Cars
The countdown has began for the announcement of the European 'Car of the Year 2009' winner as the organizers released the shortlist with the seven finalists. The cars that made it to the final round of the 2009 COTY are: Alfa Romeo MiTo, Citroen C5, Ford Fiesta, Opel/Vauxhall Insignia, Renault Megane, Skoda Superb and Volkswagen Golf VI. The COTY jury, which is made up of 59 senior motoring journalists from 23 countries around Europe will reveal the winner on November 19.
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The Chevrolet Volt and its sister model, the Ampera, which is sold as under both the Opel and Vauxhall nameplates, have won the 2012 European Car of the Year (COTY) Award with 330 points. Coming into second place was the Volkswagen Up! city car with...
- Vw Golf Remains Europe's Best Selling Car In Q1 2009, Ford Fiesta Closing In Fast
Despite the fact that for the first time in 2009, Ford's warmly received new Fiesta hatchback managed to top the Golf VI in sales in March, overall, VW's bread-and-butter model was crowned once again king of Europe in the first quarter of the...
- “car Of The Year 2009†Initial Candidates Announced
The organizing committee of the European “Car of Year 2009†has announced the initial candidates for the prestigious award that was won last year by the highly-successful Fiat 500. Although you might see a larger list on other websites, the...
- Officially-official: Fiat 500 “car Of The Year 2008â€
As our regular readers already know from Friday’s leak (see here), Fiat’s retro-look 500 has been elected Car of the Year 2008 with 385 votes, ahead of the Mazda 2 (325 votes) and the Ford Mondeo (202). According to the official announcement...
- 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...
Cars
European "Car of the Year 2009" - Seven Finalists Announced
The countdown has began for the announcement of the European 'Car of the Year 2009' winner as the organizers released the shortlist with the seven finalists. The cars that made it to the final round of the 2009 COTY are: Alfa Romeo MiTo, Citroen C5, Ford Fiesta, Opel/Vauxhall Insignia, Renault Megane, Skoda Superb and Volkswagen Golf VI. The COTY jury, which is made up of 59 senior motoring journalists from 23 countries around Europe will reveal the winner on November 19.The COTY's organizing committee also released a statement in concern of recent news stories that gave the result of a 'European Car of the Year'. According to the committee, this contest was a national one staged by the Italian Motor Journalists Association and had no connection whatsoever with the 'Car of the Year'.
COTY PREVIOUS WINNERS
- 2008 -- FIAT 500
- 2007-- FORD S-MAX
- 2006 -- RENAULT CLIO
- 2005 -- TOYOTA PRIUS
- 2004 -- FIAT PANDA
- 2003 -- RENAULT MÉGANE
- 2002 -- PEUGEOT 307
- 2001 -- ALFA ROMEO 147
- 2000 -- TOYOTA YARIS
- 1999 -- FORD FOCUS
- 1998 -- ALFA ROMEO 156
- 1997 -- RENAULT MÉGANE SCENIC
- 1996 -- FIAT BRAVO / BRAVA
- 1995 -- FIAT PUNTO
- Chevy Volt And Opel Ampera Win 2012 European Car Of The Year Award
The Chevrolet Volt and its sister model, the Ampera, which is sold as under both the Opel and Vauxhall nameplates, have won the 2012 European Car of the Year (COTY) Award with 330 points. Coming into second place was the Volkswagen Up! city car with...
- Vw Golf Remains Europe's Best Selling Car In Q1 2009, Ford Fiesta Closing In Fast
Despite the fact that for the first time in 2009, Ford's warmly received new Fiesta hatchback managed to top the Golf VI in sales in March, overall, VW's bread-and-butter model was crowned once again king of Europe in the first quarter of the...
- “car Of The Year 2009†Initial Candidates Announced
The organizing committee of the European “Car of Year 2009†has announced the initial candidates for the prestigious award that was won last year by the highly-successful Fiat 500. Although you might see a larger list on other websites, the...
- Officially-official: Fiat 500 “car Of The Year 2008â€
As our regular readers already know from Friday’s leak (see here), Fiat’s retro-look 500 has been elected Car of the Year 2008 with 385 votes, ahead of the Mazda 2 (325 votes) and the Ford Mondeo (202). According to the official announcement...
- 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...