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The World Car Awards (WCOTY) () is an automobile award selected by a jury of 48 international automotive journalists from 22 countries. Cars considered must be sold in at least five countries, on at least two continents prior to 1 January of the year of the award. The contest was inaugurated in 2003, and officially launched in January 2004. This was as a unified award, similar to many of the continent, and nation-specific Car of the Year awards already given.〔http://www.wcoty.com/media/?release=53&year=2010〕 Since 2006, awards for performance, green cars, and car design are also given.〔(wcoty.com World Car of the Year Awards )〕 In 2013, an award for luxury design starting being given. ==History== ;2005 :Ten finalists were reduced to three, before the winner was selected at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto. The Audi A6, Porsche 911, and Volvo S40/V50 were the top–three finalists. ;2006 :For 2006, in addition to the WCOTY award, the performance, green, and design categories were added; the award was announced at the New York International Auto Show. The BMW 3-Series, Mazda MX-5, and Porsche Cayman were the top–three finalists. ;2007 :The Lexus LS, MINI, and Audi TT were the top–three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show. ;2008 :The Mazda2 / Demio, Ford Mondeo, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class were the top–three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show. ;2009 :The Volkswagen Golf, Ford Fiesta, and Toyota iQ were the top–three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show. ;2010 :The Volkswagen Polo, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and Audi A5 were the top–three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show. ;2011 :The Nissan Leaf, Audi A8, and BMW 5 Series were the top–three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show. ;2012 :The Volkswagen up!, BMW 3 Series, and Porsche 911 were the top–three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show. ;2013 :The Volkswagen Golf, Mercedes-Benz A-Class, Porsche Boxster and Subaru BRZ/Toyota GT-86 were the top–four finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show. ;2014 :The Audi A3, Mazda3 and BMW 4 Series were the top–three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show. ;2015 :The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Volkswagen Passat and Ford Mustang were the top–three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Car of the Year」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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