As far as we learned with the official announcement made today, the European Car of the Year is Renault 5 / Alpine A290. was elected.
European Car of the Year 2025 finalists were announced in the past months. Alfa Romeo Junior, Citroën C3/ë-C3, Cupra Terramar, Dacia Duster, Hyundai Inster, Kia EV3 and Renault 5 /Alpine A290 It was announced as. The 2025 finalists were determined among 42 models with the votes of 60 jury members from 23 different European countries. The winner of the Car of the Year award is as announced today. Renault 5 /Alpine A290 (they have the same basis) happened. On this subject, Renault Türkiye stated the following: “Renault 5 E-Tech Electric and Alpine A290 were selected as the “Car of the Year 2025” in Europe. The result was announced by the European Car of the Year (COTY) jury at a ceremony held at the Brussels Motor Show in Belgium on Friday, January 10. This award highlights the quality of the new Renault and Alpine models developed as part of the Renaution plan and the success of the electrification strategy. Unique in Europe, the AmpR Small platform ensures that both vehicles deliver high levels of customer value; “It leaves each brand free to express its own position in terms of design, development, in-car technologies and customer experience.”
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Renault Brand CEO Fabrice Cambolive: “As Renault Group, the Renault brand and Ampere, we are all very proud to have received the prestigious “Car of the Year” award for the second time in a row. Renault 5 E-Tech Electric is a real playmaker in Europe. In addition to making electric vehicles attractive, they also evoke an emotional response. It is also designed to provide added value for our customers. “If there is one car that has the potential to transform the electric market, this is it.” he said.
2024 finalists of the award BMW 5 Series, BYD Seal, Kia EV9, Peugeot E-3008/3008, Renault Scenic, Toyota C-HR And Volvo EX30 It was announced as. The car of the year in 2024 is the car that received a total of 329 votes. Renault Scenic E-Tech The second model was the BMW 5 Series with 308 votes, while the Peugeot 3008 completed the podium with 197 points. Kia EV9 was fourth (190 points), Volvo EX30 was fifth (168 points) and BYD Seal was sixth (131 points).