Car of the Year

Car of the Year is a phrase usually considered to have been invented by Motor Trend magazine in the 1950s for their annual award for best automobile. The magazine still gives this award.

It also refers to an award given yearly to the new automobile selected best by a jury of journalists for motor magazines in Europe.

Although other similar awards exist in other parts of the world like Australia from the Australian automobile magazine Wheels and the AJAC in Canada, these two are the major ones that use the phrase, which is sometimes abbreviated COTY.

Global

• Green Car Journal's Green Car of the Year
• International Car of the Year
• World Car of the Year

Continental

• European Car of the Year
• North American Car of the Year

National

• Automobile Magazine's Automobile of the Year
• Canadian Car of the Year
• Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best
• Evo Magazine's Evo Car of the year [eCoty]
• Japan Car of the Year
• RJC Car of the Year (Japan)
• Motor Trend magazine's Motor Trend Car of the Year
• MotorWeek magazine's Driver's Choice Awards
• Road & Track magazine's Ten Best
• Top Gear's Car of the Year Awards
• Wheels magazine's Car of the Year
• Carsguide Car of the Year