The sponsorship came under the Continental brand for the ICOTY 2010 Awards, prior to that it had been under the Semperit brand owned by Continental.
Category awards were introduced for the 2009 awards, as follows:
– Semperit Irish Small Car of the Year 2009
– Semperit Irish Family Car of the Year 2009
– Semperit Irish SUV/Crossover of the Year 2009
– Semperit Irish Luxury/Sport Car of the Year 2009
– Semperit Irish MPV Car of the Year 2009
Variations have been made to category definitions in succeeding years.
CARS OF THE YEAR AS VOTED BY THE IMWA
(Compiled by Brian Foley)
1978 VW Golf Diesel
1979 VW Derby
1980 Fiat Ritmo
1981 Datsun Stanza
1982 Ford Escort
1983 Ford Sierra
1984 Fiat Uno
1985 Opel Kadet
1986 Ford Granada
1987 Fiat Croma
1988 Toyota Corolla
1989 Fiat Tipo
1990 Renault 19
1991 Fiat Tempra
1992 Opel Astra
1993 Toyota Carina E
1994 Ford Mondeo
1995 Opel Omega
1996 VW Polo
1997 Peugeot 406
1998 Citroen Xsara
1999 Ford Focus
2000 Toyota Yaris
2001 Opel Corsa
2002 Renault Laguna
2003 Mazda 6
2004 Toyota Avensis
2005 Ford Focus
2006 Suzuki Swift
2007 Honda Civic
2008 Ford Mondeo
2009 Peugeot 3008
2010 Citroen C5
2011 Nissan Juke
2012 Kia Rio
2013 BMW 3 Series
2014 Citroen C4 Picasso
LEAGUE OF WINNERS TO 2014
| Ford | 7 |
| Fiat | 5 |
| Opel | 4 |
| Toyota | 4 |
| Citroen | 3 |
| Volkswagen | 3 |
| Nissan | 2 |
| Peugeot | 2 |
| Renault | 2 |
| BMW | 1 |
| Honda | 1 |
| Kia | 1 |
| Mazda | 1 |
| Suzuki | 1 |
LAST DECADE LEAGUE
| Ford | 2 |
| Citroen | 2 |
| Suzuki | 1 |
| Peugeot | 1 |
| Nissan | 1 |
| Kia | 1 |
| Honda | 1 |
| BMW | 1 |
CATEGORY WINNERS SINCE 2009 (section under construction, not complete)
In the 2010 category wins, the Honda Jazz was given the Continental Irish Small Car of the Year 2010 award. The Family Car section was won by the Volkswagen Golf. The SUV/Crossover winner was the Peugeot 3008 (overall winner). The MPV of the Year was the Renault Grand Scenic. The Luxury/Sport Car winner was the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The Ford Connect won the Continental Irish Van of the Year 2010 award.
In the 2012 competition, the Kia Rio (overall winner) also won the Continental Irish Small Car of the Year 2012 category. Other category winners were the Ford Focus (Compact Family), Peugeot 508 (Medium/Large Family), Range Rover Evoque (Luxury), and Mercedes-Benz SLK (Performance). The Continental Irish Van of the Year 2012 was the Volkswagen Crafter.
In the 2013 contest, the Peugeot 208 won the Continental Irish Small Car of the Year category. The Volvo V40 took the Compact Family honours, and the BMW 3 Series (overall winner) won the Family Car category. BMW also took the Executive/Luxury award with the 6 Series Gran Coupe, and the Toyota GT86 won the Performance Car category. The Continental Irish Van of the Year 2013 was the Ford Transit Custom.
