Of the three contenders for the title of World Car of the Year, announced in Geneva, the Volvo XC60 crossover was the happiest, overtaking the Mazda CX-5 and range rover Velar. It is pleasant to note that this car has been on sale in Russia since last year and readers of the magazine "Behind the wheel" and visitors to the site have already met with it. Moreover, the Volvo XC60 became the winner of the Grand Prix "Behind the wheel" in the category "Average premium crossovers". So the choice of 82 members of the world jury, from 24 countries of the world, coincided with the opinion of our readers. And this fact only confirms the competence of our competitions.
Sincerely happy for swedish mark, which, with the assistance of Chinese investors, surprises the world with interesting and safe cars. In this regard, another award on behalf of the World Car of the Year looks very symbolic - the title of Car Manager of the Year (the nomination has just appeared) was awarded to Hakkan Samuelsson, the CEO of the Swedish company. By the way, European automotive journalists awarded their main prize to another Volvo crossover XC40.
Let me remind you that the World Car of the Year was: Jaguar F-PACE (2017), Mazda MX-5 (2016), Mercedes-Benz C-class(2015), Audi A3 (2014), Volkswagen Golf(2013), Volkswagen Up! (2012) nissan leaf (2011), Volkswagen Polo(2010, Volkswagen Golf (2009), Mazda2 / Mazda Demio(2008), Lexus LS460 (2007), BMW 3-Series (2006), and Audi A6 (2005).
In nomination world car luxury class winner was the Audi A8. He bypassed two of his competitors in the VW concern - Porsche Cayenne And Porsche Panamera, who remained in the lead after summing up the interim results in Geneva.
I note that Audi is the ninth award in the 14-year history of the World car of the year. In 2005, the Audi A6 was named the winner of the first competition, and in 2014, the Audi A3 became the Car of the Year. four times Audi company won the World sport car(2016 - Audi R8 Coupé, 2010 - Audi R8 V10, 2008 - Audi R8, 2007 - Audi RS 4) and twice World Automotive Design title in 2007 and 2008.
The German automaker won another prize in the World Sports Car category. They became the BMW M5 - the fastest of the BMW as the Bavarians characterize it (acceleration to hundreds in 3.2 s). He prevailed over those who left and the final Japanese Honda Civic Type R and Lexus LC 500.
The World Sports Car nomination was launched in 2006. Since then it has been honored by: Porsche Boxster Cayman (2017), Audi R8 Coupe (2016), Mercedes-Benz AMG GT (2015), Porsche 911 GTE (2014), Porsche Boxster/Cayman (2013), Porsche 911 (2012). Ferrari 458 Italia (2011), Audi R8 V10 (2010), Nissan GT-R(2009), Audi R8 (2008), Audi RS4 (2007) and Porsche Cayman S (2006).
The 2018 World City Car of the Year was the Volkswagen Polo. By the way, Polo received the title of World Car of the Year in 2010. The city nomination is new, the vote is held only for the second time, the first - last year was won by the BMW i3 (94Ah).
The title of World Eco-Friendly Car was given to the Nissan Leaf. In this nomination, traditionally strong in last years Japanese car brands. Here's who became the motivator in the environmental nomination in previous years: Toyota Prius Prime (2017), Toyota Mirai (2016), BMWi8 (2015) and BMW i3 (2014), Tesla Model S (2013), Mercedes-Benz S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY (2012), Chevrolet Volt(2011), Volkswagen BlueMotion (2010), Honda FCX Clarity (2009), BMW 118d Efficient Dynamics (2008), Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec (2007) and Honda Civic Hybrid (2006).
Finally, the prize for best design awarded to Range Rover Velar. A well-deserved victory. I still don’t understand how the company’s chief designer, Jerry McGovern, managed to breathe grace and lightness into a car that performs in the same class as UAZ. By the way, in the Grand Prix "Behind the wheel" Velar won in the nomination "Large crossovers.
The Range Rover Velar was a finalist for the World Car of the Year award. But in terms of design, it turned out to be irresistible.
World female car of the year
More and more women are driving every year. In America, for example, according to the results of last year, “Miss” and “Mrs.” got the rights more often than “Mr.”, and in Russia over the past five years, the ranks of motorists have almost doubled. It is not surprising that more and more automakers are creating new models, focusing specifically on the female audience, and women, in turn, are becoming more discriminating in their choice of cars every day.
