Note: The 2021 list of eligible vehicles is provisional based on information available at this time.

The list may be updated until December 1, 2020 when it becomes final and no further changes can be made.



World Car of the Year: Vehicles eligible for World Car of the Year must be produced in volumes of at least 10,000 units/year, must be priced below the luxury-car level in their primary markets, and must be “on-sale” in at least two major markets (China, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, Latin America, USA) on at least two separate continents within the specified time period.



Multi-category Entries: Only eligible vehicles in the World Urban Car and World Car Design of the Year categories are eligible to also compete in the World Car of the Year category.















Candidates:



Audi A3





BMW 2-Series Gran Coupe





BMW 4-Series





Buick Encore GX





Chevrolet Onix





Citroen C4 / e-C4





Honda Jazz / Fit





Hyundai Elantra / Avante





Hyundai i10 / Grand i10





Hyundai i20





Kia K5 / Optima





Kia Sonet





Kia Sorento





Mazda MX-30





Mercedes-Benz GLA





Nissan Rogue / X-Trail





Seat Leon





Skoda Octavia





Toyota Highlander





Toyota Sienna





Toyota Venza / Harrier





Toyota Yaris

