The International Van of the Year is an annual award made by the international transport sector. Each year, an expert jury consisting of leading, authoritative specialist journalists selects the International Van of the Year from the new vehicles appearing on the market in Europe. [1]
Winners Sorted By Brand/Manufacturer | |||||||||
Ford | 6 | Transit (2001) | Transit Connect (2003) | Transit (2007) | Transit Custom (2013) | Transit Connect (2014) | Transit Custom (2020) | ||
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Citroën | 5 | Jumper (1994) | Berlingo (1997) | Jumpy (2008) | Nemo (2009) | Berlingo (2019) | e-Jumpy (2021) | ||
Fiat | 5 | Ducato (1994) | Doblò (2006) | Scudo (2008) | Fiorino (2009) | Doblò (2011) | |||
Iveco | 3 | Daily (2000) | Daily (2015) | Daily Blue Power (2018) | |||||
Mercedes-Benz | 4 | Sprinter (1995) | Vito (1996) | Vito (2005) | Citan (2022) | ||||
Nissan | 2 | Sunny Van (1993) | NV200 (2010) | ||||||
Opel | 3 | Opel/Vauxhall Movano (1999) | Vivaro (2002) | Combo (2019) | Vivaro-e (2021) | ||||
Peugeot | 5 | Boxer (1994) | Partner (1997) | Expert (2008) | Bipper (2009) | Partner (2019) | e-Expert (2021) | ||
Renault | 3 | Master (1998) | Trafic (2002) | Kangoo Z.E. (2012) | Kangoo (2022) | ||||
Volkswagen | 4 | T4 (1992) | T5 (2004) | T6 (2016) | Crafter (2017) | Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo (2023) |
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