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14th January 2008

The International Car of the Year Awards (ICOTY) recently polled manufacturers about the strides they were making on environmental initiatives and global warming. Based on a review of their answers by the ICOTY Award's jury, General Motors was awarded the inaugural EARTH ANGEL Award, sponsored by Bridgestone, as the most environmentally-friendly manufacturer in the U.S.

In its submission, GM said it reduced energy and water consumption at manufacturing facilities worldwide last year. The company also succeeded in cutting its CO2 emissions by more than 16% since 2002. GM unveiledthe largest corporate-based solar power warehouse in the U.S. in September at its Service and Parts Operations facility in Fontana, Calif.

Other respondents to the EARTH ANGEL questionnaire included BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ford Motor Company, Honda, Hyundai, Subaru and Toyota.

Factors considered in the judging process included present and future environmental initiatives sponsored or supported by the automaker; current hybrid electric, diesel and flex-fuel vehicles available to the public; and the firm’s position and mission on global warming.

Launched in 1996, the ICOTY Awards honour manufacturers in 10 categories for products in the new model year “based on the emotional connection between car and consumer”.

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