07/01/2025
The winner of The Car Of The Year 2025 award is all set to be decided in Brussels. Over the last few months all the juries have been thoroughly testing the finalists. The first was after the summer in Denmark at...
20/11/2024 - Andrea Brambilla (Italy)
Bright colours, a design that recalls the past, the new Renault R5 E-Tech Electric is certainly deservedly one of the seven finalists of The Car of The Year 2025. The car focuses heavily on reviving the myth of the legendary R5 which became a coult in Europe changing the rules of city cars thanks to its design and performance...
20/11/2024 - Sebastjan Plevnjak (Slovenia)
After the EV9 and especially the EV6 with which Kia immediately won the European crown, the title of European Car of the Year 2022, Kia is now offering the EV3 model, planted amidst the compact crossover segment...
20/11/2024 - Stephane Meunier (France)
Presented before the summer, the little Hyundai Inster piqued our curiosity with its quirky aesthetics and unrivalled practicality. Although it won't be delivered until the end of 2024, we've already got behind the wheel, and the charm is still working! Since the summer, however, Hyundai has been keeping the suspense alive with its new Inster,...
19/11/2024 - Florin Micu (Romania)
The Dacia Duster has grown up. When it was born in 2010, it was the SUV with the most affordable price, and that argument cemented a success story. Seven years later, it was the best-selling SUV in Europe, with almost two and a half million units sold. A figure that confirms that, in the last two years, the brand's desirability index has risen seventeen points...
19/11/2024 - Francisco Mota, TARGA 67 (Portugal)
ormentor has been a sales success, however, Cupra needed a bigger and more family orientated SUV. With more room inside and keeping the original styling, both from the outside and inside. Terramar was the answer...
19/11/2024 - Pedro Martín (Spain)
The fourth generation of Citroën C3 is born as a revolutionary car, because to succeed the previous model in the French brand have created a body of 4.01 meters long, 1.76 wide and 1.57 high halfway between utility and SUV, and seated on the modern Smart Car platform, which will lead to this and other models of Stellantis in its factory in Trnava, Slovakia...
18/11/2024. Jiri Duchon (Czech Republic)
The Alfa Romeo Junior was launched in Milan on April 10 as Alfa Romeo Milano, but just six days later the manufacturer renamed it Junior. Adolfo Urso, the minister of economic development of the Italian government, backed out of the law from 2003, according to which a product with an "Italian-sounding name" cannot be produced outside Italy. The new name: Junior...
15/11/2024
The list of the seven finalists for the 2025 edition has just been published, and the 60 jurors from 23 European countries have had to choose from among 42 models those they consider most likely to win the continental award.
09/11/2024
Ford is once again taking advantage of its synergy with the Volkswagen Group by borrowing the technical platform of the ID.5 and the Cupra Tavascan to resurrect a name that has disappeared since the 1980s. After the Puma, the American manufacturer is now reviving the Capri...
08/11/2024
The Cupra Terramar is in a way the replacement for the Ateca, symbolizing at the same time the meteoric rise of the brand that became independent in 2018. The Iberian SUV intends to appeal to families. To do this, it relies on expressive styling and engines with different levels of electrification...
07/11/2024
Slowly, the Polestar brand is developing its range. After the Polestar 1 hybrid coupe, Volvo's former sports division that has become a brand in its own right, is turning to the 100% electric with the Polestar 2 sedan, then the Polestar 3, a large SUV with athletic lines cousin of the Volvo EX90. It can count on three versions, offering rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive...
06/11/2024
In just a few months, BYD has built up an already rather complete range of no less than 6 models in Europe. One of them is the Seal U, an SUV designed for Europe, which is aimed at the Tesla Model Y. Initially offered as a 100% electric vehicle, the Seal U is now available as a plug-in hybrid...
05/11/2024
To diversify its range of SUVs already composed of the X5, BMW marketed the X3 in 2004. Smaller than its counterpart since 1999, it is launching the family crossover market. Back in 2024, the X3 is still present with a fourth generation that faces ever fiercer competition...
04/11/2024
The first "real" novelty of the manufacturer since 2021, delayed by almost two years, the Audi Q6 e-tron was to be the first model to debut the Volkswagen Group's new PPE technical platform. However, with its 800V architecture, the electric SUV is not lagging behind technologically...
