Became known contenders for the title of "Car of the Year 2015"

The list includes 33 cars, which are already sold or go on sale later this year in five or more European countries.

In December, the list will be reduced to seven models. The winner of the contest Car of the Year will be announced on 2 March 2015 at the Geneva Motor Show. Vote, which will be motoring journalists from around the world, will take place in two stages. 

List of candidates is as follows: 
• Audi TT; 
• BMW: 2-Series Active Tourer, 2-Series Coupe, i8, X4; 
• Citroen: C1, C4 Cactus; 
• Fiat 500X; 
• Ford: EcoSport, Mondeo; 
• Hyundai i20; 
• Infiniti Q50 
• Jeep Renegade; 
• Kia Soul; 
• Lexus: NX, RC; 
• Mercedes-Benz: GLA, C-Class, S-Class Coupe; 
• Nissan: Pulsar, X-Trail, Qashqai; 
• Opel Corsa; 
• Peugeot 108;
• Porsche Macan; 
• Renault Twingo; 
• Skoda Fabia; 
• Smart ForFour, Smart ForTwo; 
• Subaru WRX STI; 
• Suzuki Celerio; 
• Toyota Aygo; 
• Volkswagen Passat. 

Recall "Car of 2014" was the Peugeot 308. On winning the prestigious competition also claimed Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Tesla Model S, BMW i3 and Jaguar F-Type. Just a year ago, journalists from 23 countries gave the most votes of the seventh generation Volkswagen Golf. Winner scored twice more points than twins Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT86, who took up to vote in second place. The three leaders also joined Volvo V40.