World Car Awards

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The World Car Awards (also known as World Car of the Year, WCOTY) is a group of automobile Car of the Year awards selected by a jury of 102 international automotive journalists from 30 countries. [1] Cars considered must be sold in at least two major markets (North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America) on at least two separate continents prior to 30 March of the year of the award. [2] The contest was inaugurated in 2003, and officially launched in January 2004.[ citation needed ]

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This started as a single award, similar to many of the continent and nation specific Car of the Year awards already given. [3] Since 2006, awards for performance, green cars, and car design have also been given. [4] In April 2013, an award for luxury design was inaugurated.[ citation needed ]

History

Volkswagen Golf VII is the 2013 World Car of the Year World Car Awards @ New York Autoshow (8598830580).jpg
Volkswagen Golf VII is the 2013 World Car of the Year
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Porsche Boxster is the 2013 World Performance Car
2005
Ten finalists were reduced to three, before the winner was selected at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto. The Audi A6, Porsche 911, and Volvo S40/V50 were the top three finalists.[ citation needed ]
2006
For 2006, in addition to the WCOTY award, the performance, green, and design categories were added; the award was announced at the New York International Auto Show. The BMW 3 Series, Mazda MX-5, and Porsche Cayman were the top three finalists.[ citation needed ]
2007
The Lexus LS, MINI, and Audi TT were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[ citation needed ]
2008
The Mazda2 / Demio, Ford Mondeo, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[ citation needed ]
2009
The Volkswagen Golf, and Toyota iQ were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[ citation needed ]
2010
The Volkswagen Polo, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and Audi A5 were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[ citation needed ]
2011
The Nissan Leaf, Audi A8, and BMW 5 Series were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[ citation needed ]
2012
The Volkswagen up!, BMW 3 Series, and Porsche 911 were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[ citation needed ]
2013
The Volkswagen Golf, Mercedes-Benz A-Class, Porsche Boxster and Subaru BRZ/Toyota GT-86 were the top four finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[ citation needed ]
2014
The Audi A3, Mazda3 and BMW 4 Series were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[ citation needed ]
2015
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Volkswagen Passat and Ford Mustang were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[ citation needed ]
2016
The Mazda MX-5, Mercedes-Benz GLC and Audi A4 were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[ citation needed ]
2017
The Jaguar F-Pace, Volkswagen Tiguan and Audi Q5 were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[ citation needed ]
2018
The Volvo XC60, Range Rover Velar and Mazda CX-5 were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[ citation needed ]
2019
The Audi e-tron, Jaguar I-Pace and Volvo S60/V60 are the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[ citation needed ]

Results

Winners

YearWorld Car of the YearWorld Performance CarWorld Green CarWorld Car Design of the YearWorld Luxury CarWorld Urban CarWorld Electric Vehicle
2005 Audi A6  
2006 BMW 3 Series Porsche Cayman S Honda Civic Hybrid Citroën C4  
2007 Lexus LS 460 Audi RS4 Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec Audi TT  
2008 Mazda2 / Demio Audi R8 BMW 118d with Efficient Dynamics Audi R8  
2009 Volkswagen Golf Mk6 Nissan GT-R Honda FCX Clarity Fiat Nuova 500  
2010 Volkswagen Polo Audi R8 V10 Volkswagen BlueMotion Chevrolet Camaro  
2011 Nissan Leaf Ferrari 458 Italia Chevrolet Volt Aston Martin Rapide  
2012 Volkswagen up! Porsche 991 Mercedes-Benz S250 BlueEfficiency Range Rover Evoque  
2013 Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Porsche Boxster / Cayman Tesla Model S Jaguar F-Type  
2014 Audi A3 Porsche 911 GT3 BMW i3 BMW i3 [5] Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)
2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W205) Mercedes-AMG GT BMW i8 Citroën C4 Cactus [6] Mercedes-Benz S-Class (C217)
2016 Mazda MX-5 Audi R8 Coupe Toyota Mirai Mazda MX-5 BMW 7 Series
2017 Jaguar F-Pace Porsche Boxster Cayman Toyota Prius Prime Jaguar F-Pace Mercedes-Benz E-Class BMW i3
2018 Volvo XC60 BMW M5 Nissan LEAF Range Rover Velar Audi A8 Volkswagen Polo
2019 Jaguar I-Pace McLaren 720S Jaguar I-Pace Jaguar I-Pace Audi A7 Suzuki Jimny
2020 Kia Telluride Porsche Taycan Mazda3 Porsche Taycan Kia Soul EV
2021 Volkswagen ID.4 Porsche 911 Turbo Land Rover Defender Mercedes-Benz S-Class Honda e
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Audi e-tron GT Hyundai Ioniq 5 Mercedes-Benz EQS Toyota Yaris Cross Hyundai Ioniq 5
2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Kia EV6 GT Hyundai Ioniq 6 Lucid Air Citroën C3 (CC21) Hyundai Ioniq 6
2024 Kia EV9 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N Toyota Prius BMW 5 Series/i5 Volvo EX30 Kia EV9

Finalists and top 3

YearWorld Car of the YearWorld Performance CarWorld Green CarWorld Car Design of the YearWorld Luxury CarWorld Urban CarWorld Electric Vehicle
2005
2006



2007

2008



2009



2010



2011



2012



2013



2014




2015




2016 [7]




2017 [8]





2018 [9]





2019 [10]





2020


2021
2022
  • Hyundai Ioniq 5
  • Audi e-tron GT
  • Mercedes-Benz EQS
2023
  • Hyundai Ioniq 6
  • BMW i7
  • Lucid Air
2024

  • Toyota Prius (winner)
  • Ford Bronco
  • Ferrari Purosangue



  • Kia EV9 (winner)
  • BMW i5
  • Volvo EX30

  • Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV
  • Volkswagen ID.7

Total wins by makers

MarqueTotal WinsWorld Car of the YearWorld Performance CarWorld Green CarWorld Car Design of the YearWorld Luxury CarWorld Urban CarWorld Electric Vehicle
Audi 112 (2005, 2014)5 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2022)2 (2007, 2008)2 (2018, 2019)
Mercedes-Benz 91 (2015)1 (2015)2 (2007, 2012)5 (2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022)
BMW 81 (2006)1 (2018)3 (2008, 2014, 2015)1 (2014)1 (2016)1 (2017)
Porsche 7 (2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2021)1 (2020)
Volkswagen 75 (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2021)1 (2010)1 (2018)
Jaguar 62 (2017, 2019)1 (2019)3 (2013, 2017, 2019)
Hyundai 2 (2022, 2023)1 (2024)2 (2022, 2023)2 (2022, 2023)
Toyota/Lexus 41 (2007)2 (2016, 2017)1 (2022)
Mazda 2 (2008, 2016)2 (2016, 2020)
Nissan 31 (2011)1 (2009)1 (2018)
Land Rover 3 (2012, 2018, 2021)
Honda 2 (2006, 2009)1 (2021)
Kia 2 (2020, 2024)1 (2023)1 (2020)1 (2024)
Citroën 2 (2006, 2015)1 (2023)
Chevrolet 21 (2011)1 (2010)
Volvo 11 (2018)
Ferrari 1 (2011)
Fiat 1 (2009)
Tesla 1 (2013)
Aston Martin 1 (2011)
McLaren 1 (2019)
Suzuki 1 (2019)

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