World Car Awards


The World Car Awards is a group of automobile Car of the Year awards selected by a jury of 102 international automotive journalists from 30 countries. Cars considered must be sold in at least two major markets on at least two separate continents prior to 30 March of the year of the award. The contest was inaugurated in 2003, and officially launched in January 2004.
This started as a single 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 have also been given. In April 2013, an award for luxury design was inaugurated.

History

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Results

Winners

Vehicles in the World Performance Car, World Urban Car, World Electric Vehicle and World Car Design of the Year categories may also be contenders in the overall “World Car of the Year” class, depending on type and pricing.
YearWorld Car of the YearWorld Performance CarWorld Green CarWorld Car Design of the YearWorld Luxury CarWorld Urban CarWorld Electric Vehicle
2005Audi A6
2006BMW 3 SeriesPorsche Cayman SHonda Civic HybridCitroën C4
2007Lexus LS 460Audi RS4Mercedes-Benz E320 BluetecAudi TT
2008Mazda2 / DemioAudi R8BMW 118d with Efficient DynamicsAudi R8
2009Volkswagen Golf Mk6Nissan GT-RHonda FCX ClarityFiat Nuova 500
2010Volkswagen PoloAudi R8 V10Volkswagen BlueMotionChevrolet Camaro
2011Nissan LeafFerrari 458 ItaliaChevrolet VoltAston Martin Rapide
2012Volkswagen up!Porsche 991Mercedes-Benz S250 BlueEfficiencyRange Rover Evoque
2013Volkswagen Golf Mk7Porsche Boxster / CaymanTesla Model SJaguar F-Type
2014Audi A3Porsche 911 GT3BMW i3BMW i3Mercedes-Benz S-Class
2015Mercedes-Benz C-Class Mercedes-AMG GTBMW i8Citroën C4 CactusMercedes-Benz S-Class
2016Mazda MX-5Audi R8 CoupeToyota MiraiMazda MX-5BMW 7 Series
2017Jaguar F-PacePorsche Boxster CaymanToyota Prius PrimeJaguar F-PaceMercedes-Benz E-ClassBMW i3
2018Volvo XC40BMW M5Nissan LEAFRange Rover VelarAudi A8Volkswagen Polo
2019Jaguar I-PaceMcLaren 720SJaguar I-PaceJaguar I-PaceAudi A7Suzuki Jimny
2020Kia TelluridePorsche TaycanMazda3Porsche TaycanKia Soul EV
2021Volkswagen ID.4Porsche 911 TurboLand Rover DefenderMercedes-Benz S-ClassHonda e
2022Hyundai Ioniq 5Audi e-tron GTHyundai Ioniq 5Mercedes-Benz EQSToyota Yaris CrossHyundai Ioniq 5
2023Hyundai Ioniq 6Kia EV6 GTHyundai Ioniq 6Lucid AirCitroën C3 Hyundai Ioniq 6
2024Kia EV9 Hyundai Ioniq 5 NToyota PriusBMW 5 Series/i5Volvo EX30Kia EV9
2025Kia EV3Porsche 911 Carrera GTSVW ID. BuzzVolvo EX90BYD Seagull/Dolphin MiniHyundai Casper Electric/Inster

Finalists and top 3

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
Audi112 5 2 2
Mercedes-Benz91 1 2 5
BMW91 1 3 1 2 1
Porsche98 1
Hyundai82 1 2 3
Volkswagen85 1 1 1
Jaguar62 1 3
Kia63 1 1 1
Toyota/Lexus51 2 1 1
Mazda42 2
Nissan31 1 1
Land Rover33
Honda32 1
Citroën32 1
Volvo31 1 1
Chevrolet21 1
Ferrari11
Fiat11
Tesla11
Aston Martin11
McLaren11
Suzuki11
BYD11