01/11/2024
The Dacia Spring and the Citroën ë-C3 have a new competitor, and this one is Korean. Hyundai unveils the Inster, its new electric city SUV at an affordable price. It takes up the nice face of the Casper, a combustion model marketed in South Korea since 2021...
31/10/2024
Bought by the KG group, the Korean manufacturer Ssangyong has changed its name to KGM. A new beginning inaugurated by the launch of the Torres EVX, a 100% electric version of the eponymous combustion SUV...
30/10/2024
After the EV6 streamlined SUV and the EV9 large 7-seater SUV, Kia is continuing its electric offensive, this time targeting the urban vehicle market with the EV3. The small SUV is thus launching an attack on the Peugeot E-2008 and Volvo EX30, but also the Volkswagen ID.3 and Renault Mégane E-Tech electric compact sedans...
29/10/2024
Born in 2003, then disappeared from circulation since 2016 when it was only sold in Italy, the Lancia Ypsilon is making its comeback on the European market for a third generation, marking at the same time the revival of a brand that had become confidential. To stand out from its competitors Mini Cooper and Audi A1 in the lead, the Italian city car adopts a more premium positioning...
28/10/2024
After the Levante, Maserati is presenting a more compact SUV, the Grecale, in 2022. A year later, the brand with the trident offers it in a 100% electric Folgore version. The Italian combines elegant styling with a rather attractive spec sheet, which can boast a power level of up to 550 hp. This will be enough to titillate the Porsche Macan, which has become definitively electric...
25/10/2024
An exclusively American model until 2020, the Ford Explorer was exported to Europe, in a plug-in hybrid version only, until the arrival of a new generation that almost wiped the slate clean. Indeed, the new Explorer is now 100% electric and cousin to a certain Volkswagen ID.4 and other SUVs using the group's MEB platform...
24/10/2024
With more than 9 million units sold worldwide, the Swift has been the star of the Suzuki catalog since 2004. The Citadine has improved over time by becoming more attractive and technological. In its latest version, the Japanese city car relies on a single micro-hybrid engine and a featherweight under the ton...
22/10/2024
Launched in 2018, the X2 is rare on our roads. Shunned in favor of its X1 and X3 brothers, it is not giving up and has offered itself a new generation. Presented in 2023, it has established a more assertive style, while offering ever more advanced technologies. We take a tour of the owner...
21/10/2024
To expand its range a little more, Audi launched the A5 coupe in 2007. With an attractive style, the two-door was available in a convertible version, until then integrated into the A4 line, and saw the appearance of a family body called Sportback. After being renewed in 2016 for a second generation, without shaking up the codes already in place, the 2024 A5 model year changes completely: larger, more technological and available as a sedan as well as an estate. In addition to replacing the old version, it also supplants the A4, which will go electric...
18/10/2024
Released in the 2000s, the Hyundai Santa Fe has been present for five generations now. The latest one presented in November 2023 changes radically, embracing the brand's new visual identity. With its false Land Rover Defender looks, the very cubic Santa Fe is imposing. The large Korean SUV is distinguished by its pixelated H-shaped light signature, its rectangular bumper and its black strip placed atypically at the bottom of the tailgate...
17/10/2024
In 2014, Porsche offered a little brother to the Cayenne: the Macan. More compact, but not devoid of the qualities debuted by the superior model, the "small" SUV has contributed to the good health of the manufacturer by becoming a real best-seller. To stem the drop in sales linked to the end of the model's career, a second generation was unveiled in early 2024. 100% electric (a first), it is a cousin of the new Audi Q6 e-tron and is the second model without the combustion engine at the manufacturer..
15/10/2024
First unveiled as a 100% electric model, the current generation of Mini welcomed two petrol engines under its hood several months later. The chic city car thus plays the multi-energy card, without losing the charming look that made it successful and while benefiting from a wide range of technologies...
14/10/2024
The city car segment welcomed a new competitor at the beginning of 2024: the MG3 Hybrid+. Offered only as a hybrid, the Sino-British city car intends to stand up to the benchmarks in the category thanks to generous equipment, promising power and tight prices...
11/10/2024
The prototype caused a sensation! In 2021, Renault presented a draft of its future Renault 5 with a concept car that played the neo-retro design card, in homage to the Renault 5 of 1972. The production model, faithful to the concept, was presented at the beginning of 2024 and did not fail to make a name for itself. 100% electric, the city car with the diamond is thus banking on the brand's past to seduce future customers and offers various engines as well as multiple customization possibilities...
