Toronto, Ontario — The semi-finalists for the 2025 Canadian Car of the Year Awards (CCOTY), presented by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) have now been released.
The annual event, which aims to determine the best vehicles in Canada, evaluates vehicles across the following award categories: Canadian Car of the Year; Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year; Canadian Electric Car of the Year; and Canadian Electric Utility Vehicle of the Year.
To narrow down the results, a 46-member jury composed of AJAC members selected their top five vehicles in each of the four categories. From here, stage-two voting includes jurors completing detailed ballots to name the “12 Best Vehicles in Canada for 2025.”
As a result, the semi-finalists for the 2025 Canadian Car of the Year are: the Acura Integra Type S; the Genesis G70; the Genesis G80; the Honda Civic; the Toyota Camry; and the Toyota Prius.
The semi-finalists for the 2025 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year are: the Chevrolet Trax; the Hyundai Santa Fe; the Mazda CX-70; the Nissan Kicks; the Subaru Forester; and the Toyota Land Cruiser.
The semi-finalists for the 2025 Canadian Electric Car of the Year are: the BMWi4; the Fiat 500e; the Hyundai Ioniq 6; the Lucid Air; and the Toyota Prius Prime.
Finally, the semi-finalists for the 2025 Canadian Electric Utility Vehicle of the Year are: the Cadillac Lyriq; the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N; the Hyundai Kona Electric; the Kia EV9; the Mazda CX-70 PHEV; and the Volvo EX30.
The “12 Best Vehicles in Canada for 2025” will officially be announced on January 16, 2025 at the Montreal Auto Show. All 2025 model year vehicles are eligible for the CCOTY Awards, including those that have been newly designed, recently refreshed and carried over from the last year.
AJAC’s president, Evan Williams commented that “announcing our semi-finalists is the first big step toward the 2025 Canadian Car of the Year Awards. Whether they take home the top trophy or not, the Canadian Car of the Year voting process makes sure that every one of these finalist vehicles are a standout in their class.”
Williams continued that “our 46 jurors are all AJAC members, some of the top automotive journalists in the country, and they live from Halifax to Vancouver, driving the same conditions Canadians face every day. That’s what makes the Canadian Car of the Year Awards different: every vote comes from an expert who has driven the vehicle, and it’s something we’re extremely proud of.”
