carandbike Awards 2022 - In Images

Over the years, the carandbike Awards have grown to clearly stand out amongst the clutter of automotive awards in India, by being the most credible and fair. Now, in it's 17th year, it has become trendsetters, pioneering many categories like those that exclusively recognise efforts in Communications and Marketing. This year, in fact, will also see Tech Awards being introduced given the big focus on technology by most automakers in the country.

The carandbike Awards 2022 also marked the introduction of the brand's new identity with the 'Ampersand' as our new symbol.

The turnaround this year at the 2022 carandbike Awards was certainly impressive. It was a Full House, with all the Who's Who of the Indian automotive industry attending India's Most Credible Auto Awards!

Here we have team Hero MotoCorp on stage posing with their two awards. The company bagged two awards this year, both for the Hero Xpulse 200 4Valve. The entry-level ADV bike was crowned the Adventure Motorcycle Of The Year and Two-Wheeler Of The Year this year.

L to R: Siddharth Vinayak Patankar, Editor-in-Chief carandbike, with Shardul Mujumdar, Head of Brands and Abhinav Sharma, Marketing Lead, Bajaj Auto.

Team Volkswagen India and Team Audi India on stage with their respective awards. While Audi's RS e-tron GT bagged both the EV of the Year and Sportscar of the Year awards, the Volkswagen Taigun won the Compact SUV of the Year and Car of the Year awards.

The respective heads of VW Group's three brands in India showcasing their camaraderie. L to R: Siddharth Patankar, Zac Hollis, Brand Director, Skoda Auto India, Ashish Gupta, Brand Director, VW India, and Balbir Singh Dhillon, Head of Audi India.

Team Mahindra & Mahindra receiving the prestigious CNB Viewers' Choice Car of the Year award for the Mahindra XUV700.

Jury members and hosts for the evening, Siddharth Vinayak Patankar, actor Gul Panag, and 8-Time National Formula Racing and Go-Karting Champion Rayomand Banajee, finally finding out at the winner of the CNB Car of the Year award.

The winner of the CNB Car of the Year Award 2022, of course, was the Volkswagen Taigun, and here's team VW India receiving the prestigious award.

Indian former cricketer, Mohammad Kaif presenting the CNB Viewers' Choice Two Wheeler of the Year award to Tarun Mehta, Co-founder & CEO at Ather Energy, for the 450X.

Indian former cricketer, Mohammad Kaif presenting Car Manufacturer of the Year Award to Tata Motors. L to R: Rajan Amba, VP-Sales, Marketing & Customer Service, Vivek Srivatsa Head Marketing , Sales and Service Strategy , Tata Passenger Electric Mobility, and Shailesh Chandra, President, Passenger Vehicle Business, Tata Motors.

Here we have Santosh Iyer, Vice President - Sales and Marketing at Mercedes-Benz India, receiving the 2022 CNB Luxury Car of the Year Award for the S-Class, from Mohammad Kaif.

Saurabh Vatsa, Brand Head, Citroen India receiving the CNB Premium Compact Car of the Year award for the Citroen C5 Aircross. Presenting the award is Ather Energy Co-Founder and CEO, Tarun Mehta.

Zac Hollis, Brand Director, Skoda Auto India receiving the CNB Mid-Size Sedan of the Year award for the Octavia. Presenting the award is Ather Energy Co-Founder and CEO, Tarun Mehta.

Shailesh Chandra, President, Tata Motors won the CNB Business Leader of the Year award this year.

Balbir Singh Dhillon, Audi India Head, receiving the CNB Sportscar of the Year Award for the RS e-tron GT.

Sanjeev Handa, Sr. VP, Head Corp Comm. Maruti Suzuki India, Hardeep S. Brar - VP & Head of Marketing & Sales Kia India, Jyoti Malhotra MD, Volvo Cars India, Nikunj Sanghi, Owner, JS Fourwheel Motors, Arun Malhotra, Ex-Nissan India MD, Vivek Srivatsa Head Marketing , Sales and Service Strategy , Tata Passenger Electric Mobility, and Ravi Bhatia, President and Director Jato India, and other industry experts and leaders.