2024 World Car Awards - Volvo EX30 is the 2024 World Urban Car

The winners of the 2024 World Car Awards were announced today at the New York International Auto Show 2024, and the 2024 World Urban Car has been given to the Volvo EX30. This marks the second time that the brand has been bestowed with an award from World Car Awards, the Volvo XC60 was awarded the 2018 World Car of the Year title alongside which the 2018 World Car Person of the Year was given to Hakan Samuelsson, President and CEO, Volvo Cars.

«Winning this award with the EX30 is incredibly gratifying and a firm validation of our ambitious electrification strategy,” says Jim Rowan, CEO, Volvo Cars. “Customer response to the EX30 has exceeded our expectations, and it has proven to be a perfect car for today’s marketplace as a growing number of car buyers switch to fully electric cars. I’m convinced the EX30 will strongly contribute to our growth this year and beyond.”

A jury of 100 distinguished international automotive journalists from 29 countries selected the winners by secret ballot based on their evaluation of each eligible vehicle as part of their on-going professional work. The vote results were tabulated by KPMG. Yogendra Pratap, Editor, Auto Today is also a juror of the World Car Awards.

The Volvo EX30 was selected from amongst seven other vehicles, which was then shortlisted down to three — including the Lexus LBX and BYD Dolphin. Vehicles eligible for the World Urban Car award must be produced in volumes of at least 5,000 units/year and must be “on-sale” in at least two major markets (China, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, Latin America, USA) on at least two separate continents within the period January 1, 2023 and March 30, 2024. Vehicles must be a maximum of 4.25 meters in overall length and be approved for operation on public roads.

Last year, the 2023 World Urban Car was given to the India-spec Citroen C3.