Manufacturer Awards


Criteria

Entries are now closed for 2024. 

 

There is no requirement to submit an entry for the Manufacturer Awards.

With the exception of 

Where entries are required.

All manufacturers’ vehicles will be judged by an independent panel of carefully selected judges from a number of independent bodies.

The car awards will be judged by car market analysts and residual values experts, helping ensure running costs are a key factor in deciding the winning vehicles, as well as driver desirability, and fitness for purpose. They are joined by members of the Business Car editorial team, who also have experience of the vehicles under consideration.

 

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MANUFACTURER AWARDS
Criteria

Entries are now closed for 2024. 

 

There is no requirement to submit an entry for the Manufacturer Awards.

With the exception of 

Where entries are required.

All manufacturers’ vehicles will be judged by an independent panel of carefully selected judges from a number of independent bodies.

The car awards will be judged by car market analysts and residual values experts, helping ensure running costs are a key factor in deciding the winning vehicles, as well as driver desirability, and fitness for purpose. They are joined by members of the Business Car editorial team, who also have experience of the vehicles under consideration.

 

VIEW THE SHORTLIST




Manufacturer Award Winners 2023

Best Electric car, Under £40,000

MG4

Best Electric Car, over £40,000

BMW i4

Best Small Car

Toyota Yaris

Best Family Car

Vauxhall Astra

Best Executive Car

BMW 5 Series

Best Value Car

Dacia Jogger

Best Premium Car

BMW 3 Series

Best Compact SUV

Ford Puma

Best Medium SUV

Kia Sportage

Best Premium medium SUV

BMW X1

Best Premium Large SUV

Genesis GV70

Driver’s choice award

Range Rover Sport

Most Improved Manufacturer

Jaguar Land Rover

One to watch

Ford Explorer

2022 Manufacturer Award Winners

Best Electric Car (Under £40,000)
Cupra Born

Best Electric Car (Over £40,000)
BMW i4

Best Small Car
Toyota Yaris

Best Family Car
Vauxhall Astra

Best Value Car
Dacia Jogger

Driver’s Choice
Range Rover

Best Premium Car
BMW 3 Series

Best Compact SUV
Ford Puma

Best Medium SUV
KIA Sportage

Best Premium Medium SUV
Lexus NX

Best Premium Large SUV
BMW X5

Best Executive Car
BMW 5 Series

One to Watch
Lexus RZ

Most Improved Fleet Manufacturer of the Year
KIA UK

Eco Fleet Manufacturer of the Year
Hyundai

2021 Manufacturer Award Winners

Best electric car (under £35k) 

Skoda Enyaq iV 

Best electric car (over £35k) 

Polestar 2 

Best hybrid car 

Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid 

Best small car 

Toyota Yaris  

Best family car 

Skoda Octavia 

Best upper-medium car 

Vauxhall Insignia  

Best value car 

MG5  

Driver’s choice 

BMW 128ti 

Best premium car 

BMW 3 Series 

Best compact SUV 

Ford Puma  

Best medium SUV 

Hyundai Tucson  

Best premium medium SUV 

BMW X1  

Best premium large SUV 

Land Rover Discovery Sport  

Best executive car 

BMW 5 Series  

One to watch 

Hyundai Ioniq 5 

Most improved manufacturer of the year 

Jaguar Land Rover 

Green fleet manufacturer of the year 

Toyota 

2020 Manufacturer Award Winners

Best electric car

Peugeot e-2008

Best plug-in hybrid car

Mercedes-Benz A 250e

Best small car

Renault Clio

Best lower-medium car

Skoda Octavia

Best upper-medium car

Skoda Superb

Best value car

Dacia Duster

Driver’s choice

Land Rover Defender

Best premium car

BMW 3 Series

Best compact SUV

Ford Puma

Best medium SUV

Ford Kuga

Best premium medium SUV

BMW X1

Best premium large SUV

Mercedes-Benz GLB

Best executive car

BMW 5 Series

Most improved manufacturer

Skoda

Green fleet manufacturer of the year

Toyota Lexus

2019 Manufacturer Award Winners

Best electric car

KIA e-Niro

Best small car

Ford Fiesta

Best lower-medium car

Ford Focus

Best upper-medium car

Peugeot 508

Best value car

Skoda Fabia

Driver’s choice

Hyundai i30 N

Best compact premium car

Mercedes-Benz A-Class

Best premium car

BMW 3 Series

Best compact SUV

Volskwagen T-Cross

Best medium SUV

Volvo XC40

Best large SUV

SEAT Tarraco

Best executive car

Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Most improved manufacturer of the year

Hyundai

Green fleet manufacturer of the year

Toyota Lexus

2018 Manufacturer Award Winners

Best ultra-low emission car

Jaguar I-Pace

Best small car

Ford Fiesta

Best lower-medium car

Ford Focus

Best upper-medium car

Skoda Octavia

Best compact premium car

Mercedes-Benz A-Class

Best premium car

Audi A4

Best compact SUV

Volkswagen T-Roc

Best mid-sized SUV

Volvo XC40

Best large SUV

Volvo XC90

Best executive car

BMW 5 Series

Best luxury car

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Best MPV

Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer