Car of the year
Car of the Year , English Car of the Year (short COTY ), is a term used by journalists since the 1950s and a later annual award for the best automobile. A jury of journalists usually awards such an award.
Worldwide
World Car Awards
The World Car of the Year award , German Car of the Year , French Prix mondial de la Voiture de l'année is aimed at the world market. It was awarded for the first time in February 2005. Around 50 journalists from around 25 countries rate automobiles that are sold on at least two continents . Awards were later introduced in the Performance Car , Green Car and Car Design categories . Special experts make a pre-selection in the categories of Green Car and Car Design . Journalists John McCormick, Gerry Malloy and Jens Meiners are among the longstanding leading participants appointed by the jury. The other published jurors based in Germany are Stefan Anker, Thomas Geiger, Yoshihiro Kimura and Jürgen Zöllter . France is represented by only one journalist, Austria by Stephan Schätzl and Switzerland not. Most of the jurors are based in the UK, North America and Asia.
Previous winners
Asia and Australia
Wheels Car of the Year
The Australian trade magazine Wheels , founded in 1953, has been awarding the Car of the Year award for vehicles produced in Australia since 1963 and also for imported vehicle models since 1977.
Australia's Best Cars
The seven largest automobile clubs in Australia (NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAA, RAC, RACT and AANT) have been voting for Australia's Best Cars in 15 different categories every year since 2000 .
The following vehicles were awarded in 2013:
- Best light car: Renault Clio TCe 120 Expression
- Best small car under $ 35,000 A : Hyundai i30 Active
- Best small car over $ 35,000 A: Audi A3 1.4 TFSI Sportback COD
- Best medium car under $ 50,000 A: Mazda6 Touring Sedan
- Best medium car over $ 50,000 A: BMW 320i
- Best large car under $ 50,000 A: Holden Commodore
- Best large car over $ 50,000 A: Lexus GS350 F Sport
- People mover: Hyundai iMax CRDi
- Best sports car under $ 50,000 A: VW Golf VII GTI
- Best sports car between $ 50,000 and $ 100,000 A: BMW M135i
- Best SUV under $ 45,000 A: Subaru Forester 2.5i
- Best SUV between $ 45,000 and $ 65,000 A: Hyundai Santa Fe Highlander
- Best luxury SUV over $ 65,000 A: Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDI
- Best all terrain 4WD under $ 100,000 A: Land Rover Discovery 4 TDV6
- Best light 4x4 dual-cab ute (pickup): Ford Ranger XL
Car of the Year Japan
The annual Car of the Year Japan or Japan Car of the Year (JCOTY) award, which has existed since 1980, is presented by specialist journalists for Japanese vehicles. The Japan Import Car of the Year category is also awarded to imported vehicles from other countries. In 2013 a foreign vehicle was awarded the title “Car of the Year Japan” for the first time. It's the VW Golf .
RJC Car of the Year
The Automotive Researchers 'and Journalists' Conference of Japan (RJC) has also been awarding the Car of the Year award for Japanese models every year since 1992 and, since 2001, for imported models as Import Car of the Year .
Korean Car of the Year
Trade journalists from the Korea Automobile Journalists Association (KAJA) present the Korean Car of the Year award annually . Around 16 finalists are selected from over 60 domestic and imported vehicles.
Europe
Car of the Year
The award is organized by seven European magazines and has been given annually to one of the newly published automobiles since autumn 1963.
There is a choice of automobiles that have been launched on the market within the last twelve months. The choice is made by a jury made up of 58 journalists from 22 European countries (as of 2016). Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy and Spain are represented more strongly in the jury than the other countries. Each jury member has 25 votes available, of which a maximum of 10 can be given for a single automobile. Technical innovations and a favorable price-performance ratio should be particularly important criteria. The German weekly magazine Stern is one of the founders of the award .
Convertible of the Year
From 1994 to at least 2007, the Cabrio of the Year was presented at the Geneva Motor Show, a Car of the Year award specifically for convertibles . But not this was with the award European Car of the Year (Car of the Year) in conjunction.
The golden steering wheel
Since 1976 the German tabloid Bild am Sonntag (since 2009 in cooperation with Auto Bild ) has presented the annual Golden Steering Wheel award . The awarding of the award is not the responsibility of journalists or readers, but is left to experts, racing drivers and prominent motorists who make an evaluation in two-day test drives. The British sister magazine Auto Express also publishes its own award.
