New York International Auto Show organizers announced the 2025 World Car Award winners last week during the press preview.

It's not even sold in America yet. But it still took home a major award when it showed up in America.

Related: Kia Teases Subcompact EV3 SUV The EV3 is making news anyway, being named World Car of the Year at the 2025 New York International Auto Show by a group of international journalists.

Image: Kia The results are in and in a live announcement of winners in six award categories at the New York International Auto Show last week, Kia’s EV3 has been named as the ‘2025 World Car ...

The Kia EV3 all-electric family SUV has been named World Car of the Year at the New York Auto Show, beating fellow finalists the Hyundai Inster and BMW X3. The EV3 follows the Kia EV9, 2024’s ...

NEW YORK and SEOUL, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kia EV3 has been hailed the outright winner at the 2025 World Car Awards. Revealed during a live announcement at the World Car Awards ...

Hyundai Inster was a strong contender as well. Kia EV3 is 2025 World Car of the Year - CompleteCar.ie car news ...

Kia EV3 wins 2025 World Car of the Year title at 2025 World Car Awards World Car Awards recognize, reward and inspire automotive excellence and innovation in the rapidly changing mobility ...

Jurors from 30 countries evaluated this year’s field. The 2025 World Car of the Year title went to the Kia EV3. The compact electric SUV stood out for its blend of design, technology ...