Tokyo, Oct 2, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced that the 'i', which was developed as an innovative Premium Small Car, has been awarded the Good Design Gold Prize, and the new eK Wagon a Good Design Award, in the Good Design Awards 2006, run by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization.
Already the winner of the Good Design Gold Prize, the 'i' has also been nominated for the Good Design Grand Prize, which is awarded to the most outstanding entry in all award categories.
The Good Design Awards, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, screens entries from all fields of human activity from the viewpoint that design is a required element in all fields of everyday life and of industry.
Good Design Special Prizes
Good Design Special Prizes are awarded to Good Design Award candidates judged to have particularly outstanding design qualities from the perspective of the contribution they make in terms of social, cultural and everyday life values. The Special Prizes comprise: Good Design Grand Award, Good Design Gold Award, Universal Design Award, Interaction Design Award and Ecology Design Award. The 15 winners of the Grand and Gold Awards are referred to as the Good Design Awards Best 15 in recognition of the distinguishing excellence of their designs.
Good Design Gold Award (conferred by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry)
This prize is awarded to those entries in each category that are judged to have design qualities of particularly outstanding excellence.
The Grand Prize winner will be selected from the 15 Gold Award candidates in a vote on the day of Good Design Awards presentation ceremony, October 25.
Good Design Awards
Good Design Awards are presented to products and corporate activities selected for their superior design qualities in a screening process conducted by a jury of specialists.
About Mitsubishi Motors
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (TSE: 7211) was established in 1970 and is one of the few automobile companies in the world that produces a full line of automotive products ranging from 660-cc mini cars and passenger cars to commercial vehicles and heavy-duty trucks and buses. The company also operates consumer financing services and provides this to its customer base. For more information, please visit www.mitsubishi-motors.com .
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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
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Oct 2, 2006
Source: Mitsubishi Motors
Mitsubishi Motors (TSE: 7211) (U.S: MMTOF)
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