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16TH ANNUAL URBAN
WHEEL AWARDS ANNOUNCES THE AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY OF THE
YEAR WINNERS FOR DIVERSITY
Finalists Reflect the Auto
Companies Setting a Standard of Excellence in
Serving the Auto Industry and Multicultural
Consumers, Employees and Business
DETROIT, MI - The 16th
Annual Urban Wheel Awards, hosted by the Emerging
Diversity Education Fund and Decisive Media,
announced the winners of the 2012 Urban Wheel
Company of the Year Awards who will be honored on
Sunday January 8, 2012 at the Sound Board Theater,
MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit, Mich. The Annual
Urban Wheel Awards is the nation’s only award show
bringing together celebrities, automotive
executives, international media, government
representatives, and the multicultural community to
celebrate inclusion in the automotive industry. The
UWA event is named the Official Multicultural Event
of the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS)
by the 2012 NAIAS Executive Committee.
Winners of the Urban Wheel Company of the Year
Awards are being recognized for demonstrating a
commitment to diversity and inclusiveness in the
areas of Workforce Development, Community
Leadership, Minority Supplier Development, and
Diversity Inclusion Leadership.
The 2012 Urban Wheel Company of the Year awardees
are:
• Chrysler Group LLC - Workforce Development
• General Motors Company - Community Leadership
• Ford Motor Company - Minority Supplier Development
• Toyota Motor Corporation - Diversity Inclusion
Leadership
“This year marks the 16th year of our participation
with the North American International Auto Show to
promote diversity inclusion in the auto industry,”
said Randi Payton, founder of the Urban Wheel
Awards. “Our judges looked at four companies for
their diversity leadership in four key areas, and
picked the ones who set the benchmark for the rest
of the industry. We salute each company for their
unwavering commitment to ensuring that diversity
remains a business imperative within their
respective corporate objectives.”
The 16th Annual Urban Wheel Awards event is expected
to attract nearly 2,000 movers and shakers in the
automobile industry, as well as auto enthusiasts
from across the country. The festivities begin at
4:00 p.m. with a reception to honor William “Bill”
Perkins, the first African-American chairman of the
NAIAS. The celebrity Green Carpet and VIP reception
follows at 5:30 p.m.; the awards show will take
place from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. In addition to the
Company of the Year categories, the Dealer of the
Year, Supplier of the Year, and Car of the Year
winners will be among those honored.
According to R.L. Polk & Co.—the recognized expert
for automotive intelligence and marketing
solutions—consumers in the multicultural market
purchase one-quarter of new vehicles annually. The
16th Annual Urban Wheel Awards also promotes
awareness of their inclusion and honors the
companies and individuals who have made progress
toward embracing this reality.
For
more information go to:
www.urbanwheelawards.com
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