The Mercedes-Benz E-Class has emerged the winner of the largest vote to establish Germany's most popular car by a wide margin. In recognition of this, the motoring organisation ADAC has now presented this public favourite from Stuttgart with the coveted "Yellow Angel 2010" award. These awards, which are named after the ADAC's friendly breakdown assistance personnel, were presented in Munich in the presence of the Federal German President, Horst Köhler, and invited guests from the business and political world.
This is the sixth time that the ADAC has presented the "Yellow Angel" awards - also known as the "Oscars of the automobile industry" - for outstanding perform-ance. Consumers have come to appreciate this seal of approval as a valuable buy-ing guide, as the award criteria not only include design and image, but also the price/value ratio, practicality, economy, safety and environmental compatibility.
The contenders were 47 vehicles that had been newly launched in 2009. Around 19 million readers of "ADAC Motorwelt", as well as visitors to the Club's home-page and the 2009 International Motor Show (IAA), were requested to cast their votes in Germany's largest car survey. In the vote for Germany's most popular car they gave first place to the Mercedes-Benz E-Class by a wide margin. This result was duly rewarded with the "Yellow Angel 2010" by Europe's largest automobile club. This success by Mercedes-Benz was rounded off by a second place in the "Most popular brand" category.