Scottish Car of the Year 2008

At the 11th annual Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW) awards dinner in St Andrew's, Scotland, the Ford Fiesta has been named as the "Scottish Car of the Year 2008"

The car was reviewed by a jury of 17 Scottish automotive journalists. This is the second successive year that the ASMW has honoured Ford with the title of Scottish Car of the Year – in 2007 the award went to the Ford Mondeo. Also this year, recognition was given to the new Ford Kuga, which collected the category award for "best 4x4 crossover" vehicle.

The award was given by President of the ASMW, Bill Caven, who commented: "To win the Scottish Car of the Year once is a marvellous achievement for any manufacturer. However to triumph again the following year is absolutely unbelievable.

On receiving the award, Ian Slater, Vice-President Communications and Public Affairs for Ford of Europe, said: "We are delighted the new Ford Fiesta has been voted the 2008 Scottish Car of the Year. I am especially pleased for the Fiesta project team of designers and engineers, that their vision and hard work has been so generously rewarded. Everyone at Ford joins me in thanking the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers for this accolade."

Upcoming Auto Exhibitions in November 2008

Jordan Motorshow 2008 (04-NOV-08 to 08-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Amman International Fair, Amman, Jordan

EICMA-Motorcycle Exhibition (04-NOV-08 to 09-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Fiera Milano, Milan, Lombardia, Italy

DriveIT Specialist Trade Fair (04-NOV-08 to 06-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: TBA, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany


Sema Show (04-NOV-08 to 07-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Of America

Euro Bus Expo (04-NOV-08 to 06-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Jordan Autoshop - 2008 (05-NOV-08 to 11-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Le Meridien Amman, Amman, Jordan

Salon Internacional Del Automovil (05-NOV-08 to 17-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Corferias-Centro de Convenciones, Bogota, Colombia

International Transport & Motor Technology Show (Saigon Autotech) (06-NOV-08 to 09-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: HIECC - Ho Chi Minh City International Exhibition & Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

International Auto Show-Tampa Bay (06-NOV-08 to 09-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida, United States Of America


CARFAR - 2008 (06-NOV-08 to 09-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Luzern Convention Center, Luzern, Switzerland

CamExpo 2008 (07-NOV-08 to 09-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Centre de Foires de Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Interdrayv 2008 (11-NOV-08 to 14-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: All-Russian Exhibition Center, Moscow, Moskva, Russia

Professional MotorSport World Expo (11-NOV-08 to 13-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Cologne International Expocentre, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany


EuroTier (11-NOV-08 to 14-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Deutsche Messe Hannover, Hannover, Germany

Expo Transporte (12-NOV-08 to 14-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Expo Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

CAPA Expo (12-NOV-08 to 15-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: China International Exhibition Center (CIEC), Beijing, China

Automechanika Argentina (12-NOV-08 to 15-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: La Rural Predio Ferial, Buenos Aires, Argentina

MPH-Birmingham (13-NOV-08 to 16-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Central Florida International Auto Show (14-NOV-08 to 17-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), Orlando, Florida, United States Of America


The Classic Motor Show (14-NOV-08 to 16-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Manila Auto Salon (MAS) (15-NOV-08 to 18-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: SMX Convention Center, Pasay, Philippines

International Automobile Show (18-NOV-08 to 22-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Expo Centre Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

INTERauto 2008 (19-NOV-08 to 21-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Cologne International Expocentre, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

International Automobile Exhibition-China (19-NOV-08 to 25-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Chinese Export Commodities Fairground, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Auto Guangzhou (19-NOV-08 to 25-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Guangzhou International Convention & Exhibition Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Auto Kenya (20-NOV-08 to 22-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya

Helsinki Motor Show (20-NOV-08 to 23-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Helsinki Fair Centre, Helsinki, Finland

Connecticut International Auto Show (21-NOV-08 to 23-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Of America


Sydney Motorcycle Show (21-NOV-08 to 23-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Sydney Showground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Memphis International Auto Show (21-NOV-08 to 23-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Agricenter International, Memphis, Tennessee, United States Of America

Los Angeles Auto Show (21-NOV-08 to 30-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, United States Of America

MARKET RETRO EXPO (22-NOV-08 to 23-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Cesena trade fair distric, Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

AutoCee - 2008 (25-NOV-08 to 27-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: InterContinental Hotel Prague, Prague, Hlavni Mesto Praha, Czech Republic

International Auto Show-Orlando (26-NOV-08 to 30-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), Orlando, Florida, United States Of America

International Auto Show-Arizona (27-NOV-08 to 30-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona, United States Of America

Auto Accessories and Service Expo - AASE (27-NOV-08 to 29-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Transamerica Expo Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Nashville International Auto Show (28-NOV-08 to 30-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Nashville Convention Center, Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, United States Of America

International Auto Show-Las Vegas (28-NOV-08 to 30-NOV-08)
Place of Exhibition: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Of America