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MAK-2018: art in everything

One of the most anticipated events of the automotive components industry, the World Automotive Components -2018 Award, has taken place. was held. The awarding ceremony for the leading automotive component manufacturers took place in an incredible atmosphere of celebration. Every year the ceremony is gaining momentum in scale and authority.

Voting for the award nominations began in May. Over 25,000 people have already given their votes for the nominees. These are internet-users, specialists of service stations, auto stores, representatives of companies-components distributors, automobile industry experts and car fans. There were 230 brands from 25 countries, including 30 new brands. The experts had to work hard as well: to choose the company of the year or the best innovation was not an easy task.

We would like to recall that within the framework of the MIMS Automechanika Moscow exhibition at the stand of Autocomponents magazine a lottery also took place in support of the award. For two days the magazine together with the sponsors of the event generously gave gifts. Over two thousand people filled out questionnaires at industry events.

Valuable prizes were provided by: editorial staff of Autocomponents magazine , KYB, MS Motorservice International, Brembo, CTR, MAHLE, DENSO, CarBery, HELLA, alca, MONROE, Delphi Technologies. The official sponsor of the drawing is MK Kashiyama.

This year the ceremony was held under the aegis of art and that's not just because each company creates a masterpiece in its production. The only difference from the art object, in the classic sense, is the practicality and functionality of the produced item.

For someone receiving the cherished statuette is traditional, but someone first climbed the stage for a well-deserved reward. This year the list of winners was as follows:

* Nomination "Autolamps of the Year". - OSRAM

* Battery of the Year nomination - EXIDE

* Nomination "Shock Absorbers of the Year". (consumer's choice) - KYB

* "Shock Absorber of the Year" nomination (expert's choice) - MONROE

* Nomination "Engine Parts" - KOLBENSCHMIDT

* Nomination "Suspension and Steering Parts Brand of the Year" - CTR

* Drive Belts of the Year nomination (consumer's choice) - GATES

* Drive Belts of the Year nomination (expert's choice) - CONTITECH (Expert's Choice) - CONTITECH

* Rating "Radiator of the Year" (expert's choice) - NISS (expert's choice) - NISSENS

* Rating "Radiator of the Year" (expert's choice) - DENS (consumer's choice) - DENSO

* "Clutch of the Year" nomination - LUK

* "Brake Pads of the Year" nomination - FERODO

* "Brake Discs of the Year" nomination - BREMBO

* Headlights - HELLA

* Filter of the Year nomination (expert's choice) - FRAM

* Filter of the Year nomination (consumer choice) - MANN (consumer's choice) - MANN-FILTER

* Nomination "Filter of the Year. Domestic Manufacturer" - Livni

* Nomination "Wiper Blades of the Year" (experts' choice) - ALCA (experts' choice) - ALCA

* Nomination "Wiper Blades of the Year" (consumers' choice) - VALE (consumer's choice) - VALEO

* Brand of the Year in Specialty Liquids Segment - CoolStream

* Innovation of the Year nomination - MAHLE U-flex

* "Korean Brand of the Year" nomination - PARTS - MALL

* Award for "Contribution to Automotive Component Industry" - CORTECO

* Nomination "Dynamic brand development in Russia" - BLITZ, HAFT, FIXAR, GREEN FILTER, TORR , FREE Z

* Nomination "Dynamic Brand Development in Russia" - KASHIYAMA

* Nomination "The Best Network Program for Service Stations" - BOSCH

* Brand of the Year Grand Prix - MAHLE

Awards from award partner NEXUS:

* Supplier of the Year - KYB

* Product of the year - Denso spark plugs

* Best Customer Service - Valeo.

* CEO of the Year - Boris Kormilitsin (Brembo)

* Best Team - Delphi

Special Award Diplomas:

For innovation in development of diagnostic equipment - HELLA

The best warranty policy - KYB

For innovation in the development of accessories - HEYNER

For development of new market segments - MAGNETI MARELLI

For contribution to the development of automotive components industry - MOTORSERVICE

MS Motorservice was the general partner of the award.

The award was also supported by: NEXUS Automotive Russia,

Messe Frankfurt, ITEMF Expo, MIMS Automechanika, GiPA, AUTOSTAT, SMART Engineering Center, MADI University, MAMI University, Association of Automotive Components Distributors, NAMI Institute, ACM Holding, NAPI, NIISTA.

The organizers thank media partners of the prize:

"Autocomponents" magazine, "ST-KT.ru" magazine, "5 wheel" magazine, "A-KT.ru" portal, "Engine" magazine, "Autobusiness News" magazine, "Body" magazine, "Autobiznes" magazine, "CarExpert" portal.