To qualify for the World Car of the Year Awards, the minimum cumulative production of participating models must reach 10,000 units; prices in major markets must be lower than mainstream luxury car prices (in order to distinguish them from the world's annual luxury cars), and participating models must be sold in at least two major markets (China, Europe, India, Japan, South Korea, Latin America, usa) between January 1, 2021 and March 30, 2022.
World Car of the Year 2022 Top 3
World Urban Car of the Year Top 3
The candidate for the city car of the year is relatively unfamiliar to domestic consumers, but among them, the Volkswagen TAIGUN in the domestic counterpart is SAIC Volkswagen Tujiao and FAW Volkswagen Exploration, toyota Yaris CROSS is based on overseas current Yaris, as soon as it is launched, it will become popular in Japan, promoting the Yaris car series to become the best-selling car series in Japan in 2021, and there is no news to introduce it. Opel, which has long since exited the Chinese mainland market, has BEENKKA, which shares the former PSA's EMP1 platform with the Opel Corsa F and Peugeot 2008/208, and its previous generation is the OEM sister car of Buick Encorea (launched in 2013).
World Electric Vehicle of the Year Top 3
If you are tired of Tesla and domestic new forces electric vehicles, the world's annual car shortlist here or can bring a little freshness, Mercedes-Benz EQS has been listed in China not long ago, the price after subsidies from 1.0796 million yuan, whether from the pricing, driving control tuning, technology content, etc. can be called "electric industry S-class", but the design is still controversial. The shape of the Audi E-TRON GT is believed to impress most car fans, and the cool design is also implanted in "Avengers 4: Endgame", which has been featured in large domestic auto shows, but has never seen a listing plan. In addition to competing for the annual car, the hyundai Ioniq 5 also came to the world's annual electric vehicle campaign, and the opponents are expensive luxury cars, it seems that overseas consumers and award judges really appreciate this car.
World Luxury Car of the Year Top 3
In the world's annual luxury car, Mercedes-Benz BMW is still a familiar face, but the players who go out have long become the face of electrification, EQS and iX are the flagship products of two luxury brands, pouring countless technology crystals into it, a battle is inevitable. What's worse is that The Jennisses from South Korea is also sandwiched between the two, and although the Jeniseith has been imported into China before, the unfamiliar brand and the slow channels have spread out, making it always rarer than supercars. However, Jennisses' sales in the North American market have been rising steadily, and the cumulative global sales volume has exceeded 700,000 units.
World Performance Car of the Year Top 3
World Car Design of the Year Top 3
Kia EV6
Audi e-Tron GT
Hyundai Ioniq 5
In terms of world annual design, Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 once again occupy the top three seats, both of which are eye-catching in terms of both the fun of design and the dedication of the mind, and according to Kia's new car plan for the Chinese market in 2022, it has been said that EV6 will be listed in 2023, as the sincere work of Korean cars, Xiaobian is also quite looking forward to their market performance. Of course, the Audi e-Tron GT is indispensable here, after all, in the era of "revolutionary" electric vehicles launched by luxury brands, the Audi e-Tron GT is one of the few members who can maintain a beautiful body, and the slender and sexy four-door coupe shape is difficult not to be impressed.
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The winner will be scored by 102 international automotive journalists from 33 countries and the winner will be announced on Wednesday, April 13 at 8:30am (8:30pm Beijing time). I wonder if there is a favorite car in the minds of readers? You may wish to leave a message to discuss. (Photo/Text/Photo: Yang Jiazhen, Pacific Auto Network)