The Dacia Manifesto has been named the ‘Concept Car Design of the Year’ in the annual Car Design Review, with the accolade being awarded based purely on the opinions of car design professionals.

• Dacia Manifesto has been voted ‘Concept Car Design of the Year’ in the annual Car Design Review
• The innovative concept won the award based exclusively on votes from car design professionals
• This is Dacia’s first time featuring as an award contender in the much-respected Car Design Review
• Manifesto is made for outdoor adventure, acting as a living lab for ideas that are already starting to feature in Dacia vehicles

The Dacia Manifesto has been named the ‘Concept Car Design of the Year’ in the annual Car Design Review, with the accolade being awarded based purely on the opinions of car design professionals.

Now on its 10^th edition, the Car Design Review celebrates the best concept and production cars of the year. It is compiled by Car Design News, a popular website that is the leading source of information, advice and insight for car designers worldwide.

Unveiled last year, the striking Manifesto concept reaffirms and embodies the values that Dacia stands for. It’s essential but cool, robust, built for the outdoors and is efficient from an economic and environmental perspective. While still a concept, the Manifesto is a living lab for ideas with some of its pioneering features already seen on Dacia’s production cars.

On Dacia’s win, James McLachlan, Editor of Car Design News, said: “In the ten years of these awards, Dacia has never previously been a contender for any car category, so to win this year’s Concept Car Design of the Year award is an incredible achievement and shows just how far its design department has come.”

David Durand, Dacia Design Director, said: “The Dacia Manifesto is much more than just a concept car. It’s a laboratory of ideas that feeds our creativity for Dacia models of the future. It illustrates our brand pillars, being essential, cool, robust and eco-smart. We’re very proud to see our concept, which embodies the brand, being recognised, particularly since the results were determined by the comments and votes of some of the most-respected designers in our industry.”

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NOTES TO EDITORS:
For more information on Manifesto, please visit: https://press.dacia.co.uk/en-gb/releases/362

ABOUT DACIA:
Born in 1968, then relaunched by Renault Group from 2004 across Europe and Mediterranean countries, Dacia has always offered the best value for money cars by constantly redefining the essentials. As a game-changer, Dacia proposes simple, multi-purpose, reliable cars in tune with customers’ lifestyles. Dacia models have become a reference on the market, including Sandero, the best-selling retail car in Europe each year since 2017; Duster, the best-selling SUV to European private customers since 2018; and Jogger, the C-segment versatile family car. 

Present in 44 countries, Dacia has sold more than 8 million vehicles since 2004. Dacia launched in the UK in January 2013 and enjoyed the most successful start ever for a new car brand in the UK. More than 250,000 Dacia vehicles have been sold in the UK to date.

ABOUT CAR DESIGN REVIEW:
The tenth edition of our yearbook – appropriately titled Car Design Review X  – is out now and continues to celebrate the best concept and production cars of the year, as well as the first-person thoughts of our ever-changing band of judges through exclusive interviews. This edition also boasts in-depth features on AI and UX, brilliant photography and fantastic illustration. At more than 200 pages long, with fold-out sections and material inserts, it’s the perfect addition to the coffee table of anyone interested in car design, whether student, fan or professional.  

ABOUT CAR DESIGN NEWS:
Car Design News is the world’s leading source of information, advice and insight for car designers worldwide. CDN’s primary presence is our website, where we deliver the latest news, reviews and opinions plus an industry-leading careers section. We also publish the biannual magazine Interior Motives, which spotlights the latest trends in automotive interiors and host the physical CDN People Awards and virtual CDN Livestreams, featuring some of the biggest names in car design. In addition, we organise student competitions, motorshow conferences, create bespoke magazines and books for the design community worldwide and much more. www.cardesignnews.com