JAKARTA - The Indonesian Automotive Journalists Forum (Forwot) will again hold an annual event, namely the Car of The Year 2025, which will take place on December 16, 2025 at Live House, Kemang, South Jakarta.
FORWOT Car of The Year (FCY) 2025 is an effort by automotive journalists in appreciating vehicles that have been presented by each manufacturer for consumers in Indonesia. In addition, it is hoped that with the existence of FCY 2025 this can grow the automotive industry to be even better in the future.
FORWOT Chairman, Arie Prasetya, said the FCY is an annual flagship event to find the best car every period of the year as stipulated.
"The judging is carried out independently by dozens of jurors who are a number of experienced automotive journalists," said Arie, in an official statement received, Sunday, December 15.
This year, FCY 2025 will present five categories which will be won by the best cars, including The Best of Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), The Best of Hybrid, The Best of Plug-in Hybrid EV, The Best of EV and from all the nominations there will also be a winner of Best of The Best.
Project Leader FCY 2025, Audi Surya, said the judging process began by classifying vehicles based on powertrain segments or engine technology. This is based on the growing trend of increasingly diverse vehicles in today's market, where consumers are given many options to support their activities.
"Therefore, this classification based on the subject is the most relevant and represents the condition of the Indonesian automotive market," said Audi Surya.
The judging process has been carried out by listing the latest vehicles that have been released since July 2024 to July 2025. There are fifty new vehicles that have been officially released by dozens of automotive manufacturers in Indonesia. In addition, all vehicles have also been officially marketed at official prices and delivered to consumers during that period.
In addition to the above categories, at the 2025 FCY event there are also several special nominations aimed at vehicles and automotive manufacturers that exist in the country. A number of awards in the special nominations consist of Best Design, Best Value for Money, Best Aftersales, Best Feature to Best Public Relations. All awards will be announced simultaneously on the night of the 2025 FCY awards.
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