China Car of the Year
China Car of the Year is an award presented to the winning car launched in China during the course of the year. The first year of the awards was 2014. It is judged by an independent panel made up of automotive journalists and experts. Along with the most prestigious "Car of the Year" award.
The award has gone through several changes since 2014.
In 2015, in addition to "Car of the Year", "Performance Car of the Year", "Green Car of the Year" and "Design Car of the Year", the "SUV of the Year" was added.
In 2024, the "Green Car of the Year" was replaced by "Budget Car of the Year".
In 2025, the "Car of the Year" and "SUV of the Year" were integrated into the new "Car of the Year". The "Luxury Car of the Year" was added.
2026 Awards
The 2026 awards was announced in January 2026.- AUDI E5 Sportback - Car of the Year
- Nio ET9 - Luxury Car of the Year
- iCAR V23 - Budget Car of the Year
- Ferrari 296 Speciale - Performance Car of the Year
- Audi A5L - Design Car of the Year
2025 Awards
The 2025 awards was announced in December 2024. The "Car of the Year" and "SUV of the Year" were integrated into the new "Car of the Year". The "Luxury Car of the Year" was added.- AITO M9 - Car of the Year
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class - Luxury Car of the Year
- Geely Galaxy E5 - Budget Car of the Year
- Hyundai Ioniq 5 N - Performance Car of the Year
- Volkswagen ID.UNYX - Design Car of the Year
2024 Awards
The 2024 awards was announced in December 2023. "The Green Car of the Year" was replaced by "Budget Car of the Year".- BMW i7 - Car of the Year
- Genesis GV60 - SUV of the Year
- Geely Galaxy L6 - Budget Car of the Year
- Lotus Eletre R+ - Performance Car of the Year
- Aston Martin DB12 - Design Car of the Year
2023 Awards
- Mercedes-Benz EQE - Car of the Year
- Tank 500 - SUV of the Year
- Audi Q4 e-tron - Green Car of the Year
- Ferrari 296 GTB/GTS - Performance Car of the Year
- Maserati Grecale - Design Car of the Year
2022 Awards
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class - Car of the Year
- Geely Xinyue L - SUV of the Year
- Volkswagen ID.4 - Green Car of the Year
- Audi RS Q8 - Performance Car of the Year
- Genesis G80 - Design Car of the Year
2021 Awards
The 2021 awards were announced at Guangzhou Auto Show on 20 November 2020.- Geely Preface - Car of the Year
- Lincoln Aviator - SUV of the Year
- Polestar 2 Green - Car of the Year
- Maserati MC20 - Performance Car of the Year
- Land Rover Defender - Design Car of the Year
2020 Awards
The 2020 awards were announced on 21 November 2019 at the Guangzhou Auto Show.- Mazda3 - Car of the Year
- Mercedes-Benz GLE - SUV of the Year
- Porsche Taycan - Green Car of the Year
- Porsche 911 - Performance Car of the Year
- Bentley Flying Spur - Design Car of the Year
2019 Awards
- Lexus ES - Car of the Year
- Volkswagen Touareg - SUV of the Year
- Jaguar I-Pace - Green Car of the Year
- Lamborghini Urus - Performance Car of the Year
- Volvo XC40 - Design Car of the Year
2018 Awards
- Volvo S90 - Car of the Year
- Range Rover Velar - SUV of the Year
- Honda CR-V Hybrid - Green of the Year
- Ferrari 812 Superfast - Performance Car of the Year
- Range Rover Velar - Design Car of the Year
2017 Awards
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class LWB - Car of the Year
- Tesla Model X - Green Car of the Year
- Mazda CX-4 - Design Car of the Year
- Porsche 718 - Performance Car of the Year
- Bentley Bentayga - SUV of the Year
2016 Awards
- Geely Borui - Car of the Year
- Lexus NX 300h - Green Car of the Year
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S - Design Car of the Year
- Ferrari 488 GTB - Performance Car of the Year
- Volvo XC90 - SUV of the Year
2015 Awards
- Honda Odyssey - Car of the Year
- BMW i3 Range Extended - Green Car of the Year
- Jaguar F-Type - Car Design of the Year
- McLaren 650S - Performance Car of the Year
- Porsche Macan - SUV of the Year
2014 Awards
The 2014 Awards was the first year of the China Car of the Year. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class took the award, with the Range Rover and Ford Mondeo coming second and third.- Mercedes-Benz S-Class - Car of the Year
- Porsche Panamera - E-Hybrid Green Car of the Year
- DS 5 - Design Car of the Year
- Porsche 918 Spyder - Performance Car of the Year
Statistics
| Group | Total | Car | SUV | Luxury | Budget | Green | Performance | Design |
| Volkswagen | 15 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Geely | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mercedes-Benz | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tata | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Ferrari | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Stellantis | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Hyundai | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| BMW | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Toyota | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Honda | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Mazda | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Seres | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| McLaren | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Aston Martin | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Tesla | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Ford | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| GWM | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| SAIC-VW | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Nio | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Chery | 1 | 1 |