ABOUT World Car Awards: It is the mission of the World Car Awards and its 100+ global journalists on the jury panel to recognize, reward and inspire automotive excellence, leadership and innovation in a rapidly changing automotive industry on a global scale.
To that end we test drive and evaluate new or fully redesigned vehicles that are for sale in multiple markets on more than one continent each year, voting to determine the World Car Design, World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Urban Car, World Electric Vehicle and World Car of the Year. Full vehicle eligibility requirements and our annual timeline can be found on our website.
Now in their 20th year, the annual World Car Awards are the number one awards program in the world for the 11th consecutive year in terms of media reach and analysis of forty-seven top global markets.
The awards were inaugurated in 2003, and officially launched in January 2004, to reflect the reality of the global marketplace.
The awards are intended to complement, not compete with, existing national and regional Car of the Year programs.
KIA EV9 – 2024 WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR
BMW 5 SERIES / i5 – 2024 WORLD LUXURY CAR
IONIQ 5 N – 2024 WORLD PERFORMANCE CAR
KIA EV9 – 2024 WORLD ELECTRIC VEHICLE
VOLVO EX30 – 2024 WORLD URBAN CAR
TOYOTA PRIUS – 2023 WORLD CAR DESIGN OF THE YEAR
2024 WORLD CAR PERSON OF THE YEAR – Adrian Newey, OBE, Red Bull Racing
