This Year’s World Car Of The Year Finalists Are All Electric Vehicles

For the first time ever, this year’s finalists of the 2022 World Car of the Year awards consist purely of electric vehicles. This year’s winners will be announced on April 13, 2022, at the 2022 New York Auto Show.

The contenders for this year’s World Car of the Year are the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, and Kia EV6. All of these vehicles are electric compact crossover SUVs, reflecting the ever-changing preferences of customers towards zero-emissions vehicles in a practical body style.

Apart from the World Car of the Year, World Car Awards also includes the following other categories, and electric vehicles also make up a significant proportion of this year’s finalists:

• World Electric Vehicle of the Year
• • Audi e-tron GT
  • Hyundai Ioniq 5
  • Mercedes-Benz EQS
• World Urban Car
• • Opel Mokka
  • Toyota Yaris Cross
  • Volkswagen Taigun
• World Luxury Car
• • BMW iX
  • Genesis GV70
  • Mercedes-Benz EQS
• World Performance Car
• • Audi e-tron GT
  • BMW M3/M4
  • Toyota GR86 / Subaru BRZ
• World Car Design of the Year
• • Audi e-tron GT
  • Hyundai Ioniq 5
  • Kia EV6

2022 marks the 17th year of the World Car Awards partnership with the New York International Auto Show.

“We are proud to be part of the most important automotive awards program on the planet,” said New York Auto Show president, Mark Schienberg. “We are looking forward to coming back this spring and announcing the winners live at the Auto Show in April. While the last two years have been challenging for everyone, car buyers are ready to come out and experience all the amazing new vehicles and technologies the industry has to offer. Congratulations and best of luck to all the finalists!”