China Car of the Year is an award presented to the winning car launched in China during the course of the year. The first year of the awards was 2014. It is judged by an independent panel made up of automotive journalists and experts. Along with the most prestigious “Car of the Year” award, there are additional categories including SUV of the year, Green car of the year, Performance car of the year, and Design of the year.

China Car of the Year winner list
Year Car SUV Green/Budget[1] Performance Design
2024 BMW i7 Genesis GV60 Geely Galaxy L6 Lotus Eletre R+ Aston Martin DB12
2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE Tank 500 Audi Q4 e-tron Ferrari 296 GTB/GTS Maserati Grecale
2022 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Geely Xingyue L Volkswagen ID.4 Audi RS Q8 Genesis G80
2021 Geely Preface Lincoln Aviator Polestar 2 Maserati MC20 Land Rover Defender
2020 Mazda3 Mercedes-Benz GLE Porsche Taycan Porsche 911 Bentley Flying Spur
2019 Lexus ES Volkswagen Touareg Jaguar I-Pace Lamborghini Urus Volvo XC40
2018 Volvo S90 Range Rover Velar Honda CR-V Hybrid Ferrari 812 Superfast Range Rover Velar
2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Bentley Bentayga Tesla Model X Porsche 718 Mazda CX-4
2016 Geely Borui Volvo XC90 Lexus NX 300h Ferrari 488 GTB Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
2015 Honda Odyssey Porsche Macan BMW i3 McLaren 650S Jaguar F-Type
2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class - Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid Porsche 918 Spyder DS 5


2024 Awards

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The 2024 awards was announced in December 2023. "The Green Car of the Year" was replaced by "Budget Car of the Year".

2023 Awards

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2022 Awards

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2021 Awards

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Geely Preface

The 2021 awards were announced at Guangzhou Auto Show on 20 November 2020.[5]

2020 Awards

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The 2020 awards were announced on 21 November 2019 at the Guangzhou Auto Show.[6]

2019 Awards

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Volkswagen Touareg

2018 Awards

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2017 Awards

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Porsche 718 Cayman

2016 Awards

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2015 Awards

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2014 Awards

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The 2014 Awards was the first year of the China Car of the Year. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class took the award, with the Range Rover and Ford Mondeo coming second and third.[7]


Statistics

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Winners by brand
Brand Total Car SUV Green/Budget[1] Performance Design
Mercedes-Benz 6 4 1 1
Porsche 6 1 2 3
Geely 4 2 1 1
Volvo 3 1 1 1
Ferrari 3 3
Land Rover 3 1 2
BMW 2 1 1
Audi 2 1 1
Volkswagen 2 1 1
Bentley 2 1 1
Lexus 2 1 1
Honda 2 1 1
Mazda 2 1 1
Genesis 2 1 1
Jaguar 2 1 1
Maserati 2 1 1
Lamborghini 1 1
Lotus 1 1
Tank 1 1
Polestar 1 1
DS 1 1
McLaren 1 1
Aston Martin 1 1
Tesla 1 1
Lincoln 1 1
Winners by holding group
Brand Total Car SUV Green/Budget[1] Performance Design
Volkswagen 13 3 4 5 1
Geely 9 3 2 2 1 1
Mercedes-Benz 6 4 1 1
Tata 5 1 1 3
Ferrari 3 3
Stellantis 3 1 2
BMW 2 1 1
Toyota 2 1 1
Honda 2 1 1
Mazda 2 1 1
Hyundai 2 1 1
McLaren 1 1
Aston Martin 1 1
Tesla 1 1
Ford 1 1
GWM 1 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c Green car of the year (2011-2023) Budget car of the year (2024-)
  2. ^ "花落谁家?"2024中国年度车"评选结果正式揭晓". m.qctt.cn. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  3. ^ "2023中国年度车揭晓,都有哪些车?". www.xingcheshixian.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ "2022中国年度车揭晓!_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Geely Preface sedan named 2021 China Car of the Year". Automotive World. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. ^ "All-New Mazda3 Named China Car of the Year 2020". Bloomberg. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. ^ "MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS DECLARED 2014 CHINA CAR OF THE YEAR". Concept Carz. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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