The complete list of candidates for the 2011 edition of the European Car of the Year competition has been announced with 41 models. The vehicles will enter on November 2, 2010 which will only leave 7 cars in the competition. The final vote will be held three week later.
The main cars of the list are:
Alfa Romeo Giuletta
Audi A1, A7, and A8
BMW X3 and 5 Series
Citroen C3/DS3
Ford CMax
Honda CR-Z
Hyundai ix20 and ix35
Mercedes CLS
Nissan Leaf
Renault Fluence, Latitude, and Wind
VW Passat, Touareg, and Sharan
Volvo S60
The judge panel is comprised of 59 automotive journalists coming from 23 European countries.