“Winning this award with our new XC40 is perfect timing,” said Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO of Volvo Cars, after receiving the trophy from the new president of Car of the Year Jury, Frank Janssen. “Volvo now has three globally available SUVs in its range for the first time. The XC40 will be a strong contributor to further growth, taking us into a new and fast-growing small SUV segment.”
The small Seat Ibiza, in fact not so small given its roomy interior, was second among the seven nominees aspiring to the title, with 242 points, a recognition of its good position in the B-segment. BMW 5-series, was third in this final voting (226 points), followed by Kia Stinger (204), Citroën C3 Aircross (171), Audi A8 (169) and Alfa Romeo Stelvio (163). The group of seven finalists came last November from a long list of 37 candidates.
20/02/2024
Some days before the announcement of the Car of the Year 2024 in Geneva International Motor Show...
27/11/2023
The list of finalists for The Car of the Year 2024 award is decided. From the long list of 28 models, the Jury of 59 journalist.
21/11/2023
We already know the 28 models that make up the long list of candidates for Car of the Year in Europe 2024.
06/07/2023
The Car of the Year Jury welcomes Simon Tottoli, representing Switzerland. Simon is the new editor-in-chief of the Automobil Revue.
