BMW, Hyundai and Kia among finalists for World Car of the Year 2023

These three are your candidates for the 2023 World Car of the Year. PHOTOS FROM BMW, HYUNDAI AND KIA

It’s that time of the year again when World Car Awards, a multinational not-for-profit award-giving body composed of more than a hundred international jurors, picks which vehicle will be named World Car of the Year. And, in time for the awards to be given on April 5 at the New York International Auto Show, the list of nominees has been released.

To qualify for the World Car of the Year award, each model must have had at least 10,000 units produced and sold in at least two countries on two separate continents, and must be priced below what would usually be considered a luxury vehicle in these markets. It’s essentially what the international panel of jurors would consider the best mass-market vehicle sold from January 2022 to March of this year.

Aside from the prized World Car of the Year awards, nominees for special awards have also been announced. These categories have their own rules, but nominees for the special awards may still be eligible for the World Car of the Year and other awards so long as they meet that category’s rules.