The winners of the "Car of the Year in the World" award have been named

The winner of the World Car Awards ("Car of the Year in the world") in 2025 was the Korean electric crossover Kia EV3, the press service of the organizers of the competition announced at the motor show in New York. In five of the six nominations, electric vehicles became winners.

For the Korean brand, the victory in the main nomination was the second in a row — last year, the Kia EV9 electric crossover was recognized as the best car. According to the number of votes, Kia EV3 was ahead of BMW X3 and Hyundai Inster (Casper Electric), which, however, won the award in the nomination "Electric Car of the Year".

The jury recognized the electric Volvo EX90 as the best luxury car, and the Chinese BYD Seagull (Dolphin Mini) as the best urban model. The award for the best design went to the Volkswagen ID. Buzz electric van.

In the sports car category, the victory went to the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, it became the only model with an internal combustion engine among the winners of the award in 2025.

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On April 14, it was reported that Kia had updated its car sales plan for 2025 to include the Russian market. According to the Korean Yonhap news agency, such data was announced on April 9 at a private event for investors.

Later, the Hyundai Motor concern, which includes Kia, called inaccurate reports about plans to sell 50,000 cars of this brand in Russia. The automaker claims that the sales figures given in the plan were not for the Russian Federation, but for the CIS as a whole.