Johannesburg - The South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) has announced its jury members for the 2018 Wesbank South African Car Of The Year (CoTY).
Following a vote by the SAGMJ, Wheels24's Janine Van Der Post will once again be a judge in the annual competition.
We've included a list of previous SA CoTY winners at the end of this article.
How it works
The eligibility period for vehicles that may be considered for the SA CoTY competition closes at midnight on August 31 2017.
Members of the SAGMJ will then cast their vote to determine the semi-finalists. The jury will cast their vote on the semi-finalists to determine the finalists for the competition, set to be announced on September 19.
Wheels24 will run our Readers' SA Car of the Year vote throughout the competition.
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Car of the Year testing
On 29 and 30 January 2018 the jury will put the finalists through stringent testing. The 2018 SA Car of the Year winner will be announced at an event in March 2018.
South African Car of the Year: Previous winners
2016 Volvo XC90
2015 Porsche Macan S Diesel
2014 Porsche Cayman S
2013 Porsche Boxster
2012 Hyundai Elantra 1.8 GLS
2011 VW Polo 1.6 TDI and BMW 530d
2010 VW Golf 6 1.4 TSI Comfortline
2009 Honda Accord 2.4i Executive
2008 Mazda 2 Individual
2007 Honda Civic 1.8 VXi
2006 Audi A3 Sportback 2.0T FSI
2005 Volvo S40
2004 Renault Mégane 1.9 dCi
2003 VW Polo 1.4 TDI
2002 Audi A4 1.9 TDI
2001 BMW 320d
2000 Renault Clio 1.4 RT
1999 Alfa Romeo 156 T-Spark
1998 Ford Fiesta Fun
1997 BMW 528i
1996 Audi A4 1.8
1995 Opel Astra 160iS
1994 Opel Kadett 140
1993 BMW 316i
1992 Nissan Maxima 300 SE
1991 Opel Monza 160 GSi
1990 BMW 525i
1989 Toyota Corolla GLi Executive
1988 BMW 735
1987 Mercedes-Benz 260
1986 Toyota Corolla Twin Cam
Most wins by manufacturer
6 BMW 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2011
4 Opel 1991, 1994, 1995, 2017
3 Audi 1996, 2002, 2006
3 Volkswagen 2003, 2010, 2011
3 Porsche 2013, 2014, 2015
2 Honda 2007, 2009
2 Renault 2000, 2004
2 Toyota 1986, 1989
2 Volvo 2005, 2016
1 Alfa Romeo 1999
1 Ford 1998
1 Hyundai 2012
1 Mazda 2008
1 Mercedes-Benz 1987
1 Nissan 1992
The SA Guild of Motoring Journalists is the custodian of the South African Car Of The Year competition since 1986, with WesBank – one of South Africa’s largest vehicle finance institutions – as its sponsor since inception. AutoTrader supplies support sponsorship with MAPO Software Solutions once again supplying the electronic voting mechanisms.