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Every Car of the Year winner

By Betty C. Morrow 4 months ago

The annual Car of the Year (COTY) awards is arguably the biggest global prize in the automotive world.

Sometimes (incorrectly) known as the European Car of the Year award, every year, every car released during the previous year is judged, before a final shortlist of seven cars is drawn up. Alongside Autocar, the other organisers are car publications from across Europe: Auto (Italy), Autopista (Spain), Autovisie (Netherlands), L’Automobile Magazine (France), Stern (Germany) and Vi Bilägare (Sweden).

2022’s winner has just been announced: The new Kia EV6 electric car. Will that car join the automotive greats? Or will it – like some of its predecessors – sink into obscurity after a brief moment in the sun? Let’s take a look at the past winners, and how they panned out:

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Microsoft and partners may

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TrueCar’s Mike Darrow Says Car Sales Could Pick Up Late This Year

By Betty C. Morrow 4 months ago
  • Combined pressures during the pandemic saw limited new car availability push used car prices to record highs.
  • Some analysts believe the used car market peaked at the end of 2021 and that as more new cars become more readily available, those historic prices will fall.
  • TrueCar collects new and used car data from over 15,000 dealerships to compile their insights and help buyers make car-buying decisions.

    Record inflation. Supply chain issues and shortages of critical parts and computer chips. And in almost unheard of fashion, some used cars are selling for more than new cars.

    It hasn’t been an easy start to 2022 for the auto industry, but there are reasons to be bullish the retail market will turn around by year’s end, or sooner.

    “All of our data shows us that we’ve we found the bottom at the end of Q4 (in 2021), and we think the first

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    Edmunds: Shopping for a car this year will not be the same

    By Betty C. Morrow 5 months ago

    2021 was an unusual year for the automotive industry. While customer demand for new cars rebounded from the economic uncertainty of 2020, automakers found themselves unable to meet that demand because of semiconductor chip shortages and supply chain problems. So what should car shoppers expect for 2022? Much of the same, unfortunately.

    “Competition for new vehicles will be fierce as inventory shortages persist in 2022,” said Ivan Drury, Edmunds’ senior manager of insights for Edmunds.

    Shoppers today must contend with a limited selection, dealership markups, little to no discounts, and a greater sense of urgency to move quickly on a deal. With this in mind, here are five ways that car buying has changed, along with a few tips on how to manage it.

     

    ONGOING VEHICLE SHORTAGE MEANS HIGHER PRICES

    Vehicles that make their way onto the lot are more likely to be in more expensive trims and either marked

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    2022 What Car? Car of the Year Awards: The Contenders

    By Betty C. Morrow 7 months ago

    2022 What Car? Car of the Year Awards: The Contenders

    What Car? has unveiled the long list of models in contention for its highly anticipated Car of the Year Awards 2022, held in association with MotorEasy.

    The event, from Britain’s leading consumer champion and car buying platform, will see the best cars in 21 categories named. A What Car? Award is one of the most sought-after accolades in the automotive industry.

    The list of 83 cars on the long list is made up of new or updated models from the past 12 months, plus defending champions from the 2021 event.

    To be eligible for a What Car? Award, a car has to have been tested back to back with its rivals, both on UK roads and at What Car?’s dedicated test track.

    The winner of each category will be in the frame for the overall Car of the

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