‘Land Rover just did the unthinkable in the world vehicle of the Year final’

who developed the very best vehicles in the world over the last decade or so? Germany as well as Japan, I’d argue. Nobody’s pretending they’re perfect – both have created a few automotive abominations over the years. But, credit history where it’s due, they have got their vehicles right far more often than they’ve got ’em wrong.
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Between 2006 as well as 2016, Audi, BMW, Mercedes as well as VW won the world vehicle of the Year title for Germany seven times. during the exact same period, Lexus, Mazda as well as Nissan declared it for Japan on four occasions. 
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This was nothing to do with coincidence, luck or bias. Instead, it was whatever to do with the German as well as Japanese brands being superior on the automotive front to rivals based in other nations. 
Things had to change. as well as they did. It was the end of an age for the ‘two best’ car-building countries last year when Britain, Jaguar, its workers as well as its F-Pace lifted the 2017 world vehicle of the Year title. as well as the Brits might be in line for one more fantastic year since Land Rover is the statistical favourite to win the coveted WCOTY prize in 2018. 
For a business to get one competitor into the WCOTY final 10 is a major achievement. even Audi as well as Mercedes weren’t great sufficient to do that this year. Yet Land Rover just did the unthinkable by occupying a pair of top 10 positions, thanks to its discovery as well as Velar.