The seven finalists for the prestigious ‘Car of the Year 2008’ accolade have been revealed as the Fiat 500, Ford Mondeo, Kia Cee'd, Mazda 2, Mercedes-Benz C-class, Nissan Qashqai and the Peugeot 308.
The finalists were decided by a first round vote by the 58 European jury members from a list of 35 eligible cars, all launched in the past 12 months.
The second round of voting (deadline 12 November), in which jury members have 25 points to allocate to at least five cars, with no ties for first place, will decide the Car of the Year 2008.
The winner will be announced across Europe on Monday 19 November 2007.
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