A total of 42 models form the final list of candidates for Car of the Year 2019 award. All the candidates are new vehicles on sale now or before year’s end in five or more European markets. The voting process has two stages. The first one will produce a short list of seven nominees which will be announced on November 26th, 2018. The second round will determine the single winner that will be revealed on the eve of the Geneva Motorshow on March 4th, 2019. Here’re the 42 models:

  • Alpine A110
  • Aston Martin Vantage
  • Audi A1
  • Audi A6
  • Audi A7
  • Audi Q3
  • Audi Q8
  • BMW 3-series
  • BMW 8-series
  • BMW X2
  • BMW X4
  • BMW X5
  • BMW Z4
  • Citroën Berlingo/Opel Combo/Peugeot Rifter
  • Citroën C5 Aircross
  • Dacia Duster
  • DS 7 Crossback
  • Ford Focus
  • Honda CR-V
  • Hyundai Nexo
  • Hyundai Santa Fe
  • Jaguar E-Pace
  • Jaguar I-Pace
  • Jeep Wrangler
  • Kia Ceed
  • Lamborghini Urus
  • Lexus ES
  • Lexus LS
  • Lexus UX
  • Mercedes-Benz A-class
  • Mercedes-Benz B-class
  • Mercedes-Benz CLS-class
  • Mercedes-Benz GLE-class
  • Mercedes-Benz G-class
  • Mercedes-AMG GT 4 door
  • Nissan Leaf
  • Peugeot 508
  • Rolls-Royce Cullinan
  • Seat Tarraco
  • Suzuki Jimny
  • Volkswagen Touareg
  • Volvo V60