National Press Release

DETROIT, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The 13th Annual Urban Wheel Awards event, honoring individuals and organizations for diversity in the auto industry, was held Tuesday evening at the Detroit Opera House. Awards were presented to the Company of the Year, Executive of the Year, Urban Car, and Urban Truck of the Year. The star-studded event, known as "The Academy Awards of the Auto Industry" supplanted the traditional red carpet with a green carpet for celebrities and other notables to walk.

Additional Urban Wheel Awards were presented for Diversity in Motorsports, as well as to the advertising agencies producing the most popular print and broadcast advertisements geared to African-American, Asian and Latino markets.

Co-hosts Sheryl Lee Ralph, acclaimed veteran of film, television and the Broadway stage, and Tony Plana, award-winning star of ABC's Ugly Betty, filmmaker and stage director, led a star-studded cast of local and nationally known presenters including comedian Henry Cho and Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick.

    The 13th Annual Urban Wheel Awards recipients are:

    Executive of the Year
    Jocelyn K. Allen - VP, Public Affairs and Corporate Communications, OnStar

    Company of the Year
    Mitsubishi Motors North America Manufacturing

    Car of the Year
    Hyundai Genesis

    Truck of the Year
    Ford Flex

    Diversity in Motorsports
    Sprint

    African-American Diversity Broadcast Ad of the Year
    UniWorld Group, Inc. - Lincoln MKS - "Mad Crazy Love"

    Latino Diversity Broadcast Ad of the Year
    GlobalHue - Chrysler 300C - "Mano"

    Asian Diversity Broadcast Ad of the Year
    AdAsia Communications- Subaru WRX STI - "Wooden Dummies"

    African American Diversity Print Ad of the Year
    UniWorld Group, Inc. - Ford Flex - "Push It Good"

    Latino Diversity Print Ad of the Year
    Accent Marketing - Chevrolet Aveo - "La Solucion Es Simple"

    Asian Diversity Print Ad of the Year
    AdAsia Communications - Subaru Tribeca - "Carps"

About the Urban Wheel Awards: On Wheels Media, Inc. has produced the Urban Wheel Awards, the automotive industry's premier diversity awards event since 1996. Held during press week of the North American International Auto Show, the Urban Wheel Awards honor pioneering automotive industry leaders and serve as an educational vehicle to increase awareness among minority audiences about the importance of diversity to the industry.

About the Edward Davis Education Foundation: The Edward Davis Education Foundation (EDEF) is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization established by On Wheels Media, Inc. The mission of EDEF is to provide scholarships, internships and mentoring to students pursuing careers in the automotive industry and communications.

About On Wheels Media, Inc.: On Wheels Media, Incorporated is a multicultural multimedia company that publishes African Americans On Wheels, Asians On Wheels and Latinos On Wheels magazines. It also produces the Urban Wheel Awards, the On Wheels with Warren Brown radio show, and maintains the OnWheelsInc.com website. On Wheels Media is also the parent organization of the Edward Davis Education Foundation.

SOURCE On Wheels Media, Inc.