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It also refers to an award given yearly to the new automobile selected best by a jury of jounalists for motor magazines in Europe.

Although other similar awards exist in other parts of the world like Australia from the Australian automobile magazine Wheels and the AJAC in Canada, these two are the major ones that use the phrase, which is sometimes abbreviated COTY.

The table below summarizes the winners of these two awards since their inception.

1 European Car of the Year Winners

1964 Rover 2000

1965 Austin 1800

1966 Renault 16

1967 Fiat 124

1968 NSU Ro 80

1969 Peugeot 504

1970 Fiat 128

1971 Citroën GS

1972 Fiat 127

1973 Audi 80

1974 Mercedes 450

1975 Citroën CXThe CX was a model of Citroen automobile manufactured and sold between 1974 and 1988. A total of 1,042,460 CXs were produced in that period. The CX is often cited by enthusiasts as the last 'real' Citroen before Peugeot took control of the company in 1974

1976 Simca 1307/1308/Chrysler Alpine

1977 Rover 3500Rover SD1 is the code name given to a series of large executive cars made by British Leyland and Austin Rover Group from 1976 to 1985. History In 1971, Rover, at that time member of British Leyland, began developing a new car to replace the P6 and the Tri

1978 Porsche 928The Porsche 928 was a grand tourer automobile made by Porsche. It was Porsche's flagship model throughout its production run from 1977 to 1995. Designed to compete with the Ferrari 512BB & Ferrari Testarossa, Lamborghini Countach, Lamborghini Jalpa, Maser

1979 Chrysler/Simca Horizon

1980 Lancia DeltaThe Lancia Delta was a successful car sold by Lancia from 1979 to 1994. The design was by Giorgetto Giugiaro. In Sweden it was sold by Saab Automobile as Saab 600. Saab also helped with the logistics and the model was actually better suited for colder cli

1981 Ford Escort Mk IIIThe Ford Escort is a sub-compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. Although it was originally a European model, the Escort badge has been applied to several different designs in North America over the years. European Escorts Ford Escort Mk I The

1982 Renault 9The Renault 9 and Renault 11 are compact automobiles, launched in the early 1980s, by the French car manufacturer Renault. The 9 was a 4-door sedan, launched in 1982, and was winner of the Car Of The Year award of the same year. A version of the 9 was pro

1983 Audi 100

1984 Fiat Uno

1985 Opel Kadett E (Vauxhall Astra Mk II)

1986 Ford Scorpio (Granada Mk III)

1987 Opel Omega (Vauxhall Carlton)

1988 Peugeot 405

1989 Fiat Tipo

1990 Citroën XM

1991 Renault Clio

1992 Volkswagen Golf Mk III

1993 Nissan Micra

1994 Ford Mondeo

1995 Fiat Punto

1996 Fiat Bravo/Brava

1997 Renault Mégane Scénic

1998 Alfa Romeo 156

1999 Ford Focus

2000 Toyota Yaris

2001 Alfa Romeo 147

2002 Peugeot 307

2003 Renault Mégane

2004 Fiat Panda (Nuova)

2005 Toyota Prius