The yellow angel
Between 2004 and 2014, the German automobile club ADAC awarded the “Yellow Angel” car prize in various categories.
- Category: Family Car (model range); exists since 2012 and is mainly based on the individual criteria “child safety”, “seats” and “trunk volume” of the ADAC car tests with a target group check.
- Category: City car (specific model); is mainly based on the individual criteria “clarity and all-round visibility”, “CO 2 emissions” “” in the city based on the company's own EcoTest, as well as “vehicle length” and “vehicle width”.
- Category: Touring sedan (specific model); is mainly based on the individual criteria "range", "charging or refueling time" and "suspension comfort". Vehicles with a sales price of over 50,000 euros or CO 2 emissions of over 130 g / km are not recognized.
- Category: Eco-car (specific model); is based on the company's own ADAC EcoTest and awards vehicles with the lowest pollutant emissions.
- Category: Quality (model range); based on the ADAC breakdown statistics that have existed since 1977. Vehicles of the model series that are more than six years old and that did not achieve at least 10,000 new registrations within three years are not taken into account.
- Category: Favorite car (model series); After a pre-selection based on data from the ADAC customer barometer (a representative online survey of over 20,000 drivers in Germany), only ADAC members can take part in the annual vote and choose the most popular car from ten model series.
- Category: Brand , brand evaluation since 2001, based on the December evaluation of the ADAC AutoMarxX (ADAC breakdown statistics and the club magazine surveys). Brands without sufficient market relevance in Germany are not taken into account.
- Category: Innovation and Environment ; Awarded to innovations that are ready for series production, for example for modern fuel-saving technologies and drive and safety systems to institutions, associations or companies. Determined by a jury consisting of the President of the VDA Automobile Association , the President of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech), the Chairman of the National Electromobility Platform (NPE), the President of the Central Association of the German Motor Vehicle Industry (ZDK), as well as the ADAC President and the two ADAC vice-presidents for technology and traffic.
- Category: Personality ; Awarded since 2005 by the ADAC Presidium to an outstanding personality from the fields of traffic, mobility or the automobile. So far, the CEOs of several German automobile manufacturers have been honored.
On January 18, 2014, ADAC's head of communications and editor-in-chief of the members' newspaper ADAC Motorwelt , Michael Ramstetter , resigned due to allegations of manipulation in the award of the car award. According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the VW Golf, which was awarded on January 16, 2014, only received 3,409 votes instead of the 34,299 votes mentioned in an ADAC document. According to ADAC, Ramstetter multiplied the number of votes, but did not change the ranking of the winners. On January 22nd, 2014, the then ADAC President Peter Meyer announced that the car prize would no longer be awarded in the future.
Irish Car of the Year
In Ireland, the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) has awarded the Irish Car of the Year award annually since 1978 .
North America
North American Car of the Year (NACOTY)
The vehicle award , North American Car of the Year , has been presented every year since 1994 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. As a first step, around 50 automotive journalists from the USA and Canada nominate various vehicles and trucks. In a second step, a vehicle is selected from the respective class. The journalists who work for magazines, television and radio rate innovation, design, safety, handling and price.
International Car of the Year (ICOTY)
The International Car of the Year (ICOTY) award was also created in January 1997 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Since then, the US American trade magazine Road & Travel Magazine has been awarding the prize to new vehicles that are sold in the USA and, according to ten evaluation criteria, does not evaluate the engine performance or driving behavior, but rather the personality, style and the emotional bond between customer and vehicle.
The following vehicles were awarded in 2014:
- Car of the year: Kia Cadenza
- Truck of the Year: Chevrolet Silverado
- Earth, Wind & Power Car of the Year: Toyota Corolla
- Earth, Wind & Power Truck of the Year: Audi Q5
The following vehicles were awarded in 2013:
- Car of the year: Kia Optima
- Truck of Year: Ford C-MAX
- Earth, Wind & Power Car of the Year: Dodge Dart (2013)
- Earth, Wind & Power Truck of the Year: Volvo XC60
Canadian Car of the Year (CCOTY)
The award has been presented annually for various categories by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) since 1985 . Every year, trade journalists test up to 180 vehicle models in various teams according to 21 separate assessment parameters, including acceleration, braking, driving dynamics, maneuverability, safety and trunk volume, as well as off-road suitability depending on the model. Points from 0 to 10 are summarized in a rating scale. The evaluations are carried out by secret ballot and are evaluated confidentially by the international auditing company KPMG .
