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The World Car of the Year (WCOTY) (French: Prix mondial de la Voiture de l’année) is an automobile award selected by a jury of 48 international automotive journalists from 22 countries. Cars considered must be sold in at least five countries on at least two continents prior to January 1 of the year of the award. The contest is a new one, inaugurated in 2005 as a unified award similar to many of the continent- and nation-specific Car of the Year awards already given. Since 2006, awards for performance, green cars, and car design also given.[1]
[edit] History
- 2005
- Ten finalists were reduced to three before the winner was selected at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto.
- 2006
- For 2006, in addition to the WCOTY award, the performance, green, and design categories were added; the award was announced April 12 at the New York International Auto Show.
- 2007
- On 8 March 2007, the Audi TT, Lexus and MINI were named the top-three finalists for WCOTY. The winner was announced on April 5, 2007 at the New York International Auto Show.
[edit] Results
Winners, finalists and nominees
| World Car of the Year |
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2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
- BMW 1-Series
- Chevrolet Corvette
- Chrysler 300/300C
- Ford Focus
- Land-Rover LR3/Discovery III
- Mercedes-Benz A-Class
- Mercedes-Benz SLK
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| World Performance Car |
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2007 |
2008 |
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| World Green Car |
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2008 |
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| World Car Design of the Year |
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[edit] References
- ^ wcoty.com World Car of the Year Awards
[edit] External links