10/10/2024
Dacia's best seller, the Duster has carved out a solid reputation since its appearance in 2010. Accessible with a varied range of engines and finishes, the low-cost SUV has been renewed in 2023 with a more attractive bodywork, a more technological interior and a new hybrid version debuted thanks to a new technical base...
08/10/2024
After the Arkana, Renault is continuing its breakthrough in the world of coupe SUVs by unveiling the Rafale. Marketed since the spring of 2024, this 100% new model relies on clean lines, a chic look, a neat finish, a wide range of technology and a 300 hp plug-in hybrid variant. Here is an overview of this top-of-the-range car from Renault...
07/10/2024
Since 2002, the C3 has taken over from the Saxo in the affordable city car segment. While the third generation had partly put away the round shapes, the fourth version unveiled in 2023 has completely separated itself from them to take on the appearance of a small SUV. Despite everything, it retains a reduced size and benefits from several engines...
04/10/2024
Launched in February 2024, the third generation of the Volkswagen Tiguan intends to follow in the footsteps of previous versions while maintaining solid foundations. A true benchmark in its segment, the SUV has swapped sharp lines for softer shapes, while improving its technological offer a notch and without cutting back on its sense of hospitality. Its range of engines is multi-energy with petrol, diesel, mild hybridisation and two plug-in hybrid variants...
03/10/2024
The first SUV signed by Skoda, the Kodiaq has benefited from a well-deserved renewal in 2023. In the catalogue since 2017, it has given way to a second generation in aesthetic continuity but with more advanced technologies. A new plug-in hybrid version has entered the catalogue...
30/09/2024
The Coutryman has been playing SUVs since 2010. Replacing the eponymous estate, the first generation of the model was a great success, so much so that BMW-owned Mini offered it a successor in 2017. A renewal was carried out in 2023 with the arrival of a new version. Largely modernized with a more assertive style, the latter contains under its hood petrol and diesel engines, as well as a new electric variant...
27/09/2024
The Panda is a bit of an icon in the shadow of the 500. Less mythical than the latter, it is nevertheless a historic model at Fiat. The Panda has changed a lot since the first generation. While the current generation, which has been in the running since 2012, is still in the catalogue, at the same time, the Italian city car is being renewed for a fourth generation, taking the name Grande Panda...
26/09/2024
A family-friendly in the Opel range, the Grandland was renewed in April 2024. More statutory and technological than its predecessor, the SUV with the Blitz is also longer and offers 100% electric engines. Despite its technical proximity to the Peugeot 3008, it stands out in many aspects...
24/09/2024
After trying to insert itself into the compact sedan segment with the relatively successful 3 Series Compact (E36 and E46), BMW marketed the 1 Series in 2004. The third generation that appeared in 2019 is taking early retirement and making way for a new version in 2024, still embodying the brand's entry ticket in the face of increasingly fierce competitors...
23/09/2024
After eight generations, the Volkswagen Passat sedan bowed out in 2023. The centerpiece of the manufacturer's range, the model is now only represented by an estate called SW. However, this single body promises a varied range of engines as well as complete equipment...
20/09/2024
After designating a concept car unveiled at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Symbioz name reappeared in May 2024 on a new SUV. In the guise of a stretched Renault Captur, this model is intended to be a combustion alternative to the 100% electric Scénic. Offered with a single engine, the Symbioz promises space and developed technology. An SUV "to be lived" to discover...
19/09/2024
After the compact Born unveiled in 2022, Cupra is continuing the electrification of its range with a second model, the Tavascan. This SUV coupé, cousins of the VW ID.5, Skoda Enyaq Coupé and Audi Q4 e-tron, foreshadows the future style of a manufacturer that has the wind in its sails...
17/09/2024
Exit the Crossland. Launched in 2017, the compact SUV with the Blitz has definitively bowed out in 2024 in favor of the Frontera. In addition to the revival of an old name, the latter has continued the aesthetic renewal of the Opel range, while displaying larger proportions and relying on a comprehensive technological offer...
