Car of The Year

The newly launched 2017 Subaru Impreza has been named as the Japan Car of the Year at the 37th JCOTY award ceremony held at the Tokyo’s International Exchange Center on Tokyo Bay. The winner was selected by a professional panel of Japan's automotive journalists, TV and radio show experts, racing drivers as well as industry experts. The 2017…

The 2016 Opel Astra has been a huge success for the German automaker as it has already won several awards including the Golden Steering Award, Highest Residual Value and Safety Best Recognition. And now, the Astra has also been titled as the ‘2016 European Car of the Year’, winning the award with 309 points. The final list included some of the…

The Honda Civic Type R is known to be the ultimate performance version of the Civic family. For the first time in the history of Honda, any Honda car has pushed its way to the final of World Performance Car of the Year award 2016. The fierce competition is fueled by other nominations including Audi R8 Coupe, Chevrolet Camaro, Mercedes-AMG C 63…

Green Car Journal has announced the winners of the 2016 Green Car Awards recently, naming Volvo's new XC90 T8 as the 2016 Luxury Green Car of the Year, Chevy Malibu Hybrid as the 2016 Connected Green Car of the Year and Honda CR-V as the 2016 Green SUV of the year. The awards have been an integral part of the Washington Auto Show which was held…

Honda Civic, Volvo XC90 claim second-time victories at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show as 2016 Honda Civic wins the North American Car of the Year award while the Volvo XC90 claims the North American Truck of the Year award. The Civic won the first award a decade ago at the 2006 show. The all-new 2016 Civic is characterized by a sporty look, spacious…

Due to its popularity and reliability, the Nissan Juke has been awarded as the best compact utility vehicle by the Middle East Car of the Year Awards (MECOTY), in a ceremony held in Dubai. The winner for the MECOTY award is chosen by a jury of 12 automotive experts in the UAE, through a comprehensive 3 stage voting procedure. There is no doubt…

The finalists for the most anticipated annual North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year awards have been announced and the list includes most of the vehicles from Japanese automakers. For the car of the year award, the finalists are: Mazda MX-5 Miata, Honda Civic and Chevrolet Malibu, while the Truck/Utility finalists are: Honda Pilot,…

The Middle East Car of the Year (MECOTY) 2015 award for “Public Car of the Year” went to Kia Sorento. The popular Kia Sorento crossover from the Korean automaker was declared winner through public voting using a special app on the MECOTY website. The MECOTY award is eagerly coveted by the regional automotive industry. It is widely accepted as an…

Green activists will be pleased with the attention being accorded to pickup and light commercial vehicles as the Green Car Journal and San Antonio Auto and Truck Show announced finalists for the 2016 Green Truck of the Year and 2016 Commercial Green Car of the Year. According to Pam Crail, San Antonio Auto Dealers Association President, “These…

A jury from United States and Canada has finalised the contestants for 2016 North American Car and Truck-Utility of the Year awards, conquerors of which will be declared at the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 12th. This is the 23rd iteration of the NACTOY awards where trucks and utility vehicles compete with…

At the Frankfurt Motor Show, we got 2016 World Car of the Year nominees for overall best car and best cars in performance, luxury, design and green categories. Only the new cars available on sale in atleast 2 continents throughout the time phase between January 1, 2015 and May 31, 2016 will be qualified for the 2016 World Car of the Year awards.…

The new Audi Q7 has been named “Best of the Best” in the German Design Council’s Automotive Brand Contest 2015. The new Audi R8 is being honored in three categories. In addition, the Audi prologue concept cars are receiving “Special Mention” for exceptional innovation. In all, Audi is receiving 16 awards at the fifth edition of the competition.…