Automotive Awards
Research and explore quality and reliability ratings for Canada's most awarded vehicles. We publish the latest news about automotive awards, including the people and vehicles that win the prestigious Canadian auto awards annually.
Volkswagen ID.4 is 2021 World Car of the Year
2021 World Car Award winners revealed in five categories via livestream Read More
World Car Awards announces Top Three in the World for 2021
Top Three finalists revealed in five award categories including World Car of the Year Read More
Toyota builds its nine-millionth Vehicle in Canada
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada began operations in Cambridge, ON, in 1988 Read More
Kia, Porsche big winners in 2020 World Car Awards
The 2020 World Car Awards were announced in a low-key manner in deference to the impact of Covid-19 Read More
Carlos Tavares has been voted 2020 World Car Person of the Year
Among his accomplishments, Tavares negotiated the forthcoming merger of PSA and FCA Read More
VIDEO: World Car Awards 2020 'Top Three in the World' finalists
Kia and Mazda vie for top award; Porsche Taycan is a finalist three categories Read More
World Car Awards reveal ‘Top Three in the World'
Porsche, Mazda top the lists of finalists for 2020 World Car Awards Read More
2020 World Car Awards short lists revealed at Delhi Auto Show
Final round of voting now begins for World Car Awards in five vehicle categories Read More
Canadian Car of the Year finalists revealed in Montreal
12 category winners will be eligible for 2020 Canadian Car or Utility Vehicle of they ear Read More
Turbos, hybrids and EVs top Wards powertrain class for 2020
Wards editors chose top-10 from list of 26 engines and electric propulsion systems Read More
Volkswagen ID. Buggy beats luxury cars for coveted design award
Freedom and flexibility of EV design lauded for simplicity of dune buggy concept Read More
Marc Lachapelle is Canadian Automotive Journalist of the Year
Autofile contributor is the only four-time winner of prestigious writing award Read More
Genesis Essentia Concept wins top design award
Gran Turismo concept awarded Gold International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) Read More
The 10 worst car brands for Initial Quality in 2019
J.D. Power has just released its its 2019 Initial Quality Study for vehicles Read More
Jaguar I-Pace named World Car of the Year
I-Pace beat out Audi e-tron and Volvo S60/V60 for World Car honours with a hat-trick of awards Read More
Ram takes Gold Hitch award, Raptor wins Gold Winch
Gold Hitch awarded for towing prowess, Gold Winch for off-road superiority Read More
Ford Focus seats receive back-health seal of approval
Seats received seal of approval from Germany’s spinal-health organization Read More
“Top Three in The World” awards finalists revealed
2019 World Car Awards finalists revealed in six categories in Geneva Read More
Sergio Marchionne voted World Car Person of the Year
World Car jurors from 24 countries choose Marchionne for prestigious award Read More
Top auto designers choose best new designs for 2019
Seven leading designers create shortlist for 2019 World Car Design of the Year Read More
Kia Stinger, Jaguar I-Pace win top 2019 AJAC awards
2019 AJAC Canadian Car and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards presented at CIAS Read More
10 finalists revealed for 2019 World Car of the Year
Four Germans, two Koreans, two Swedes, a Japanese and a Brit make the elite list Read More
2019 NACTOY winners by the numbers
Hyundai double winner with Kona, Genesis G70; Ram 1500 snags truck trophy Read More
UK writers name Hyundai Kona EV Car of the Year
Kona EV named Car of the Year, Honda’s Urban EV city-car named one to watch Read More
Volvo XC40 is Japan’s Car of the Year for 2018
Volvo takes top Japanese auto award for two years in a row Read More
NACTOY jurors road-test semi-finalists
Record crop of contenders available at drive event for 26th annual awards Read More
23 observations from Canadian Truck King Challenge
2019 Challenge featured 6 full-size, half-ton pickups from 5 manufacturers Read More
20 odd trucks to celebrate Ugly Truck Day
July 20 is annually celebrated to recognize ugly trucks, vans and SUVs Read More
10 good and 10 not so good brands in Initial Quality
J.D. Power polled 75,000 new buyers during their vehicle’s first 90 days Read More
Toyota products again judged tops in value
Vincentric hands out 2018 Best Value in Canada awards to top brands, models Read More
Vincentric hands out first Certified Pre-Owned awards
Vincentric Best CPO Value in Canada awards recognize strong CPO programs Read More
Volvo XC60 is World Car of the Year for 2018
Winners in six World Car Award classes were revealed at New York Auto Show Read More
J.D. Power's 11 Most Dependable Auto Brands
2018 survey involved almost 37,000 owners of 3-year-old models Read More
World Car Awards announces ‘Top Three in the World’
Top-three finalists in six World Car Award classes revealed at Geneva auto show Read More
Volvo’s Samuelsson is first 'World Car Person of the Year'
Volvo Group president and CEO is the first to receive prestigious new award Read More
Jeep officialy attains "Cult" status
Jeep brand honoured at annual Gathering held by Society of Cult Brands Read More
J.D. Power study reveals 10 least-reliable auto brands
FCA brands claim five of the 10-worst rankings in the dependability study Read More
Best new automotive technologies for 2018
GM, Lexus and Toyota share AJAC’s Best New Innovation awards Read More
Accord and Pacifica claim 2018 Canadian Car awards
Annual AJAC award winners reflect changes in the program’s judging process Read More
Toyotas dominate 2018 Best Retained Value Awards
Toyota won Canadian Black Book’s Overall Brand Award for both cars and trucks Read More