Car of the Year Japan

The annual Car of the Year Japan award (日本カー・オブ・ザ・イヤー, nihon kā obu za iyā), also known as Japan Car of the Year (or JCOTY), is a "Car of the Year" award given to newly released or redesigned vehicles released to the car buying market in Japan, from November 1 of the previous year to October 31 of the current year, and each award spans two calendar years. 
The award has been presented since 1980. The recipient of the award for 2020 to 2021 is the Subaru Levorg.
The third non Japanese car to win the award was the Volvo XC40. The first was the Volkswagen Golf in November 2013, and the second was the Volvo XC60 in December 2017. The best finishing car from the United States was the Jeep Cherokee (KL) which was eliminated in the final round in October 2014 (it placed eighth). The supervisory board is made up primarily of Japanese automotive journalists.
The award is "not" associated with the more recent "Automotive Researchers' & Journalists' Conference" (RJC) RJC Car of the Year Award, which has been issued since 1992.