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0Official: Volkswagen Up! named 2012 World Car of the Year 1333632240
As is tradition, Day Two of the 2012 New York Auto Show kicked off with the annual World Car of the Year awards. Global entries competed for honors in four different categories, and from the initial list of 34 contenders, the final four were selected this morning. The big winner was the 2012 ... -
2011 Nissan Leaf named World Car of the Year, Volt wins World Green COTY 1303393740
Big congratulations go to the 2011 Nissan Leaf this morning, as it has just been named the 2011 World Car of the Year. The Leaf garnered more votes than the 2011 Audi A8 and 2011 BMW 5 Series, the other two finalists for the World Car title. In 2010, the Volkswagen Polo took home this ...
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Top 10 finalists announced for World Car of the Year, Chevy Volt left out 1297368300
It's that time of the year again, kiddies, to name the best car in the world. The selections for the World Car Awards are made and award granted by an international panel of 66 automotive journalists, who have now announced their ten finalists. Included on the shortlist are the Audi A1 and A8, the ...
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World, Green and Performance Car of the Year finalists announced 1296655200
The minds behind the 2011 World Car of the Year Award have managed to slim down the contenders in all three of the accolade's main categories – World Green Car, World Performance Car and World Car of the Year. A total of six contenders are fighting out in the green car category, including eco ...
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Final three World Car of the Year finalists announced, including Toyota Prius 1267833360
The votes from 59 international journalists have been counted and the finalists for World Car of the Year have been named. The Detroit News is reporting that the Toyota Prius, Volkswagen Polo and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class have made the final cut, and the three vehicles will go toe-to-toe on April ...
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Hybrids dominate 2010 World Green Car shortlist 1265152080
The World Car of the Year (WCOTY) awards will again close out the 2010 prize season when they are announced at the New York Auto Show in April. WCOTY hands out honors in four categories: overall best, performance car, design and, of course, green car. The original list of 13 eligible vehicles for ...
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New York 2009: And the WCOY's World Green Car is ... 1239283980
Click above for a high res gallery of the finalistsIn New York this morning, the organizers of the world car of the year competition honored four cars that garnered the most votes in their respective categories from an international jury of journalists. While other categories where open to all ... -
New York 2008: And the Green World Car of the Year is ... 1206027660
Efficient Dynamics has claimed its first scalps of the year, taking the World Car of the Year Green Award. The three finalists were all Rudolph's children, being of the diesel variety: the BMW 118d, the smart fortwo cdi, and the Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDi BlueMotion. The specific rationale for ...
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The finalists for 2007 World Green Car are from BMW, Mercedes and VW 1174410540
My friend John over at Autoblog did a good job of highlighting the fact that the German automakers cleaned up when it comes to the World Car of the Year finalists. Speaking of cleaning up, (haha) a subcategory of the competition offers up some choices of the "World Green Car", also all from ...
