Soon it will be time to vote for the 2024 Car of the Year. Journalists representing the leading European automotive media gather together every year choose the model that, in their opinion, is the most innovative. Its design, its energy efficiency, its technological innovation or its attractive price, very simply. Following the Kia EV6 in 2022, another electric model won awards last year. Jeep Avenger, the urban mini-SUV was both Jeep’s first electric model and the smallest model in the brand’s history. Its win also made it the first Jeep to be named European Car of the Year! She had before her Kia Niro, Nissan Ariya, Peugeot 408, Renault Austral, Toyota bZ4X/Subaru Solterra and Volkswagen ID.Buzz.
15 electric models in 2024 models
The competition is held in the same way every year: the jury makes a preliminary selection of 22 models before the semi-finals of 7 finalists. The grand winner will be announced at the Geneva Motor Show from February 26 to March 3, 2024.. The jury has just started the first phase, announcing the 22 pre-selected models. First observation: 15 of them are 100% electric models. 6 are hybrids and plug-in hybrids only one model is available exclusively in the thermal version : Ford Bronco in this case. Now let’s see how the different nationalities are distributed.
The dominance of Japan, the superiority of China and the USA
Japan is the most represented country, fielding six models out of 22. THE Honda e: NY1 will have to face internal competition from their brothers CR-V and ZR-Vand his compatriots Lexus RZ, Toyota CH-R and Toyota Prius. China and the United States follow the same path, each with 4 models. THE BYD, Nio EL6, ET5 and ET7 seals for the first, Fisker Ocean, Ford Bronco, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Lucid Air for the second Finally, follow the French who matched the Koreans: Peugeot e-3008, Renault Espace and Scénic for us, Hyundai Kona and Ioniq 6, Kia EV9 good morning for the country.
Two European manufacturers close this rating: BMW and its i5 and Fiat with its 600d. A classification that, after all, is quite diverse in terms of makes and models, but fairly uniform in terms of bodywork: 16 SUVs in the rating! Thankfully, the BMW i5, Hyundai IONIQ 6, Lucid Air, Nio ET5, Nio ET7 and Toyota Prius are there to keep us from forgetting sedans…
22 models compete for the title “Car of the Year 2024”.
Here are the 22 models currently in the running for European Car of the Year 2024:
- BMW i5
- BYD seal
- Fiat 600d
- Fisker Ocean
- Ford Bronco
- Honda e: NY1
- Honda CR-V
- Honda ZR-V
- Hyundai Kona
- Hyundai Ioniq 6
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Kia EV9
- Lexus RZ
- Bright air
- Nio EL6
- Nio ET5
- Nio ET7
- Peugeot e-3008
- Renault Space
- Renault Scenic
- Toyota CH-R
- Toyota Prius
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Source: Auto Plus
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