Kia EV3 wins 2025 World Car of the Year

Revealed during a live announcement at the 2025 New York International Auto Show, the Kia EV3 has been named as the outright winner of the 2025 World Car Awards.

The 2025 World Car Awards were judged by a panel of 96 highly international automotive journalists from 30 countries.

The EV3’s victory brings Kia’s total of wins at the World Car Awards to six since 2020.

“It is an honour for everyone at Kia that the EV3 has been awarded the 2025 World Car of the Year title. This award highlights Kia’s global leadership in providing design-led, technologically advanced, sustainable mobility solutions and how the EV3’s class-leading attributes redefine the user experience for customers worldwide,” Kia president and chief executive Ho Sung Song says.

The EV3 brings the innovation of Kia’s flagship EV9 to a wider audience, setting new standards in the compact electric vehicle (EV) SUV segment.  

The 81.4 kWh version of the EV3 has a range of up to 605 km and can charge from 10-80% in 31 minutes. The vehicle’s innovative interior design optimises space, comfort, and accessibility, while Kia’s AI Assistant, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and Over-the-Air (OTA) updates enhance the ownership experience. 

Previous World Car Awards titles won by Kia

• Kia EV9 – 2024 World Car of the Year 
• Kia EV9 – 2024 World Electric Vehicle 
• Kia EV6 GT – 2023 World Performance Car
• Kia Telluride – 2020 World Car of the Year 
• Kia Soul EV – 2020 World Urban Car