• Country: Luxembourg
  • Name: Gerhard Kuntschik, President of the Jury Country: Austria Capital: Vienna Population: 9,097,759 Auto Park: 240.000 new registrations (2021)
  • Name: Xavier Daffe Country: Belgium Capital: Bruxelles Population: 11,239,755 Auto Park: 5,9 millions
  • Name: Ilia Seliktar, Honorary President of the Jury and Co-Founder member of the board Country: Bulgaria Capital: Sofia Population: 6,856,602 Auto Park: 2.5 million, year import and registration of new cars - 35 000, second hand - 250 000. Name: Leonid Seliktar Country: Bulgaria Capital: Sofia Population: 6,856,602 Auto Park: 350,000 new vehicles.
  • Name: Ozren Adamović Country: Croatia Capital: Zagreb Population: 3,88 million Auto Park: 1,968,370
  • Name: Petros Soutzis, Co-founder & Vice President of the jury Country: Cyprus Capital: Nicosia Population: 1,141,166 Auto Park: 900,000
  • Name: Vladimir Rybecky Country: Czech Republic Capital: Prague Population: 10 515 669 Auto Park: 6 293 125 registered cars (average age 15,58), 610 405 registered light commercial vehicles, 186 905 registered trucks, 20 489 registered buses (end of the year 2021). Registrations in 2021: 206 876 new cars, 19 660 new LCVs, 8 679 new trucks, 1 367 buses. Car production in 2021: cars 1 105 223, trucks 1 262, buses 4 947.
  • Name: Mikkel Thomsager Country: Denmark Capital: Copenhagen Population: 5,700,000 Auto Park: 2,278,000
  • Country: Finland
  • Country: France
  • Name: Ioannis Stavropoulos Country: Greece Capital: Athens Population: 10,815,197 Auto Park: 5.200.000 cars, exclude taxi (is about 34.000) LCV and HCV
  • Name: Robert van Ginneken Country: Holland Capital: Amsterdam Population: 17,5 million Auto Park: 9 million of which 400.000 BEV and 145.000 PHEV
  • Name: Gábor Szécsényi Country: Hungary Capital: Budapesta Population: 9,617,512 Auto Park: 4,000,000
  • Name: Achim Stahn Country: Germany Capital: Berlin Population: 83,000,000 Auto Park: 47,700,000
  • Name: Dave Humphreys Country: Ireland Capital: Dublin Population: 6,378,000 Auto Park: 2,515,322
  • Name: Alessio Viola Country: Italy Capital: Rome Population: 60,795,612 Auto Park: 36,900,000
  • Name: Krumislav Barzov Country: Macedonia Capital: Skopje Population: 2,058,539 Auto Park: 400,000
  • Name: Anthony Alfred Darmanin Country: Malta Capital: Valletta Population: 425,000 Auto Park: 410,000 Registered vehicles, approx. 10,000 new vehicles registered each year
  • Name: David Andersen Country: Norway Capital: Oslo Population: 5,136,700 Auto Park: 3 milion
  • Name: Szczepan Mroczek Country: Poland Capital: Warsaw Population: 37,773,915 Auto Park: 25,000,000
  • Name: José Caetano Country: Portugal Capital: Lisbon Population: 10,347,892 Auto Park: 4,480,000
  • Name: Dan Vardie, Founder & Chairman Country: Romania Capital: Bucharest Population: 19,237,691 Auto Park: 8,9 millions
  • Name: Suspended – Petr Menshikh Country: Russia Capital: Moscow Population: 143,975,923
  • Name: Mladen Alvirović Country: Serbia Capital: Belgrad Population: 7,209,764 Auto Park: 2,200,000
  • Name: Rudolf Karpat, Co-founder Country: Slovakia Capital: Bratislava Population: 5,415,949 Auto Park: 2,725,538 Name: Michal Karpat Country: Slovakia Capital: Bratislava Population: 5,5 milion Auto Park: 3,436.018 cars and LCV registered , 2021 sales: 75.700 cars and LCV
  • Country: Slovenia
  • Name: Joan Dalmau Country: Spain Capital: Madrid Population: 46,786,605 Auto Park: 29.9 million vehicles
  • Name: Felix Björklund Country: Sweden Capital: Stockholm Population: 10,23 million Auto Park: 4,887,904
  • Name: Markus Rutishauser Country: Switzerland Capital: Bern Population: 8,306,200 Auto Park: 4,503,339
  • Name: Okan Altan Country: Turkey Capital: Ankara Population: 85 million Auto Park: 25,385,084 (End of 2022, February)
  • Name: Richard Aucock Country: United Kingdom Capital: London Population: 64,511,000 Auto Park: 37,000,000
  • Name: Oleg Vasylevskyi Country: Ukraine Capital: Kiev Population: 42,031,000 Auto Park: 10,950,000 cars and commercial vehicles

AUTOBEST ULTIMATE TEST NOVEMBER 28th – 29th TO SEE 30 JURORS DECIDE BEST BUY CAR OF EUROPE 202526 / 11 / 2024

AUTOBEST jurors from 30 countries, representing the interests of more than 665 million car users across Europe, will take part in the annual ULTIMATE TEST this week to decide the Best Buy Car of Europe 2025. Held on 28-29 November in Austria, the AUTOBEST Ultimate Test will help discover the modern, affordable new car that gives customers the most for their money in 2025.

