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
;2005;2006
;2007
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;2012
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;2018
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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.Total wins by makers
| Marque | 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 | World Electric Vehicle |
| Audi | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Mercedes-Benz | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| BMW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Porsche | 9 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Hyundai | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Volkswagen | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Jaguar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Kia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Toyota/Lexus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mazda | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Nissan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Land Rover | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Honda | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Citroën | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Volvo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Chevrolet | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Ferrari | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Fiat | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Tesla | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Aston Martin | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| McLaren | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Suzuki | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| BYD | 1 | 1 |