Finalists for Washington Auto Shows Green Car Awards to be announced at LA Auto Show

Finalists for Washington Auto Showês Green Car Awards to be announced at LA Auto Show

Green Car Journal will announce finalists for its prestigious Washington Auto Show 2017 Green Car Awards at LA Auto Showês AutoMobility LA on November 17. The awards include the Green SUV of the Year, Connected Green Car of the Year and Luxury Green Car of the Year awards.

Winners of the three awards will then be identified in Washington, DC, during the 2017 Washington Auto Showês Policy Day on January 26. These coveted awards recognize the best of the best in three of the fastest growing green segments in the automotive field.

–Weêre delighted to be announcing finalists for our three Washington Auto Show Green Car Awards in California, one of the most important green car markets in the world,” said Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of Green Car Journal and GreenCarJournal.com. –Highlighting the full complement of finalists in Los Angeles and then announcing winners in Washington, DC, the epicenter of policies guiding vehicles to a more efficient and environmentally positive future, is ideally aligned.”

The coordination of Green Car Awards announcements and joint exhibition of finalists is a significant new development between major auto shows on the auto show circuit. This milestone underscores the growing importance of green cars in the auto industry and the way they are in turn creating synergies in complementary areas. Green Car Journalês Green Car of the Year has been a high profile program at Los Angeles Auto Showês press and trade days since 2005. Beginning in 2008, the Green Car Awards have been a key feature of the Washington Auto Show, the Public Policy Show on the industryês auto show circuit that puts a priority on safety and sustainability.

–We are proud of our partnership with Green Car Journal and Ron Cogan, whose anticipated suite of awards helps shape the national conversation on the innovations that will drive our industry and country forward,” said Geoff Pohanka, chairman of the Washington Auto Show.

–Hosted in a state that sets the environmental benchmark for the nation, LA Auto Showês AutoMobility LA is a natural fit for automakers to debut green vehicles and organizations to make important announcements,” said Terri Toennies, executive vice president and general manager of LA Auto Show and AutoMobility LA. –We are thrilled that Green Car Journal and the Washington Auto Show will add to this yearês green repertoire at AutoMobility LA.”

For more information on the Washington Auto Show, see washingtonautoshow.com.