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Last test in Mortefontaine,  everything ready to know new Car of the Year

Last test in Mortefontaine, everything ready to know new Car of the Year

20/02/2024

TSome days before the announcement of the Car of the Year 2024 in Geneva International Motor Show...

Car of the Year 2024: Short list of Nominees

Car of the Year 2024: Short list of Nominees

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...

Car of the Year 2024: Long list of Candidates

Car of the Year 2024: Long list of Candidates

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...

Simon Tottoli, new Swiss Juror

Simon Tottoli, new Swiss Juror

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...

Guy L'Hospital new French Juror

Guy L'Hospital new French Juror

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...

Juan Ignacio Eguiara, new Spanish Juror and new Jury Commitee member

Juan Ignacio Eguiara, new Spanish Juror and new Jury Commitee member

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...

Car of the Year 2023: 60th Award Ceremony

Car of the Year 2023: 60th Award Ceremony

10/01/2023

Car lovers have a date. ‘The Car of the Year 2023’ awards ceremony will be streamed online...

Car of the Year 2023: Shortlist

Car of the Year 2023: Shortlist

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...

Christophe Bourroux, new French juror

Christophe Bourroux, new French juror

13/10/2022

The Car of the Year Jury welcomes Christophe Bourroux, representing France, as the newest member for our 2023 edition...

Car of the Year 2023: Provisional list of candidates

Car of the Year 2023: Provisional list of candidates

01/09/2022

45 models form the provisional list of candidates for Car of the Year 2023 award...

A younger, more female, more professional and more modern Jury

A younger, more female, more professional and more modern Jury

Car of The Year

The Car of the Year Organization is very happy to announce the following personal changes,...

Mark Tisshaw, new British juror

Mark Tisshaw, new British juror

Car of The Year

Mark Tisshaw is the new juror from United Kingdom for Car of the Year 2023. He replaces Matthew Prior,...

Kia EV6, Car of the Year 2022

Kia EV6, Car of the Year 2022

Car of The Year

The Kia EV6 has been proclaimed the Car of the Year 2022 with 279 points and 12 best votes at the ceremony...

Car of the Year 2022: Statement

Car of the Year 2022: Statement

Car of The Year

The Car of the Year Jury Committee has decided by majority to suspend Russia from the 2022 election...

59th Award Ceremony ‘The Car of the Year’

59th Award Ceremony ‘The Car of the Year’

Car of The Year

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...

Car of the Year 2022: Shortlist

Car of the Year 2022: Shortlist

Car of The Year

Out of the long list of 39 cars, the Jury has chosen seven nominees.

Car of the Year 2022: List of candidates

Car of the Year 2022: List of candidates

Car of The Year

A total of 39 models form the final list of candidates for Car of the Year 2022 award.

Ramon Egger, new Swiss member

Ramon Egger, new Swiss member

Car of The Year

Ramon Egger, 32, is the new Jury member from Switzerland, representing ‘Automobil Revue’, the Swiss publication sitting in Car of the Year Organizing Committee.

Mauri Salo has passed away

Mauri Salo has passed away

Car of The Year

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.

Florence makes six

Florence makes six

Car of The Year

The president of Car of the Year jury, Frank Janssen, has written the following introduction of the new jury member...

Car of the Year 2022: Provisional list of candidates

Car of the Year 2022: Provisional list of candidates

Car of The Year

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...

New Jury members from Luxembourg and Netherlands

New Jury members from Luxembourg and Netherlands

Car of The Year

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...

Toyota Yaris, Car of the Year 2021

Toyota Yaris, Car of the Year 2021

Car of The Year

The Car of the Year 2021 award ceremony has been held in Palexpo -the usual venue for Geneva International Motor Show- and broadcasted worldwide...

Toyota Yaris: A deserving winner

Toyota Yaris: A deserving winner

Car of The Year

Toyota Yaris, as Car of the Year 2021, comes to join double CotY winners Renault Clio and Volkswagen Golf...

Car of The year 2021 shortlist

Car of The year 2021 shortlist

Car of The Year

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...

Car of The year 2021: The candidates

Car of The year 2021: The candidates

Car of The Year

A total of 29 models form the final list of candidates for Car of the Year 2021 award....

Peter Suranyi’s passing away

Peter Suranyi’s passing away

Car of The Year

The former Car of the Year Jury member from Hungary, Peter Suranyi, has recently passed away...

No Tannistest 2020

No Tannistest 2020

Car of The Year

Tannistest will be missed for the first time in its 43 years of existence. The extensive, independent ...

Fred Magne Skillebaek, new Norwegian juror

Fred Magne Skillebaek, new Norwegian juror

Car of The Year

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...

Three news Sponsors

Three new Sponsors

Car of The Year

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...

Relay of jurors in Greece

Relay of jurors in Greece

Car of The Year

Helen Xenakis, 45, is the new Greek juror for Car of the Year 2021 award. She replaces Stratis Chatzipanagiotou, a Jury member since 2005...

Joost Bolle, new Belgian juror

Joost Bolle, new Belgian juror

Car of The Year

Joost Bolle, 60, is the new Jury member from Belgium for Car of the Year 2021 award...

Marianne Sterner has passed away

Marianne Sterner has passed away

Car of The Year

Marianne Sterner has passed away – and the whole Organization of Car of the Year has every reason to be sad...

Sergey Znaemsky, new Jury member from Russia

Sergey Znaemsky, new Jury member from Russia

Car of The Year

Sergey Znaemsky is the new Russian juror for Car of the Year 2021 award...

Peugeot 208, Car of the Year 2020

Peugeot 208, Car of the Year 2020

Car of The Year

The new Peugeot 208 was proclaimed in Geneva the winner of the Car of the Year 2020 contest....

