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Insignia wins European award by one point

Date: 17 November 2008

Vauxhall's Insignia has been named as the European Car of the Year for 2009, beating the Ford Fiesta by just one point.

The awards are judged by 59 journalists across Europe.

It amassed 321 points from the judges, narrowly beating the Fiesta into second place with 320. The sixth generation of Volkswagen's Golf came in third with 223 points.

The upper-medium car, aimed squarely at the fleet market, was ranked number one by 20 of the judges, with the Fiesta winning top spot from 19 adjudicators.

The Citroen C5 came in fourth with 198 points, followed by the Alfa Romeo Mito (148) the Skoda Superb (144) and the Renault Megane (121).

Previous winners
2008FIAT 500
2007FORD S-MAX
2006RENAULT CLIO
2005TOYOTA PRIUS
2004FIAT PANDA
2003RENAULT MEGANE
2002PEUGEOT 307
2001ALFA ROMEO 147
2000TOYOTA YARIS
1999FORD FOCUS
1998ALFA ROMEO 156
1997RENAULT MEGANE SCENIC
1996FIAT BRAVO / BRAVA
1995FIAT PUNTO



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