The Citroen C3, Dacia Duster, MG3, Opel / Vauxhall Frontera and Renault Symbioz are the finalists that will now undergo a unique series of tests both on the road and at the ÖAMTC proving ground in Teesdorf, south of Vienna. The 30 jury members will also receive presentations from each brand in the unique AUTOBEST open format, allowing each juror to grill the representatives about why their model deserves to be the AUTOBEST Buy Car of Europe for 2025.

Unfortunately, due to the war, our colleague from Ukraine is not able to travel to Austria.

The size and scale of the AUTOBEST Ultimate Test is industry-leading. The juror from every country will attend this week, putting each car through their paces in order to vote via a unique matrix of 13 criteria. The voting process is entirely transparent with the matrix taking into consideration the evolution of the car industry towards increased autonomous technologies, more environmentally friendly drivetrains and greater in-car connected services.  These are coming to complete the „traditional” criteria related to design, ride handling and daily use, functionality, price, and cost of ownership.

Each juror will fully engage with their readers, viewers, and listeners during the AUTOBEST Ultimate Test, using the hashtags #AUTOBEST U Test on social media. This will ensure that hundreds of millions of car users across Europe can directly follow the two-day event and see the science and expertise behind it, further underlining the real-world relevance that’s central to the AUTOBEST philosophy.

“The AUTOBEST mission is to inform, advise and guide car users when it comes to better using their car and choosing a new vehicle,” said AUTOBEST chairman Dan Vardie. “To select the AUTOBEST Best Buy Car, all 30 members gather on a proving ground for two very tough days of thoroughly test-driving the finalists they have selected together. Thanks to our full transparency and exhaustive tests, the winner we select from the Citroen C3, Dacia Duster, MG3, Opel / Vauxhall Frontera and Renault Symbioz will be a very deserving victor of the AUTOBEST Best Buy Car of Europe 2025.”

After the AUTOBEST Ultimate Test in Austria, all the AUTOBEST Jury Members will vote for the BEST BUY CAR OF EUROPE 2025, just in time for the official reveal of the Winner, scheduled for around 15th of December, respecting the tradition of the last 24 years.

The AUTOBEST jury members represents 31 European countries – the largest independent motoring jury in Europe and in the world by the number of represented countries. The full list of countries represented is detailed below.

Furthermore, the AUTOBEST members pays close attention to the automotive industry’s efforts. Investments, new automotive job opportunities, green cars and technologies, the best car company, the best top executive, the best car designer, safety, and motorsport legends, are all carefully checked. New in-car technologies and connectivity are also under scrutiny. In total, we announce eight awards for these achievements in addition to the European accolade `AUTOBEST – Best Buy Car of Europe in 2025`.

This year, AUTOBEST decided to pioneer a new award named `A Star is Back` offered for iconic models and brands successfully relaunched.

The 24th AUTOBEST Awards Gala ceremony will take place in May 2025.

Since 2001, all AUTOBEST awards are delivered to the winning companies, brands, and personalities on the occasion of a most awaited Gala ceremony that each year takes place in another European country. Earlier this year, the 23rd edition of the AUTOBEST Awards Gala took place on May 23rd in in the heart of Luxembourg, at the prestigious Leweck Resort, a venue famous for its hospitality and heritage, passed down through generations (https://autobest.org/the-autobest-organisation-celebrated-the-23rd-edition-of-the-gala-awards-in-luxembourg/)

Over two decades, the AUTOBEST Gala Awards has become the key event on the motoring calendar, with world-class artistic content and a unique Grand Finale for the AUTOBEST Award. More information is available at www.autobest.org

ENDS

About AUTOBEST

The AUTOBEST organisation was created in 2000 with the revolutionary concept of finding the ‘Best Buy Car’ available on the European market. For a car to become an AUTOBEST winner, it must represent the best offer for most European customers. Price, service network, spare parts distribution and versatility are the most important criteria in the voting process. Design and new technologies are also becoming a more critical factor for voting. AUTOBEST uses a transparent voting system, with a complex matrix of 13 criteria to decide the winner.

AUTOBEST European countries represented:

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Holland

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Malta

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Each jury member’s profile can be viewed at https://autobest.org/members/

Contact:

Andreea Oglan

pr@autobest.org

Leave a reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *


The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page.

ECOBEST-Challenge-2024-

How many km can electric cars run after battery indication 0 ?