The Car Executive of the Century was an international award given to the most influential car executive of the 20th century. The election process was overseen by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation.
The winner, Ferdinand Piëch, was announced at an awards gala on December 18, 1999 in Las Vegas.
Famous quotes containing the words car and/or executive:
“A car can massage organs which no masseur can reach. It is the one remedy for the disorders of the great sympathetic nervous system.”
—Jean Cocteau (1889–1963)
“Testimony of all ages forces us to admit that war is among the most dangerous enemies to liberty, and that the executive is the branch most favored by it of all the branches of Power.”
—James Madison (1751–1836)