Kia EV3 selected 2025 World Car of the Year

The Kia EV3 electric vehicle was selected as the World Car of the Year at the 2025 World Car Awards, marking the second consecutive year the carmaker has earned the prestigious title. Kia said Sunday its EV3, an electric compact SUV, won the title at the car awards held during the New York International Auto Show last week. The World Car Awards are widely seen as one of the world’s top three automotive awards along with the North American Car of the Year and the European Car of the Year. A panel of 96 automotive journalists from 30 countries, including Korea, the United States, Europe, China, Japan and India, evaluates and selects the winners in each category. According to the World Car Awards, the Kia EV3 received 780 points overall to outpace two other top contenders — the Hyundai Casper Electric with 764 points and the BMW X3 with 754 points. The Audi A5, the Ford Mustang, the Mini Cooper Electric, the Suzuki Swift, the Toyota Camry, the Toyota Land Cruiser and the Volkswagen Tiguan were also finalists. Kia also claimed the top award at the World Car Awards last year for its largeWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times