European Car of the Year the award for 1987. 19 years after the 504 gave Peugeot its first European Car of the Year, the French carmaker finally enjoyed its second triumph in the competition when its mid-range 405 saloon won the 1988 award by a wide margin. A year later, Fiat became the first manufacturer to win the award five times when its ground-breaking new Tipo achieved victory. Citroen's new XM flagship model won the award for 1990, with its French rival Renault scoring success a year later with the new Clio supermini, which signalled the end for the iconic R5. With the award now
European Car of the Year Golf, became the third automobile to win the award twice, having previously won in 1985. In 2017 Peugeot won with the fifth time with the crossover 3008. The 2018 winner announced on 5 March is for a Swedish manufacturer for the first time in the history of the competition, with the Volvo XC40 winning. European Car of the Year The European Car of the Year award is an international award established in 1964, by a collective of automobile magazines from different countries in Europe. The current organisers of the award are "Auto" (Italy), "Autocar" (United Kingdom), "Autopista" (Spain), "Autovisie" (Netherlands),