GENEVA - The Mercedes-Benz E Class, Toyota Prius and Volkswagen Polo were announced as the three finalists for the World Car of the Year award at the Geneva auto show, The Detroit News reported.

The winner will be revealed at the upcoming New York auto show on April 1.

As well as the overall WCOTY award, automotive journalists from around the world also selected finalists in three other categories, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design of the Year.

The 59-member jury picked the Audi R8 V10, Ferrari California and Porsche 911 GT3 as performance car finalists; the Honda Insight, Toyota Prius and Volkswagen BlueMotion cars (Golf, Passat and Polo) as green car finalists; and Chevrolet Camaro, Citroen C3 Picasso and Kia Soul as design award finalists

Last year, the World Car of the Year award went to the VW Golf.

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