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Webasto wins its sixth title: parking heaters once again the "Best Brand"

Readers of auto motor und sport vote market leader top of the table once again.

14.03.2011

Stockdorf/Munich – Webasto takes first place for the sixth time in succession: 73 percent of the readers of auto motor und sport once again voted the company from Stockdorf as the "Best Brand" in the parking heaters category. Webasto has thus defended its place at the top of the table since the very first survey and was even able to improve on last year's result by around five percent and even extend its lead over the runner up to just 15%.

Klaus Hemmer, head of German business in the Global Comfort Solutions division at Webasto AG: "This is the crowning glory to a fantastic year in which we grew by double figures. This is because we have further extended our technological leadership through the product launch of the Thermo Top Evo, which is also reflected in the much higher number of readers who are convinced by the quality of a Webasto parking heater. We are proud of this result, which demonstrates that we are on the right path."

Best Brand 2011" in "auto motor und sport
Readers of the magazine "auto motor und sport" have voted for not only their favourite car but also their "Best Brands" in a total of 28 different categories since 2005. 92,578 readers this year took the opportunity to vote for their favourite products. Detailed results of the survey will be published in the 7/2011 edition.

 

About Webasto:
Webasto Group based in Stockdorf near Munich has been a family-run business ever since the company was founded in 1901. The group has more than at 50 international locations (thereof more than 30 production plants). It is specialized in the Convertible, Roof & Body (CRB) and Global Comfort Solutions (GCS) business divisions. Webasto is one of the top 100 automotive suppliers worldwide. The group has generated sales of more than 2 billion Euros with more than 8.500 employees for 2010. The company's core competencies include development, production and sales of convertible, roof and body systems as well as heating, cooling and ventilation systems for passenger cars and commercial vehicles.