Shortlist announced for the “TOP-5 AUTO” 2026 award.
Today at a business breakfast, the organizing committee of the national award for automotive business experts “TOP-5 AUTO” announced the shortlist of nominees for the fourteenth season of the “TOP-5 AUTO” award in five automotive categories, as well as in the nominations “Best PR Department of an Automaker,” “Best Marketing Department of an Automaker,” and “Automotive Person of the Year.”
The award jury, consisting of Russian automotive journalists, evaluated all new models presented on the market during 2025 (more than 60 vehicles in total) according to five key criteria: price-quality ratio, design, technical innovations, comfort, and practicality. Based on these assessments, finalists with the highest average scores were identified in each nomination.
The shortlist for the 14th season of the “TOP-5 AUTO” 2026 award includes:
In the “Compact Car/ Crossover” category:
- Belgee X70
- Jaecoo J7
- Lada Iskra
- Omoda C7
- Tenet T7
In the “Midsize Car/ Crossover” category:
- Changan CS75 Plus
- GAC GS4
- Jetour T1
- Tank 300
- Moskvich M70
In the “Large Car/ Crossover” category:
- Bestune B70
- GAC GS8
- JAC RF8
- Tank 400
- Moskvich M90
In the “Electric Vehicle/ Hybrid” category:
- Avatr 12
- Exeed Exlantix ES
- GAC GS8 HEV
- Geely EX5 EM-i
- Rox 01
In the “Commercial Vehicle” category:
- Changan Star Truck
- Foton Tunland V9
- Oting Palasso
- Sollers ST9
- Huanghai N7
In the “Best PR Department of an Automaker” category:
- AVTOVAZ
- Moskvich
- Geely
- Haval
- JAC
- Jaecoo/Omoda
In the “Best Marketing Department of an Automaker” category:
- AVTOVAZ
- Changan
- Chery
- GAC
- Haval
In the “Automotive Person of the Year” category:
- Vinogradova Svetlana, General Director of GC “Rolf”
- Kogogin Sergey, General Director of PJSC “KAMAZ”
- Olkhovsky Andrey, General Director of JSC “Avtodom”
- Podshchekoldin Alexey, President of ROAD (Association “Russian Automobile Dealers”)
- Sokolov Maxim, President and General Director of “AVTOVAZ”
- Tselikov Sergey, General Director of the agency “AVTOSTAT”
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