16/09/2024
Skoda's flagship, the Superb has been in the brand's catalog since 2001 (with the exception of the model marketed from 1934 to 1949). From generation to generation, the large sedan has continued to gain in character, flirting with the limit of the premium segment. This fourth version is no exception to the law of evolution and offers a sharp style, accomplished technologies and varied engines...
13/09/2024
Composed of sports cars and an SUV, the Lotus range was enriched in September 2023 with a sedan called Emeya. This 4-door with a grand touring spirit is based on a 100% electric base and promises a long-term range as well as a luxurious positioning...
12/09/2024
To succeed the C3 Picasso urban MPV, Citroën unveiled the C3 Aircross in 2017. To seduce, this small SUV relies on its sense of hospitality and its unique style. In 2024, it will be renewed for a second generation adopting the brand's new visual codes, and abandoning its plump side for a more cubic style. The objective is simple: to seduce families by offering a modern look and an attractive price...
10/09/2024
It took less than a week for Alfa Romeo Milano to change its name. Despite a little controversy at the beginning of its career, the compact SUV, renamed Junior, operates in a richly populated segment. To stand out, the Junior relies on a sensual line, typical Alfa gimmicks and promises a sporting philosophy ...
21/08/2024
Welcome a new Jury member from Romania, Goodbye and thanks to Phil McNamara from UK, ...
12/08/2024
We already know the 48 models that make up the long list of candidates for Car of the Year in Europe 2025...
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...
06/07/2023
The Car of the Year is happy to announce that Guy L'Hospital is the new French member of the Jury. Guy who is deputy editor-in-chief of bi-weekly magazine L’Auto Journal...
16/05/2023
The Car of the Year Jury welcomes Juan Ignacio Eguiara, as new Spanish Juror and member of Jury Committee representing AUTOPISTA magazine...
10/01/2023
Car lovers have a date. ‘The Car of the Year 2023’ awards ceremony will be streamed online...
24/11/2022
The shortlist for the Car of the Year 2023 award is decided. Out of the long list of 27 models, the Jury has chosen seven nominees...
13/10/2022
The Car of the Year Jury welcomes Christophe Bourroux, representing France, as the newest member for our 2023 edition...
01/09/2022
45 models form the provisional list of candidates for Car of the Year 2023 award...
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The Car of the Year Organization is very happy to announce the following personal changes,...
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Mark Tisshaw is the new juror from United Kingdom for Car of the Year 2023. He replaces Matthew Prior,...
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The Kia EV6 has been proclaimed the Car of the Year 2022 with 279 points and 12 best votes at the ceremony...
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The Car of the Year Jury Committee has decided by majority to suspend Russia from the 2022 election...
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A date for car lovers to put in their diary: ‘The Car of the Year 2022’ awards ceremony will be streamed online, live from Geneva...
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Out of the long list of 39 cars, the Jury has chosen seven nominees.
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A total of 39 models form the final list of candidates for Car of the Year 2022 award.
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Ramon Egger, 32, is the new Jury member from Switzerland, representing ‘Automobil Revue’, the Swiss publication sitting in Car of the Year Organizing Committee.
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Mauri Salo, a former COTY Jury Member, Secretary General and an Honorary Member passed away on Thursday August 12th at the age of 84 after a long illness.
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The president of Car of the Year jury, Frank Janssen, has written the following introduction of the new jury member...
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Sixty-odd models form the provisional list of candidates for Car of the Year 2021 award. It’s a living list, submitted to possible changes, as the final list will be known on November 15th 2021...
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The Jury for Car of the Year 2022 award welcomes new members from Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Alain Rousseau and Frank Buma come to succeed respectively Eric Netgen and Gert Wisse...
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The Car of the Year 2021 award ceremony has been held in Palexpo -the usual venue for Geneva International Motor Show- and broadcasted worldwide...
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Toyota Yaris, as Car of the Year 2021, comes to join double CotY winners Renault Clio and Volkswagen Golf...
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The shortlist for the Car of the Year 2021 award is decided. Out of the long list of 29 cars, the Jury has chosen seven nominees...
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A total of 29 models form the final list of candidates for Car of the Year 2021 award....
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The former Car of the Year Jury member from Hungary, Peter Suranyi, has recently passed away...
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Tannistest will be missed for the first time in its 43 years of existence. The extensive, independent ...