Peugeot 208: Efficient, electric too

Peugeot 208: Efficient, electric too

Car of The Year

As one PSA manager recently pointed, the 205, first model in the saga of modern-era small Peugeots ...

Mortefontaine 2020

Mortefontaine 2020

Car of The Year

Just two weeks before the announcement of Car of the Year 2020 in Geneva International Motor Show, the Jury members gathered for ...

Car of the Year 2020 shortlist

Car of the Year 2020 shortlist

Car of The Year

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 ...

Car of The year 2020: The nominees

Car of The year 2020: The nominees

Car of The Year

The Nominees. Seven candidates form the list of nominees for Car of the Year 2020 award ...

Car of The year 2020: The candidates

Car of The year 2020: The candidates

Car of The Year

A total of 35 models form the final list of candidates for Car of the Year 2020 award ...

Tannistest 2019

Tannistest 2019

Car of The Year

Once again the Tannistest recently gathered many of the recent new cars in the market ...

New Jury members in Switzerland and Netherlands

New Jury members in Switzerland and Netherlands

Car of The Year

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 ...

Car of The year 2020: Provisional list of candidates

Car of The year 2020: Provisional list of candidates

Car of The Year

A total of 48 models form the provisional list of candidates for Car of the Year 2020 award ...

Roman Popkiewicz, new Jury member from Poland

Roman Popkiewicz, new Jury member from Poland

Car of The Year

Roman Popkiewicz, 46, is a new Jury member for Car of The Year 2020 award. ...

Vicky Parrott, new British member of the Jury

Vicky Parrott, new British member of the Jury

Car of The Year

Vicky Parrott is a new Jury member of Car of the Year 2020 ...

Jaguar I-Pace won the unprecedented tie

Jaguar I-Pace won the unprecedented tie

Car of The Year

There couldn’t ever be more thrill and suspense in a Car of the Year election ...

Mortefontaine test 2019

Mortefontaine test 2019

Car of The Year

As a prelude of the final vote for Car of the Year 2019 award, Jury members gathered for a special test session ...

Car of the Year in figures

Car of the Year in figures

Car of The Year

Car of the Year, now close to round off its 56th edition in Geneva Motor Show ...

Peugeot 508

Peugeot 508

Car of The Year

Peugeot 508 is one of the seven nominees for Car of the Year 2019 award ...

Mercedes-Benz A-Class

Mercedes-Benz A-Class

Car of The Year

Mercedes-Benz A-Class is one of the seven nominees for Car of the Year 2019 award ...

Kia Ceed

Kia Ceed

Car of The Year

Kia Ceed is one of the seven nominees for Car of the Year 2019 award ...

Jaguar I-Pace

Jaguar I-Pace

Car of The Year

Jaguar I-Pace is one of the seven nominees for Car of the Year 2019 award ...

Ford Focus

Ford Focus

Car of The Year

Ford Focus is one of the seven nominees for Car of the Year 2019 award ...

Citroën C5 Aircross

Citroën C5 Aircross

Car of The Year

Citroën C5 Aircross is one of the seven nominees for Car of the Year 2019 award ...

Alpine A110

Alpine A110

Car of The Year

Alpine A110 is one of the seven nominees for Car of the Year 2019 award ...

Tannistest 2018

Tannistest 2018

Car of The Year

As a kind of advance to Paris Motor Show, the Tannistest recently gathered ...

Milan Jozif’s passing

Milan Jozif’s passing

Car of The Year

Our Czech colleague Milan Jozif recently died at the age of 82 after a very long illness ...

New Jury members from Austria, France and Italy

New Jury members from Austria, France and Italy

Car of The Year

The Jury Committee of Car of the Year 2019 award has confirmed the appointment of four new Jury members ...

Carl-Johan Lejland, new Swedish member of the Jury

Carl-Johan Lejland, new Swedish member of the Jury

Car of The Year

Carl-Johan Lejland (Sweden, 1975) is the new member of the Jury for Car of the Year 2019 ...

Sweeping win for Volvo XC40

Sweeping win for Volvo XC40

Car of The Year

No other Volvo did it in 55 years, but XC40 won ...

Mortefontaine test 2018

Mortefontaine test 2018

Photo: Alexander Babic

Last act before the final vote for Car of the Year 2018. Jury members tested the finalists ...

Renewal at the top

Renewal at the top

Photo: Alexander Babic

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 ...

Eric Netgen, new Jury member from Luxembourg

Eric Netgen, new Jury member from Luxembourg

Car of The Year

Eric Netgen (Luxembourg, 1969) is the new member of the Jury for Car of the Year 2018 ...

Tannistest 2017

Tannistest 2017

Car of The Year

Tannistest, the week-long testing event ...

Peugeot 3008 announced Car of the Year 2017

Peugeot 3008 announced Car of the Year 2017

Car of The Year

Car of the Year 2017, the Peugeot 3008, was announced in Palexpo on the eve of Geneva Motor Show press day ...

Three new members in Car of the Year Jury

Three new members in Car of the Year Jury

Car of The Year

The Jury for Car of the Year 2018 award welcomes three new members, doubling the presence of ...

Mortefontaine test 2017

Mortefontaine test 2017

Car of The Year

Alfa Romeo Giulia, Citroën C3, Mercedes-Benz E-class, Nissan Micra, Peugeot 3008, Toyota C-HR ...

Tannistest 2016

Emmanuelle Bouron in the Organizing Committee

Car of The Year

The usual venue in Northern Denmark has seen a new edition of Tannistest ...

Tannistest 2016

Tannistest 2016

Car of The Year

The usual venue in Northern Denmark has seen a new edition of Tannistest ...

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