Automotive Brand Contest – Honorary Prize
Each year the jury of the Automotive Brand Contest awards the honorary title, “Brand Manager of the Year”. This year the jury has chosen to recognise Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann and Georg F. W. Schaeffler, the majority shareholders and guiding force behind the Schaeffler Group, an international company with a single unifying vision: to think in the long term and to act responsibly. “We are very honoured to receive this distinction, and we proudly accept this award on behalf of the roughly 90,000 members that make up the SCHAEFFLER family of companies. A strong brand stands for the quality of the products and services it represents. It creates a sense of identity for employees, and it generates trust among business partners – including through the immaterial values associated with it.”
The Automotive Brand Contest Special Prizes: An Overview
- “Brand of the Year”: Porsche AG, Stuttgart (GER)
- “Innovation of the Year”: Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz Vision Urbanetic (GER)
- “Team of the Year”: Continental Automotive GmbH Design Team/Renner Produktgestaltung (GER)
- “Agency of the Year”: VOON Werbeagentur GmbH, Grevenbroich & Mannheim (GER)
All winners can be found at: https://www.automotive-brand-contest.de/en/the-winners.html
View the complete list of winners: http://bit.ly/ABC_BBC_press
Best of Best in the Bicycle Brand Contest: An Overview
- “Best of Best”: GEOS Gravel e-bike, Geonet GmbH, Berlin (GER)
- “Best of Best”: Lumos Matrix bicycle helmet, Lumos Helmet, Los Angeles (United States)
- “Best of Best”: M1 Spitzing Evolution e-bike, M1-Sporttechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Weyarn (GER)
- “Best of Best”: Van Gogh Path light-emitting bicycle path, Van Gogh Heritage Foundation, Oisterwijk (NL)
All winners can be found at: https://www.bicycle-brand-contest.de/en/the-winners.html
View the complete list of winners: Call for Entries for the Automotive Brand Contest 2020
The Automotive Brand Contest is the only international design competition that encompasses all businesses in the mobility industry, including the design and communications agencies operating in this sector. In this competition the German Design Council pays tribute to outstanding product and communication design, with a focus on the integral and consistent use of branding across all media and products. The competition also honours outstanding accomplishments in the motorcycle and bicycle industries with the award categories “Motorcycles/Bikes” and “Parts & Accessories”. The call for entries for the 2020 competition will open on 10 September 2019. The awards ceremony will be held in Beijing in April 2020 during the AUTO CHINA trade fair.
Dates and Info at a Glance
- Call for entries opens: 10 September 2026
- Registration deadline: 9 December 2025
- Early bird discount available until 8 November 2025
- Projects from the motorcycle and bicycle industries are presented under the Automotive Brand Contest’s “Motorcycles/Bikes” and “Parts & Accessories” categories
- Awards ceremony: April 2020 during AUTO CHINA in Beijing
To learn more about the competition, visit https://www.automotive-brand-contest.de/en.html
The German Design Council
The German Design Council is one of the world’s leading centres of expertise in communication and knowledge transfer within the design and branding sectors. Currently, more than 300 companies belong to its foundation. The German Design Council was founded in 1953 on the initiative of the German Federal Parliament to support and enhance the design expertise of German industry. It pursues a wide range of activities with a single goal: to promote awareness of how to increase brand value on a sustained basis via the strategic use of design.
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E-mail: presse@german-design-council.de
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