World Car of the Year
The World Car Awards (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 1 January of the year of the award. The contest was inaugurated in 2003, and officially launched in January 2004. This was as a unified award, similar to many of the continent, and nation-specific Car of the Year awards already given.[1] Since 2006, awards for performance, green cars, and car design have also been given.[2] In 2013, an award for luxury design was inaugurated.
History
- 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.
- 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.
- 2007
- The Lexus LS, MINI, and Audi TT were the top–three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.
- 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.
- 2009
- The Volkswagen Golf, Ford Fiesta, and Toyota iQ were the top–three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Results
Winners
Finalists and top 3
Total wins by manufacturer
Manufacture | Total Wins | World Car of the Year | World Performance Car | World Green Car | World Car Design of the Year | World Luxury Car | World Urban Car |
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Audi | 8 | 2 (2005, 2014) | 4 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2016) | 2 (2007, 2008) | |||
Mercedes-Benz | 7 | 1 (2015) | 1 (2015) | 2 (2007, 2012) | 3 (2014, 2015 ,2017) | ||
BMW | 1 (2006) | 3 (2008, 2014, 2015) | 1 (2014) | 1 (2016) | 1 (2017) | ||
Volkswagen | 5 | 4 (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013) | 1 (2010) | ||||
Porsche | 5 (2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017) | ||||||
Jaguar | 3 | 1 (2017) | 2 (2013, 2017) | ||||
Mazda | 2 (2008, 2016) | 1 (2016) | |||||
Nissan | 2 | 1 (2011) | 1 (2009) | ||||
Honda | 2 (2006, 2009) | ||||||
Toyota/Lexus | 1 (2007) | 1 (2016) | |||||
Chevrolet | 1 (2011) | 1 (2010) | |||||
Citroën | 2 (2006, 2015) | ||||||
Ferrari | 1 | 1 (2011) | |||||
Fiat | 1 (2009) | ||||||
Tesla | 1 (2013) | ||||||
Aston Martin | 1 (2011) | ||||||
Range Rover | 1 (2012) | ||||||
References
- ↑ http://www.wcoty.com/media/?release=53&year=2010
- ↑ wcoty.com World Car of the Year Awards
- ↑ Jim Henry (2014-04-17). "New York Auto Show: BMWi3 Is The 2014 World Green Car Of The Year". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
- ↑ "World Car of the Year 2015 revealed". Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ↑ "2016 World Car Awards - Results :: World Car Awards". www.wcoty.com. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ↑ "2017 World Car Awards - Results :: World Car Awards". www.wcoty.com.
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