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With less than a month remaining until the end of the year, all kinds of “Car of the Year†awards will inadvertently start to pop up. Some, of course, are much more important than others are; and the Japan COTY title belongs to the former category. In 2011, the winner was the Nissan Leaf, which had also been awarded the World and European COTY titles.
- Nissan Leaf Scores A Hat-trick By Winning Japanese Car Of The Year Award
The Leaf is proving to be not only a commercial hit for Nissan, having sold 20,000 units already this year, but a collector of automotive awards as well. The latest trophy won by the Leaf is the "Car of the Year Japan 2011-2012", which was...
- Nissan Leaf Wins The 2011 European Car Of The Year Award
While our readers favored the Alfa Romeo Giulietta in our poll, the jury of the 2011 European Car of the Year Award (COTY) announced that the Nissan Leaf is the winner, earning a total of 257 points. This is the first time in the 47-year history of the...
- 2011 Car Of The Year: 7 Finalists Announced
There were 41 candidates eligible for the European 2011 Car of the Year (COTY) award, with quite a few big names being mentioned, such as the Audi A7 Sportback and A8, BMW 5-Series and X3, Jaguar XJ and Mercedes Benz CLS. This week, the list was narrowed...
- Gm's Opel Insignia 'car Of The Year 2009' - Ford Fiesta Comes In Second, Vw Golf Third
For the first time in 22 years, a General Motors vehicle has been voted 'Car of the Year' (COTY) in Europe. The brand-new Opel insignia gathered a total of 321 points beating the second Ford Fiesta by the narrowest possible margin - a solitary...
- European Car Of The Year 2008 Candidates Announced
We’re sure that most of you are aware of the European “Car Of The Year†award so we’ll just go straight ahead and give you the facts. COTY -yes, that does stand for Car Of The Year, announced the 32 candidates for the 2008 award...
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Mazda CX-5 Beats Toyota GT86/Subaru BRZ, Wins Japan Car of the Year Award
With less than a month remaining until the end of the year, all kinds of “Car of the Year†awards will inadvertently start to pop up. Some, of course, are much more important than others are; and the Japan COTY title belongs to the former category. In 2011, the winner was the Nissan Leaf, which had also been awarded the World and European COTY titles.
This year, Mazda won the crown with its CX-5 compact crossover getting 363 votes, 45 more than the second-placed Toyota GT86/Subaru BRZ “twinsâ€. BMW’s 3-Series was third, while it’s interesting to note that the top 10 was evenly split between Japanese and European models.
Read more »- Nissan Leaf Scores A Hat-trick By Winning Japanese Car Of The Year Award
The Leaf is proving to be not only a commercial hit for Nissan, having sold 20,000 units already this year, but a collector of automotive awards as well. The latest trophy won by the Leaf is the "Car of the Year Japan 2011-2012", which was...
- Nissan Leaf Wins The 2011 European Car Of The Year Award
While our readers favored the Alfa Romeo Giulietta in our poll, the jury of the 2011 European Car of the Year Award (COTY) announced that the Nissan Leaf is the winner, earning a total of 257 points. This is the first time in the 47-year history of the...
- 2011 Car Of The Year: 7 Finalists Announced
There were 41 candidates eligible for the European 2011 Car of the Year (COTY) award, with quite a few big names being mentioned, such as the Audi A7 Sportback and A8, BMW 5-Series and X3, Jaguar XJ and Mercedes Benz CLS. This week, the list was narrowed...
- Gm's Opel Insignia 'car Of The Year 2009' - Ford Fiesta Comes In Second, Vw Golf Third
For the first time in 22 years, a General Motors vehicle has been voted 'Car of the Year' (COTY) in Europe. The brand-new Opel insignia gathered a total of 321 points beating the second Ford Fiesta by the narrowest possible margin - a solitary...
- European Car Of The Year 2008 Candidates Announced
We’re sure that most of you are aware of the European “Car Of The Year†award so we’ll just go straight ahead and give you the facts. COTY -yes, that does stand for Car Of The Year, announced the 32 candidates for the 2008 award...