The list of cars and trucks up for the 2014 Car of the Year Award has been parsed down to a short list of 12 cars and 12 trucks. The initial candidates list contained 30 cars overall, of which the BMW i3 was also nominated. It did not make this short list.
2014 North American Car of the Year short list:
- BMW 4 Series
- Cadillac CTS
- Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
- Chevrolet Impala
- Infiniti Q50
- Jaguar F-Type
- Kia Cadenza
- Lexus IS
- Mazda3
- Mazda6
- Mercedes-Benz CLA
- Toyota Corolla
2014 North American Truck/Utility of the Year short list:
- Acura MDX
- BMW X5
- Buick Encore
- Chevrolet Silverado
- GMC Sierra
- Hyundai Santa Fe LWB
- Jeep Cherokee
- Kia Sorento
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- Nissan Rogue
- Subaru Forester
- Toyota Tundra
This list will be pared down to just seven cars by mid-December and the winner will be announced on the eve of the Geneva auto show on March 3, 2014.
Nominees for the COTY award must all be: on sale by the end of the year in at least 5 European nations and have minimum of 5,000 unit forseeable annual sales projection.
The jury consists of 58 members representing 22 European countries.
The winner of the 2013 Car of the Year award was the VW Golf VII.