List of motor vehicle awards

This list of motor vehicle awards is an index to articles that describe notable awards given to motor vehicles. The list is broken into "car of the year", other car awards, awards for commercial vehicles including trucks and trains, engines and people. The sub-lists are arranged by the country of the sponsoring organization, but typically awards are open to entries from around the world.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
World Car Awards New York 2013

Car of the year
Main article: Car of the Year
Country/RegionAwardSponsor
AustraliaWheels Car of the YearWheels[1][2]
CanadaCanadian Car of the YearAutomobile Journalists Association of Canada[3]
EuropeEuropean Car of the YearCar of the Year (magazines)[4]
IndiaIndian Car of the YearICOTY (magazines)[5][6]
InternationalWorld Car of the YearWorld Car of the Year[7]
IrelandIrish Car of the YearIrish Motoring Writers Association[8]
JapanCar of the Year JapanJapan Car of the Year[9]
JapanRJC Car of the Year (Japan)Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference of Japan[10]
Middle East / United Arab EmiratesMiddle East Car of the YearMiddle East Car of the Year[11]
South AfricaSouth African Car of the YearSouth African Guild of Motoring Journalists[12]
United KingdomCars of the YearWhat Car?[13][14]
United KingdomFifth Gear AwardsFifth Gear[15][16]
United KingdomTop Gear Car of the YearTop Gear[17][18][19]
United StatesAutomobile of the YearAutomobile[20]
United StatesGreen Car of the YearGreen Car Journal[21][22]
United StatesInternational Car of the YearRoad & Travel Magazine[23][24]
United StatesMotor Trend Car of the YearMotor Trend[25]
United StatesMotorWeek Drivers' Choice AwardsMotorWeek[26]
United StatesNorth American Car of the YearNorth American International Auto Show[27]

Other car awards
CountryAwardSponsorNotes
FrancePeugeot Concours DesignPeugeotDesigns for a car (2001 to 2008)[28]
GermanyDas Goldene LenkradBild am Sonntag, Auto BildNew car models[29]
United KingdomDewar TrophyRoyal Automobile ClubThe motor car which should successfully complete the most meritorious performance or test furthering the interests and advancement of the industry[30]
InternationalEdison AwardsEdison AwardsHonoring excellence in innovation[31]
United StatesRidler AwardDetroit AutoramaBest in show[32]
United StatesAmerica's Most Beautiful RoadsterGrand National Roadster ShowRoadsters (since 1950)[33][34]
United StatesAutomotive X PrizeX Prize FoundationInspire a new generation of super-efficient vehicles that help break America's addiction to oil and stem the effects of climate change[35]
United StatesCar and Driver 10BestCar and DriverTen best cars of the year[36]
United StatesCar and Driver Supercar ChallengeCar and DriverHigh-powered sports cars[37][38]
United StatesCar of the CenturyGlobal Automotive Elections FoundationWorld's most influential car of the 20th century
United StatesGreen Car Vision AwardGreen Car JournalSignificant environmental advancements: pre-production and production cars
United StatesIndex of Effluency24 Hours of LeMonsIndex of Thermal Efficiency of a vehicle that was deemed unreliable from the factory
United StatesBest of ShowPebble Beach Concours d'ElegancePrewar and postwar collector cars judged for authenticity, function, history, and style
United StatesMotorWeek Drivers' Choice AwardsMotorWeekBest automotive picks in the most popular vehicle categories
United StatesPACE AwardAutomotive NewsInnovation developed primarily by a supplier that changes the rules of the game

Commercial vehicles
CountryAwardSponsorNotes
EuropeBus & Coach of the Year(industry publications)Bus and coach models on the European market
EuropeInternational Truck of the Year(industry / publications)New vehicles appearing on the European market
EuropeInternational Van of the Year(industry / publications)New vehicles appearing on the European market
JapanBlue Ribbon Award (railway)Japan Railfan ClubRailway vehicles voted by members as being the most outstanding design of the year (since 1958)
JapanLaurel PrizeJapan Railfan ClubRailway vehicles with the most outstanding functional and design features
United StatesGreen Truck of the YearGreen Car Journal

Engines
CountryAwardSponsorNotes
United KingdomInternational Engine of the YearUKi Media & Events' Automotive MagazinesSubjective driving impressions, technical knowledge, and characteristics such as fuel economy, noise, smoothness, performance and driveability[39][40]
United StatesWard's 10 Best EnginesWard's AutoWorldBest" automobile engines available in the U.S. market[41]

People
CountryAwardSponsorNotes
NorwayAutomotive Executive of the Year AwardDNV GL - Business AssuranceExcellence in leadership and innovation
United StatesAutomotive Hall of FameMotorCities National Heritage AreaPerson has made a significant contribution to the automotive industry
United StatesCar Designer of the CenturyGlobal Automotive Elections FoundationMost influential car designer of the 20th century
United StatesCar Engineer of the CenturyGlobal Automotive Elections FoundationMost influential car engineer of the twentieth century
United StatesCar Entrepreneur of the CenturyGlobal Automotive Elections FoundationMost influential car entrepreneur of the 20th century
United StatesLouis Schwitzer AwardSociety of Automotive EngineersEngineer, or a team of engineers, for excellence in the design, development and implementation of new, innovative motorsports technology concepts for use in the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race
United StatesTime Magazine Quality Dealer AwardTime, Ally FinancialNew-car dealers in America who exhibit exceptional performance in their dealerships and perform distinguished community service

See also

References
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