Kia Wins Four Awards in Israel's Car of the Year 2026, EV3 Named Overall Winner
Kia claimed four wins at Israel's Car of the Year awards, with the EV3 winning both Electric Car of the Year and outright Car of the Year 2026.
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What Happened
Kia celebrated multiple victories in Israel's Car of the Year 2026 awards, organized by Auto Magazine. The Kia Sportage won the Compact SUV category, the Carnival won the MPV category, and the EV3 was named Electric Car of the Year and overall Car of the Year. This is Kia's third overall win in four years, following the EV6 in 2023 and EV9 in 2025.
“The Kia EV3 is a crossover SUV that delivers more important qualities that cannot be measured by a dry specification sheet — the ride quality is significantly better, the ergonomics are quite successful, the seats are very comfortable, and all of this is complemented by an excellent real world driving range.”
- Jaecoo 8
- Zeekr 7X
- Toyota Land Cruiser
- Link & Co 08
- World Car of the Year (2025)
- What Car? Small Electric SUV of the Year (2025 & 2026)
- Red Dot Award Best of the Best in Product Design (2025)
- UK Car of the Year Small Crossover of the Year (2025)
Why this matters
The victories underscore Kia's growing strength in the EV market and mark the brand's third overall win in the last four years.
Terms in This Story
- E-GMP
- Electric Global Modular Platform, Kia's dedicated platform for electric vehicles.
- Frunk
- Front trunk, a storage compartment under the hood of an electric vehicle.
- AER
- All-Electric Range, the distance an EV can travel on battery power alone.
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