The World Car Awards program has been independently confirmed as the largest automotive awards in the world for the ninth consecutive year.
This is based on media reach across the top 25 global car markets, by analysts Cision Insight.
The World Car Awards audience actually grew by four percent last year, taking its total audience reach up to 298 million people.
The organisation made the announcement as it prepares to launch the 2022 awards season.
This will see one car named 2022 World Car of the Year – with the Volkswagen ID.4 currently holding the 2021 title.
For 2022, there are eight new jurors, representing Chile, USA, Latin America and Korea.
A total of 94 jurors from across the world make up the World Car Awards jury.
The 2022 awards will begin with ‘The Road to the 2022 Awards’ presentation at the New York International Auto Show on Thursday 19 August 2021 – which will also be hosted on World Car TV.
Here, the reigning winners will be celebrated – and the provisional list of vehicles eligible for the 2022 awards will be revealed.
A series of votes will take place over several months, with the 2022 World Car of the Year set to be announced on 13 April 2022.
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