Peugeot 308 won the 2014 Car of the Year award at the 84th Geneva Motor Show. Jury President Hakan Matson handed over the prestigious prize to Maxime Picat, CEO of Peugeot Brand in Geneva, Switzerland.

"The Peugeot 308 gives a glance of the enormous potential that traditional power trains still have. The winner impresses by its weight reduction and its space management as well as the performance of its combustion engines. In addition, the Peugeot sets new standards in terms of interior space - the 308 is light-flooded, comfortable and ergonomic", said Hakan Matson, who is also an automobile expert of the Swedish business paper Dagens Industri.

Maxime Picat, CEO of Peugeot Brand, poses next to Peugeot 308, which was named 2014 Car of the Year, at the Geneva Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, March 3, 2014. [Photo/difc.cn]

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