
The new all-electric BMW iX3 has been named best car in the world, winning the 2026 World Car of the Year award. Second place went to the Nissan Leaf, built in Nissan’s Sunderland plant in the UK.
The iX3’s win marks the eighth time in seven years that an all-electric car has been named World Car of the Year and ends a four-year run of dominance of the award by Kia and Hyundai.