Indian Car of the Year

The Indian Car of the Year Award (ICOTY) is presented annually to the best new car launched in India, and is based on similar other awards such as European Car of the Year. The award was established in 2006, with the Maruti Suzuki Swift winning the first award[1] and the Hyundai Venue winning the latest award in 2020.[2]

Indian Car of the Year
CountryIndia
First awarded2006 (2006)
Websitewww.icoty.org

Hyundai has won the award six times, while Maruti Suzuki four times and Honda have won twice. Swift is the only car model to win the award three times. Most of the award winning cars have been from Japanese or Korean manufacturers, and are available globally in the same or different guises.

The Hyundai Elite i20 and i10 Grand, for instance, are available in Europe and Japan. The European Renault Duster developed by the Renault engineers, sold worldwide and built in India yet got this award for 2013. The Maruti brand on Suzuki models is exclusive to India. The Honda City is largely restricted to Asian and South American markets, while the Ford Figo is a modified version of the Ford Fiesta that was sold in Europe from 2002 to 2008. The Honda Civic is a global model, although not all versions are sold on every market.

Rules

All new car models qualify for the award, however cars which have minor changes such as cosmetic face lifts or minor mechanical changes do not qualify for the award. The car has to be manufactured or assembled in India and has to be on sale before 30 November of the previous year. The car should be approved for the Indian market by the official authority but CBU's (Completely Built Unit) which are imported are not considered for the award.[3]

Voting process

The voting jury consists automobile journalists from all over India. Each jury member has a maximum of 25 points, where each member can allot a maximum of 10 points to one car. And every Jury member must give points to at least 5 of the contending cars.[3]

Results

Winners by Year
Year Winner
2006 Maruti Suzuki Swift
2007 Honda Civic
2008 Hyundai i10
2009 Honda City
2010 Tata Nano
2011 Ford Figo
2012 Maruti Suzuki Swift
2013 Renault Duster
2014 Hyundai i10 Grand
2015 Hyundai Elite i20
2016 Hyundai Creta
2017 Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza
2018 Hyundai Verna
2019 Maruti Suzuki Swift
2020 Hyundai Venue

Winners by manufacturers
Brand Award nb. Models

Hyundai		 6 i10
(2008)		 i10 Grand
(2014)		 Elite i20
(2015)		 Creta
(2016)		 Verna
(2018)		 Venue
(2020)

Maruti Suzuki		 4 Swift
(2006)		 Swift
(2012)		 Vitara Brezza
(2017)		 Swift
(2019)

Honda		 2 Civic
(2007)		 City
(2009)

Tata		 1 Nano
(2010)

Ford		 1 Figo
(2011)

Renault		 1 Duster
(2013)

See also

References
  1. "Swiftly making history". Business Standard. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. "India Car of The Year (ICOTY)". ICOTY (Indian Car Of The Year). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. "Indian Car of the Year - About Us". www.icoty.org. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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