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Fred Magne Skillebaek, 54, is the new juror from Norway for Car of the Year 2021. He replaces Rune Korsvoll who retires the Jury after turning 65 this year...
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Under its new logo, Car of the Year is proud to announce three new Sponsors from Belgium, Germany and Switzerland: Auto Trends, Firmenauto and Automobil Revue/Revue Automobile...
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Helen Xenakis, 45, is the new Greek juror for Car of the Year 2021 award. She replaces Stratis Chatzipanagiotou, a Jury member since 2005...
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Joost Bolle, 60, is the new Jury member from Belgium for Car of the Year 2021 award...
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Marianne Sterner has passed away – and the whole Organization of Car of the Year has every reason to be sad...
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Sergey Znaemsky is the new Russian juror for Car of the Year 2021 award...
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The new Peugeot 208 was proclaimed in Geneva the winner of the Car of the Year 2020 contest....
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As one PSA manager recently pointed, the 205, first model in the saga of modern-era small Peugeots ...
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Just two weeks before the announcement of Car of the Year 2020 in Geneva International Motor Show, the Jury members gathered for ...
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The shortlist for the Car of the Year 2020 award is decided. Out of the long list of 30 cars, the Jury has chosen seven nominees ...
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The Nominees. Seven candidates form the list of nominees for Car of the Year 2020 award ...
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A total of 35 models form the final list of candidates for Car of the Year 2020 award ...
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Once again the Tannistest recently gathered many of the recent new cars in the market ...
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Car of the Year 2020 award renews its Jury. New members have been announced in United Kingdom and Poland, and now also in Switzerland and Netherlands ...
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A total of 48 models form the provisional list of candidates for Car of the Year 2020 award ...
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Roman Popkiewicz, 46, is a new Jury member for Car of The Year 2020 award. ...
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Vicky Parrott is a new Jury member of Car of the Year 2020 ...
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There couldn’t ever be more thrill and suspense in a Car of the Year election ...
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As a prelude of the final vote for Car of the Year 2019 award, Jury members gathered for a special test session ...
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Car of the Year, now close to round off its 56th edition in Geneva Motor Show ...
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Peugeot 508 is one of the seven nominees for Car of the Year 2019 award ...
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Mercedes-Benz A-Class is one of the seven nominees for Car of the Year 2019 award ...
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Jaguar I-Pace is one of the seven nominees for Car of the Year 2019 award ...
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Ford Focus is one of the seven nominees for Car of the Year 2019 award ...
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Citroën C5 Aircross is one of the seven nominees for Car of the Year 2019 award ...
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Alpine A110 is one of the seven nominees for Car of the Year 2019 award ...
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As a kind of advance to Paris Motor Show, the Tannistest recently gathered ...
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Our Czech colleague Milan Jozif recently died at the age of 82 after a very long illness ...
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The Jury Committee of Car of the Year 2019 award has confirmed the appointment of four new Jury members ...
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Carl-Johan Lejland (Sweden, 1975) is the new member of the Jury for Car of the Year 2019 ...
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Last act before the final vote for Car of the Year 2018. Jury members tested the finalists ...
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The annual General Assembly of Car of the Year Jury included this year a renewal for the elected positions of President, Vice-president and Secretary General ...
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Eric Netgen (Luxembourg, 1969) is the new member of the Jury for Car of the Year 2018 ...
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Car of the Year 2017, the Peugeot 3008, was announced in Palexpo on the eve of Geneva Motor Show press day ...
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The Jury for Car of the Year 2018 award welcomes three new members, doubling the presence of ...
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Alfa Romeo Giulia, Citroën C3, Mercedes-Benz E-class, Nissan Micra, Peugeot 3008, Toyota C-HR ...
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The usual venue in Northern Denmark has seen a new edition of Tannistest ...
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The usual venue in Northern Denmark has seen a new edition of Tannistest ...
07/01/2025
The winner of The Car Of The Year 2025 award is all set to be decided in Brussels. Over the last few months all the juries have been thoroughly testing the finalists...
15/11/2024
The list of the seven finalists for the 2025 edition has just been published, and the 60 jurors from 23 European countries have had to choose from ...
21/08/2024
Welcome a new Jury member from Romania, Goodbye and thanks to Phil McNamara from UK, ...
12/08/2024
We already know the 48 models that make up the preliminary long list of candidates for Car of the Year in Europe 2025.
