Áíáêïéíþèçêáí áðü ôçí åðéôñïðÞ COTY (Car Of the Year) ôá 27 õðïøÞöéá ìïíôÝëá ãéá ôï âñáâåßï ôïõ "ÁõôïêéíÞôïõ ôçò ×ñïíéÜò 2006". Áðáñáßôçôç ðñïûðüèåóç ãéá íá óõìðåñéëçöèïýí ôá íÝá ìïíôÝëá óôïí êáôÜëïãï ôùí õðïøçößùí ãéá ôïí ôßôëï Þôáí íá Ý÷åé áñ÷ßóåé ç äéÜèåóÞ ôïõò óå ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí ðÝíôå åõñùðáúêÝò ÷þñåò êáé íá áñéèìïýí ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí 5.000 ìïíÜäåò.

Ç ðñþôç öÜóç ôçò øçöïöïñßáò èá äéåîá÷èåß óôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ åðüìåíïõ ìÞíá üðïõ êáé èá îå÷ùñßóïõí åðôÜ áõôïêßíçôá ãéá íá ðåñÜóïõí óôçí äåýôåñç öÜóç. Óôéò 14 Íïåìâñßïõ èá áíáêïéíùèåß ï ôåëéêüò íéêçôÞò.

Ôá 27 õðïøÞöéá ìïíôÝëá åßíáé ôá åîÞò:

Alfa Romeo 159
BMW series 3
Citroen C1/Peugeot 107/Toyota Aygo
Chevrolet Matiz
Daihatsu Sirion
Fiat Croma
Hyundai Sonata
Jeep Grand Cherokee
KIA Rio
Lexus GS
Mazda5
Mercedes B-Class
Mercedes ML
Mercedes S-Class
Nissan Murano
Nissan Pathfinder
Opel Zafira
Peugeot 1007
Porsche Cayman
Range Rover Sport
Renault Clio III
Ssangyong Rodius
Seat Leon
Suzuki Grand Vitara
Suzuki Swift
Volkswagen Fox
Volkswagen Passat