Ukwanda kwezimoto zaseChina ezingenisa emakethe yakuleli kugqame ohlwini lwezingu-37 ezisesigabeni esandulela owamanqamu emncintiswaneni i-2025 Car of the Year exhaswe yi-Old Mutual Insure.
Izimoto ezimenyezeliwe ukuthi sezikowandulela owamanqamu zingu-37. Amalungu eSouth African Guild of Mobiity Journalists (Sagmj), okuyiyo ehlela umncintiswano, azobe esekhetha ezingu-20 ezizoncintisana kowamanqamu. Isimemezelo sizokwenziwa ngoJanuwari.
Yilapho amajaji angu-27 ezobe esezivivinya akhethe ezinqobile eminxeni eyahlukene nezoqokwa njengemoto yonyaka ngoMeyi.
I-Sagmj ithe kwethulwe izimoto ezincane ezingu-70 ezinezinhlobo ezingu-243 kuleli nonyaka. Ithe ezithuthukisiwe nezekhethelo azifakwa emncintiswaneni.
KwezaseChina ezingenile kukhona iBYD Seal, GAC GS3 Emzoom, GAC Emkoo, Jaecoo J7, GWM P500 HEV, GWM Tank 500, GWM Tank 300, Omoda C9, Jetour Dashing, Jetour X70 PLUS, neChery Tiggo Cross.
“Ukwanda kwesibalo sezimoto zaseChina kugqamile kulezi zigaba zokuqala ze-2025 Coty,” kusho uSihlalo womncintiswano uThami Masemola.
“Umphakathi unelungelo lokufuna ukwazi ukuthi ngabe izwe lizobona imoto yokuqala eyakhiwe eChina idla isicoco seCoty,” kuqhuba yena.
Isicoco se-2024 Car of the Year siphethwe yiBMW 7 Series. Kulokhu ingene ngezimoto ezine okuyi-1 Series, 5 Series, M5 ne-X3.
Uhla oluphelele lwezimoto lumi kanje:
BMW 1 Series
BMW 5 Series Sedan
BMW M5
BMW X3
Chery Tiggo Cross
Citroen C3 Aircross
Ford Mustang GT
Ford Territory
GAC EMKOO
GAC GS3 EMZOOM
GWM P500 HEV
GWM Tank 300
GWM Tank 500
Honda CR-V
Honda Elevate
Hyundai Exter
Jaecoo J7
Mahindra XUV 3XO
Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E Performance
Mercedes-Benz CLE Coupe
Mercedes-Benz E-Class (E 220d)
MINI Countryman
Mitsubishi Triton
Omoda C9
Suzuki Swift
Toyota Land Cruiser Prado
Toyota Starlet Cross
Volkswagen Tiguan
Volvo EX30