China Car of the Year

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.

The award has gone through several changes since 2014.

In 2015, in addition to "Car of the Year", "Performance Car of the Year", "Green Car of the Year" and "Design Car of the Year", the "SUV of the Year" was added.

In 2024, the "Green Car of the Year" was replaced by "Budget Car of the Year".

In 2025, the "Car of the Year" and "SUV of the Year" were integrated into the new "Car of the Year". The "Luxury Car of the Year" was added.

2025 Awards

The 2025 awards was announced in December 2024. The "Car of the Year" and "SUV of the Year" were integrated into the new "Car of the Year". The "Luxury Car of the Year" was added.

AITO M9 - Car of the Year
Mercedes-Benz S-Class - Luxury Car of the Year
Geely Galaxy E5 - Budget Car of the Year
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N - Performance Car of the Year
Volkswagen ID.UNYX - Design Car of the Year

2024 Awards

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

BMW i7 - Car of the Year
Genesis GV60 - SUV of the Year
Geely Galaxy L6 - Budget Car of the Year
Lotus Eletre R - Performance Car of the Year
Aston Martin DB12 - Design Car of the Year

2023 Awards

Mercedes-Benz EQE - Car of the Year
Tank 500 - SUV of the Year
Audi Q4 e-tron - Green Car of the Year
Ferrari 296 GTB/GTS - Performance Car of the Year
Maserati Grecale - Design Car of the Year

2022 Awards

Mercedes-Benz S-Class - Car of the Year
Geely Xinyue L - SUV of the Year
Volkswagen ID.4 - Green Car of the Year
Audi RS Q8 - Performance Car of the Year
Genesis G80 - Design Car of the Year

2021 Awards

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

Geely Preface - Car of the Year
Lincoln Aviator - SUV of the Year
Polestar 2 Green - Car of the Year
Maserati MC20 - Performance Car of the Year
Land Rover Defender - Design Car of the Year

2020 Awards

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

Mazda3 - Car of the Year
Mercedes-Benz GLE - SUV of the Year
Porsche Taycan - Green Car of the Year
Porsche 911 - Performance Car of the Year
Bentley Flying Spur - Design Car of the Year

2019 Awards

Lexus ES - Car of the Year
Volkswagen Touareg - SUV of the Year
Jaguar I-Pace - Green Car of the Year
Lamborghini Urus - Performance Car of the Year
Volvo XC40 - Design Car of the Year

2018 Awards

Volvo S90 - Car of the Year
Range Rover Velar - SUV of the Year
Honda CR-V Hybrid - Green of the Year
Ferrari 812 Superfast - Performance Car of the Year
Range Rover Velar - Design Car of the Year

2017 Awards

Mercedes-Benz E-Class LWB - Car of the Year
Tesla Model X - Green Car of the Year
Mazda CX-4 - Design Car of the Year
Porsche 718 - Performance Car of the Year
Bentley Bentayga - SUV of the Year

2016 Awards

Geely GC9 - Car of the Year
Lexus NX 300h - Green Car of the Year
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S - Design Car of the Year
Ferrari 488 GTB - Performance Car of the Year
Volvo XC90 - SUV of the Year

2015 Awards

Honda Odyssey - Car of the Year
BMW i3 Range Extended - Green Car of the Year
Jaguar F-Type - Car Design of the Year
McLaren 650S - Performance Car of the Year
Porsche Macan - SUV of the Year

2014 Awards

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.