: Hungary | 2008: Greece | 2015: 15 country.

In 2016 AUTOBEST was growing from 26 to 31 represented countries. This expansion is part of the “Next Level Approach” strategy inaugurated two years ago. The new five members represent Denmark, Finland, Germany, Malta and Switzerland and are all outstanding motoring writers, car experts and respected voices in their countries. AUTOBEST is keeping its philosophy of only one journalist representing each country. With 31 member countries, the majority of the European population is represented by the Autobest Jury.

Autobest awards 'Best Buy Car of Europe'​ every year, since 2001. Our mission is to deliver to the car customers of Europe a solid option not only in best buy car but also in other fields like, eco, infotainment on board, technical and safety. Rank the best suitable passenger cars according to average European consumers needs is our goal

All of our awards are highly regarded as the most important European accolades coming from the largest Independent motoring writers Jury.
The Jury today: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and Ukraine.


Contact us: autobest.org | pr@autobest.org

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