The shortlist for the European Car of the Year 2009 has been revealed and is dominated by fleet favourites.

In alphabetical order the contenders are:

The results are judged by motoring journalists from 23 countries and will be revealed on 17 November.

Previous winners have included the Fiat 500 in 2008, the Ford S-max in 2007 and the Renault Megane in 2002.