Entries are actually open for Autocar’s Nice Girls 2026 awards, recognising the motoring business’s most proficient and influential feminine leaders.
Run by Autocar in affiliation with the Society of Motor Producers and Merchants (SMMT), Nice Girls celebrates the achievements of essentially the most influential ladies throughout the motoring sector.
At this yr’s occasion, to be held on Thursday 16 April on the Stellantis UK headquarters, the Prime 100 will probably be introduced, chosen by Autocar and its panel of judges primarily based on their seniority and degree of affect.
These excellent people will cowl classes together with advertising, retail, automobile improvement and manufacturing.
There may also be an apprentice class, separate to the Prime 100, to have a good time the business’s up-and-comers.
Enter your nominations right here
Alongside them, an total winner will probably be topped. They’ll be a part of a protracted checklist of distinguished earlier winners, equivalent to Stellantis’s Alison Jones, Peugeot’s Linda Jackson and Ford’s Lisa Brankin.
The occasion may also embrace shows from keynote audio system, a panel debate and a networking session.
This yr is the eleventh version of the Autocar Nice Girls awards, which was launched in 2016. The initiative celebrates ladies throughout the automotive sector, yearly switching focus between future business leaders (as a part of Autocar Nice Girls: Rising Stars) and the powerhouses who command the best affect inside their fields.
Haymarket Automotive’s managing director, Rachael Prasher, mentioned: “Now in its eleventh yr, Autocar Nice Girls continues to shine a highlight on the large variety of proficient ladies in our automotive business. I’m, as all the time, trying ahead to seeing this yr’s entries.”
Autocar Nice Girls 2026 is proudly sponsored by Bentley, Keyloop, Nissan, NTT Information, SMMT, Stellantis and Volvo.
Nominees will probably be invited to the distinguished awards ceremony. Areas on the ceremony are restricted, however it’s open to wider members of the business on a first-come, first-serve foundation.
Please ship any enquiries to autocar.occasions@haymarket.com