The following vehicles were awarded in 2013:
- Car of the year : Honda Accord Sedan
- Utility vehicle of the year : Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.0T
- Best New City Car : Ford Focus EV (Ford Focus Electric)
- Best New Small Car (vehicle priced below $ 21,000): Mazda 3 Skyactiv Sedan
- Best New Small Car (vehicle price over $ 21,000): Hyundai Elantra GT; in Europe: Hyundai i30 (GD)
- Best New Family Car (vehicle priced below $ 30,000): Honda Accord Sedan
- Best New Family Car (vehicle price over $ 30,000): Ford Fusion Hybrid
- Best New Luxury Car: Cadillac ATS
- Best New Prestige / Performance Car: Porsche 911 Carrera S.
- Best New Sports / Performance Car (vehicle priced below $ 50,000): Ford Focus ST
- Best New Sports / Performance Car (vehicle price over $ 50,000): Porsche Boxster
- Best New SUV / CUV (vehicle price under $ 35,000): Ford Escape 1.6L EcoBoost
- Best New SUV / CUV (vehicle price from $ 35,000 to $ 60,000): Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.0T
- Best New Technology: General Motors : Front Center Airbag (front side airbags )
- Best New Design: Porsche 911 Carrera S
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c 2010 World Car Awards (PDF; 2.19 MB) World Car of the Year Awards Association. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ↑ 2009 World Car of the Year Awards (PDF; 2.11 MB) World Car of the Year Awards Association. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ Steering Committee . World Car of the Year Awards Association. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ↑ a b 2011 Juror List . World Car of the Year Awards Association. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ↑ a b 2014 World Car Awards - Jurors . World Car of the Year Awards Association. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 2011 Fact Sheet . World Car of the Year Awards Association. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ↑ a b 2011 WCA Results . World Car of the Year Awards Association. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ↑ a b 2012 WCA Results . World Car of the Year Awards Association. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ↑ a b 2013 WCA Results . World Car of the Year Awards Association. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ↑ Tom Grünweg: World Car of the Year Award: Germany is world champion. In: Spiegel Online . April 17, 2014, accessed February 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Women's World Car of the Year 2014: The women's cars of the year. Retrieved January 9, 2019 .
- ↑ 2015 WCA Results . World Car of the Year Awards Association. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ Women's World Car of the Year jury Women's World Car of the Year 2015. Accessed January 9, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ a b c d e 2016 World Car Awards - Results :: World Car Awards. In: www.wcoty.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d e World Car Awards - 2017 Voting Results. In: worldcarawards.com. Retrieved November 26, 2018 .
- ↑ The 2017 Winners - Womens World Car of the Year. Retrieved January 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Tom Grünweg: Award: The VW Golf is the car of the year 2013. In: Spiegel Online . March 28, 2013, accessed February 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Bastian Obermayer, Uwe Ritzer: ADAC: Manipulation with the Yellow Angel? In: sueddeutsche.de . January 14, 2014, accessed February 16, 2015 .
- ↑ afp, dpa, Carina Groh-Kontio: ADAC is rushing into a crisis of confidence. In: handelsblatt.com . January 19, 2014, accessed February 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Bastian Obermayer, Uwe Ritzer: "Gelber Engel" - ADAC apparently manipulated it earlier. In: sueddeutsche.de . January 19, 2014, accessed February 16, 2015 .
- ↑ ADAC discontinues the “Gelber Engel” car price. In: FAZ.net . January 22, 2014, accessed February 16, 2015 .
Web links
- http://www.wcoty.com (English)
- http://www.caroftheyear.org (English)
- http://www.northamericancaroftheyear.org (English)
- http://www.roadandtravel.com/awards/awardspast/winnerspast.htm (English)
- http://www.ajac.ca/web/ccoty/previous_byyear.asp (English)
- http://motoring.ninemsn.com.au/reviews/caroftheyear (English)
- http://www.worldcarawards.com/web/