2025 World Car of the Year Award goes to Kia EV3

BYD, Hyundai, Porsche, Volkswagen and Volvo also scored top accolades at the 2025 World Car Awards.

Kia EV3
The Kia EV3 was selected as the World Car of the Year at the 2025 World Car Awards. – Kia photo

The 2025 World Car Awards were announced Wednesday, April 16 with European, Korean and Chinese automakers cleaning up.

The winners are as follows:

  • World Car of the Year – Kia EV3
  • World Luxury Car – Volvo EX90
  • World Performance Car – Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
  • World Electric Vehicle – Hyundai Inster
  • World Urban Car – BYD Seagull/Dolphin Mini
  • World Car Design of the Year – Volkswagen ID. Buzz

The winners were announced at the World Car Awards ceremony at the 2025 New York International Auto Show.

“It is an immense honour for everyone at Kia that the EV3 has been awarded the 2025 World Car of Year title. This award highlights Kia’s global leadership in providing design-led, technologically advanced, sustainable mobility solutions and how the EV3’s class-leading attributes redefine the user experience for customers worldwide,” said Ho Sung Song, president and CEO of Kia, in a news release.

The World Car Awards winners are chosen by a panel of 96 global journalists.

More information is available on the World Car Awards website.


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