Bus &amp; Coach of the YearBus &amp; Coach of the Year Bus & Coach of the Year The title Bus of the Year and Coach of the Year, also known as International Bus of the Year and International Coach of the Year, is on alternate years awarded to bus and coach models on the European market. The competition has been organized by several European bus-related publications since 1989. The competition. In early summer, three to six bus or coach models that have been submitted by their manufacturers undergo the "Bus Euro Test" or the "Coach Euro Test". The jury consists of around 20 (currently 19) journalists from bus and coach related  publications from all over Europe. In odd years the coaches are tested and in even years the buses are tested, and the winner receives the award entitled for the following year. So at "Coach Euro Test 2015", the "Coach of the Year 2016" is chosen, and at "Bus Euro Test 2016", the "Bus of the Year 2017" is chosen. Only the winner is presented, no runners-up. The award ceremonies take place at exhibitions in the autumn, with "Bus of the Year" at the IAA Nutzfahrzeuge in Hanover and "Coach of the Year" at Busworld Kortrijk. Jury members. The following  19 European publications each appoint a journalist to the jury in "Bus & Coach of the Year". (List as of November 2014.) Bus & Coach of the Year The title Bus of the Year and Coach of the Year, also known as International Bus of the Year and International Coach of the Year, is on alternate years awarded to bus and coach models on the European market. The competition has been organized by several European bus-related publications since 1989. The competition. In early summer, three to six bus or coach models that have been submitted by their manufacturers undergo the "Bus