"If men choose the best cars of the year, why don't we do the same?" - probably, the creators of the Women's World Car Of The Year award (“World Women's Car of the Year”) reasoned something like this. The idea of this competition appeared in 2007: women were offended by the fact that not a single representative of the fair sex was included in the international jury of the World Car of the Year competition. It was then that the ladies decided to create their own automobile award in defiance of men. The best of the best were to be chosen by leading female automotive journalists from different countries(in the first competition there were only 8 of them, now the number has grown to two dozen).
The criteria for judging were about the same as for ordinary women when buying a car. The finalists and winners of the competition might not have been outstanding technical specifications(After all, fractions of a second to 100 are not that important), but they had to be safe, attractive on the outside, and comfortable on the inside. Particular attention was paid to the comfort and safety of children, as well as the spaciousness and ergonomics of the luggage compartment.
“From now on, we will make history!” - announced the jury of the first competition Women's World Car Of The Year, held in 2010. The most skeptical men were sure that only compact models: after all, it is them in automotive world considered to be "feminine". However, the very first results dispelled the myth that the weaker sex loves exclusively small cars.
The Jaguar XF was recognized as the first owner of the title of "Women's Car of the Year", following the results of the voting, it bypassed both the Volvo XC70 and the Volkswagen Golf. In addition, within the framework of the award ceremony, the awards "Family Car of the Year" (it was just the representative of Volvo) and "Sports Car of the Year" (Audi TTS) were awarded.
Since then, the Women's World Car of the Year award has been presented annually. In 2011, the votes of the jury members were divided between the BMW 5-Series and Citroen DS3, in 2012 the Range Rover Evoque won.
In 2013, there was a clear bias towards ecology and compactness: the majority of the jury members voted for a small Ford Fiesta with a liter EcoBoost engine. The title of "Best Family Car" this time went to the station wagon Audi Allroad, "Best Luxury Car" - new Range Rover. In the sports car segment, women's hearts were conquered by the Porsche Boxter S, and in the crossover class by the Mazda CX-5.
In addition, outside the competition program, female judges were asked to name the "Dream Car". This honorary title was almost unanimously awarded to an aristocratic and stylish coupe Aston Martin Vanquish.
The world's leading automakers acknowledge that the results of the Women's World Car Of The Year competition are of great importance to them. Only by analyzing them, concerns can understand what a modern woman really wants from a car. After all, even if a man buys a car, big influence his choice will be his other half!
At the New York Auto Show, a jury of 75 journalists from 23 countries summed up the results of the World Car of the Year competition. The competition is held for the 13th time. The best this year were chosen in six competitive disciplines: "World City Car", " Green car", "Sports Car of the Year", "Luxury Car", " automotive design of the Year and World Car of the Year.
Nomination "World City Car" debuted just this year. The first holder of the title was with a battery of increased capacity (94Ah). The only pity is that this car is not sold in Russia - we still do not pay enough attention to environmental problems. But that means we still have a long way to go.
Cars for the second year in a row Toyota brands become laureates "Eco-friendly car". In 2017, she received the highest rating, in the past - Toyota Mirai. Toyota Prius Prime was the best in the last duel with Chevrolet Bolt and Tesla Model X, which reached the semi-finals of the competition.
The winner in the nomination "Sports Car of the Year" became Porsche Boxter Cayman 718, but in the convertible version it is simply the Porsche Boxster 718. The brand's cars have been awarded the prize for the fifth time. Previously, the title of the sportiest was won: in 2014 - Porsche 911 GT3, in 2013 - Porsche Boxster / Cayman, in 2012 - Porsche 911 and in 2006 - Porsche Cayman S.
"Luxury car" called . He snatched victory from the BMW 3 Series and the Volvo S90. This is the third victory of the brand in the nomination in the history of the competition. Previously named luxury winners: BMW 7 Series (2016), Mercedes-Benz S Coupé (2015) and Mercedes-Benz S-Class(2014). Let me remind you that the nomination debuted in 2014.
And finally, the owner of the prestigious title "World Car of the Year" according to the jury, became the first in history british brand crossover . He also won in the Automotive Design category.
