The Honda Civic Hybrid is the 2025 North American Car of the Year. The longest-running new-vehicle awards not associated with a single publication, the Civic Hybrid was judged by 50 automotive journalists from various outlets in the United States and Canada as the best car in North America.

Volkswagen is tugging on a bit of nostalgia as they unveil Europe’s first all-electric transporter range with the first-ever ID. Buzz. Just as the Type 2 / Microbus / Hippie Van stood for a new feeling of automotive freedom, independence, and emotion, the ID. Buzz will pick up on this lifestyle while adding emission-free, sustainability, and ready for autonomous driving.