Among the international prizes that are awarded to cars every year there is also the Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year. For the year 2025, the finalists have just been announced, cars that have established themselves in the various categories: 4×4 and Pick-Up, Compact SUV, Large SUV, Large Car, Performance And Luxury Cars and Urban Model. The WWCOTY Supreme Winner will be announced on 6 Marchtwo days before International Women’s Day.
Meanwhile, the jury, made up of 82 specialized journalists from 55 countries around the world, awarded BYD with the Best Tech Award 2025 recognizing the company’s excellence in technology, with particular attention – we read in the note – “to innovation, impact, user experience, creativity, scalability and the overall value of the technology already implemented in a car “.
Volvo, on the other hand, was awarded the Sandy Myhre Award for its commitment to gender equality, with initiatives such as safety dummies for pregnant women and its partnership with Girls Who Code.
The finalist cars for 2025
The cars that entered the final phase to compete for the overall WWCOTY Award title are:
The WWCOTY Supreme Winner, which last year was won by the Kia EV9, will be announced on March 6, two days before International Women’s Day.
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Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year 2025, Urban Model
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Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year 2025, Large SUV
The award for the best technology in the world
The Best Tech Award 2025 is the first of the series and was established given that technology is now a decisive aspect in the automotive sector, no longer only in terms of safety, but also for passenger entertainment and vehicle connectivity in systems of current and future traffic.
According to the jurors of the Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year, BYD has made a huge step forward in electric mobility with its Blade battery lithium-ferrophosphate, “because they offer greater energy density, greater safety, reduced fire risk, longer life than traditional batteries and greater autonomy”.
The Chinese automaker was also recognized because it has also made progress in plug-in hybrid technology with the DM system (Dual Mode) and its two approaches: DM-i for efficiency and low fuel consumption and DM-p for high performance.
The Sandy Myhre Award
The Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year has also decided to include among its awards the one for the automotive brand most sensitive to the female world. “The Sandy Myhre Award – which owes its name to the founder of WWCOTY – will highlight manufacturers’ commitment to women in the areas of workplace inclusion, product design and advertising campaigns, among others,” the statement reads.
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Volvo has won the 2025 Sandy Myhre Award
Volvo won the 2025 Award because it has long demonstrated its commitment to women. It has large female representation in the workforce and in 2023 partnered with Girls Who Code, an organization working to close the gender gap in tech.
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Source: it.motor1.com