As stated at the award ceremony CEO Jaguar Land Rover Ralph Shpet, two F-Pace awards confirm the tremendous talent and amount of work done by the engineering and design team. Let's remind, last year in the same nominations Mazda MX-5 excelled. It seems that these two competitive disciplines should be combined, because, as a rule, the winner combines an attractive appearance, And technical excellence. It is noteworthy that Jaguar F-Pace became the first crossover in the history of the competition to receive the highest award.
Previous World Car of the Year winners: Mercedes-Benz C-Class (2015), Audi A3 (2014), Volkswagen Golf (2013), Volkswagen Up! (2012), Nissan Leaf (2011), Volkswagen Polo (2010), Volkswagen Golf (2009), Mazda 2 / Mazda Demio (2008), Lexus LS460 (2007), BMW 3-Series (2006), Audi A6 (2005) .
JATO has summed up the preliminary results of world sales of new machines. Data on registrations in all countries has not yet been collected, but the above analysis, based on statistics from the 52 largest markets, makes it possible to understand the overall “picture of the world”. So, in 2016, sales increased by 5.6% - up to 84.24 million new cars and light commercial vehicles. There are not so many depressed regions on the map: in addition to Russia, demand has fallen in Asian countries (Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand), as well as in South Africa, Brazil and two European states- The Netherlands and Switzerland. But the largest in the world Chinese market increased by 14%!
Toyota leads the ranking car brands, and the gap from Volkswagen is serious: 7.2 and 6.1 million cars, respectively. Of the fifty brands, only nine worsened their results in 2016, with the most breakneck growth coming from Chinese companies. The Russian Lada is in forty-ninth place.
The title of world bestseller went to the family of Ford F-series pickups (in the title photo): almost a million of these giants were sold in a year! Mostly they are bought in the USA (821 thousand), but without the help of other markets, there would be no victory. After all, in second place with a minimum lag is the "worldwide" Toyota Corolla(953 thousand cars). Volkswagen Golf is next (860 thousand), and in fourth place is a purely Chinese compact van (847 thousand), produced by joint venture SAIC and GM concerns and sold mainly in the domestic market.
The general vector of the world market development is the same as in Russia and Europe: buyers are increasingly choosing crossovers and SUVs. Behind last year their share in the sales structure increased from 25% to 29%: 24.3 million of these vehicles were sold. Unfortunately, JATO does not share off-road models by class: compact SUVs and hefty frame SUVs mixed into one rating. If we divide SUVs into at least compact, mid-size and full-size cars, then the market segmentation would look completely different, and the most popular would be passenger class C +, aka golf class.
The rating is based on official data published by the manufacturers themselves. The statistics of the analytical site Focus2move were also used.
The rating takes into account production statistics automotive alliances, which may include several companies or brands. So, for example, the statistics does not take into account individual manufacturers, such as Audi, Volkswagen, SEAT and Skoda, but the entire Volkswagen group, which includes all these brands.
The same goes for alliances. The rating does not provide separate data for Renault and Nissan. It counts these manufacturers as one big company. In addition, in 2017, the French-Japanese alliance became the owner of a controlling stake Mitsubishi shares, which allowed the partners to improve production statistics.
Statistics count together Korean manufacturers Kia and Hyundai, since the latter owns a majority stake in Kia Motors.
Another deal that influenced the balance of power in the rating major automakers of the world, is a change of owners of Opel. In 2017 the American General Motors sold its German asset to the French - PSA concern, which is better known as Peugeot-Citroen.
Today Groupe PSA includes five automotive brands: Peugeot, Citroen, DS, Opel and Vauxhall (Opel cars are sold under this brand in some countries).
In the table below you will find the following information:
- the name of the largest automakers in the world;
- volume of cars produced;
- dynamics - change in production volumes compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
On our website you can also find:
The largest automakers in the world
Based on sales results in January-December 2018.
| № | Manufacturer | Number of cars, mln. | Dynamics, % |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 10.8 | +2 |
| 2 | Toyota | 10.4 | +1.2 |
| 3 | Renault-Nissan | 10.3 | +0.9 |
| 4 | General Motors | 8.6 | -4 |
| 5 | Hyundai-Kia | 7.4 | +1.6 |
| 6 | Ford | 5.6 | -10.4 |
| 7 | Honda | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| 8 | Fiat-Chrysler | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| 9 | Peugeot-Citroen | 4.1 | -3.8 |
| 10 | Suzuki | 3.3 | +4.2 |
