The annual awards season runs from May 1st to April 30th.
September 2024
Official launch of the 21st awards season: The Road to World Car 2025.
The Road to World Car 2025 is an annual journey that follows our international jurors as they test-drive, and vote on, the eligible vehicles for the 2025 awards season.
September to January 2025
Jurors test-drive the 2025 eligible vehicles.
November 2024
November 18 - 20, 2024: 10th L.A. Test Drives in Pasadena, California that coincides with press day at the L.A. auto show on Thursday, November 21, 2024.
January 2025: World Car Finals powered by Brembo - The Countdown Begins
Monday, January 6th, 2025: World Car Finals Countdown Begins.
January 6 to 27, 2025: World Car Person of the Year
Monday, January 9th, 2025: Top ten finalists in World Car of the Year; and top five finalists in World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Urban Car, World Electric Vehicle of the Year, and World Car Design of the Year snnouned at the CES Show.
Second round of test-drives and voting begins.
February 2025: Finalists' Test Drives
Jurors test-drive Top 10/5 finalists, to select the winners.
March 2025: World Car Finals - Top Three in the World
Tuesday, March 4, 2025: Top Three in the World finalists announced.
April 2025: The Winners
Wednesday, April 16, 2025: All World Car Award winners announced live at the New York International Auto Show
WORLD CAR AWARDS: CELEBRATING THE BEST OF TODAY. EMBRACING THE BEST OF TOMORROW.