Seven of the 30 initial candidates have been nominated finalists, comprising: BMW i3, Citroën C4 Picasso, Mazda3, Mercedes-Benz S-class, Peugeot 308, Skoda Octavia and Tesla S. 

For this voting phase, each juror has selected seven candidates in a simple vote, and the ones with most votes comprise the group of seven Nominees 2014.

In the next stage these models will be submitted to specific tests near Paris next February, prior to the final vote and  the announcement of the winner in Geneva on March 3rd, 2014.