The BYD Seal and Volvo EX30 are in line to possibly win the coveted title of European car of the year 2024. The two EVs are from Chinese automakers BYD and Volvo and are listed among Europe’s leading cars for 2024. The winner of the competition will be announced at the Geneva Motor Show in February 2024. The BYD Seal and Volvo EX30 will contest for the honor with five other vehicles.

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The initial shortlist for Europe’s car of the year was 28 vehicles and 7 of them are Chinese cars. The five Chinese cars that did not make the final cut were the BYD Atto 3 (Yuan Plus), BYD Han, BYD Dolphin, Smart #1, and Nio ET7. The Smart #1 and Volvo EX30 models are based on the SEA architecture and are mass-produced by Geely Group, a Chinese company. The impressive performance of Chinese models in the European Car of the Year initial and final shortlist is evidence of the progress of Chinese cars in Europe. The other cars are made by Korean, German, French, and Japanese manufacturers. China and France each account for 28.5% of the final shortlist, while the trio of South Korea, Germany, and Japan each have 14.3%.

The seven cars that are finalists for the European Car of the Year 2024 are the BMW 5-Series, BYD Seal, Kia EV9, Peugeot E-3008/3008, Renault Scenic, Toyota C-HR, and Volvo EX30. All the finalists have excellent performance metrics and features. The BYD Seal is a mid-sized sedan with a 15.6-inch rotatable screen, a 10.25-inch LCD instrument cluster, and a 12-speaker Dynaudio sound system. It is available in Europe in two powertrain options with the top model having 530hp capacity. The RWD version of the Seal has a range of 570km. The Volvo EX30 SUV is based on the SEA platform and it has a portrait screen setup. The twin motor version of the Volvo EX30 has 422hp with a 69kWh battery pack delivering a range of 460km.

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