Car of the Year: Victory for the Toyota Yaris 🎥
CLEAR THING With the trophy for "The Car of the Year 2021," the Toyota Yaris wins the coveted award, which has been presented since 1964. A 59-member jury selected the winner this year from seven models. You can follow how the jury, including two representatives from Switzerland, voted in the video. In [...]
How the jury, including two representatives from Switzerland, voted can be seen in the video.
This year, the election took place under special conditions. Instead of the usual opening event on the press days of the Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS), the ceremony was broadcast as a pure livestream on the Internet, as was already the case in 2020.
Important recognition for the development teams
Matt Harrison, Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Europe: "This is a great honor for Toyota and I would like to thank the jury for their consideration and recognition. I also want to take this opportunity to recognize the passion of our development teams in Europe and Japan. This is the best Yaris ever, and just as Akio Toyoda intended, it is already putting smiles on our customers' faces."
Third victory for a model of the Japanese brand
The voting result of the finalists: Toyota Yaris 266 points, Fiat New 500 (240), Cupra Formentor (239), Volkswagen ID.3., (224), Škoda Octavia (199),Land Rover Defender (164) and Citroën C4 (143).
Toyota has received the award three times. The Yaris won in 2000, the Prius in 2005, and the Yaris again in 2021.
Frank Janssen, president of the jury: "A worthy winner of this year's election, who deservedly prevailed against six top-class competitors."
