TORONTO: The 2022 World Car Awards program was officially launched on Thursday, featuring a dual mission of celebrating the best of today while embracing the best of tomorrow.

This is accomplished via two platforms.

The Road to the World Car Awards is an annual journey that follows more than 100 international automotive journalists as they test-drive, and vote on, the 2022 eligible vehicles.

The journey starts with Thursday's launch, then the 7th “L.A. Test Drives” media event in November, followed by the World Car Finals in March when the finalists are declared. The overall grande finale celebration of the winners will take place at the New York International Auto Show when six category winners will be announced on April 13, 2022.



The World Car Awards’ second platform is The Road to Future Mobility. This initiative is focused on the future trends that are changing the global industry right now.

Future trends are brought to life by its panel of journalists who share stories about emerging technologies through their media outlets, video channels and on social media. In addition, the Global Trends Report, co-presented by AITASTIC and the World Car Awards, is produced twice a year and highlights top trends that surface in its research. The first report will be announced on World Car TV in mid-September.

A new highlight of the 2022 awards program is the debut of the World Electric Vehicle of the Year award. This new award is intended to recognise, support and celebrate the global transition to electrically-powered vehicles that is now underway and to acknowledge the efforts of automakers around the world in developing these climate-conscious vehicles.

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