A Korean as well as two diesel-powered vehicles comprise three of the six finalists for the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards.
NACOTY and NATOTY awards
Patterned after the European “Car of the Year” award, the North American awards were first given in 1994. The jury is composed of no more than 50 journalists from the United States and Canada. In order to be eligible for consideration, a vehicle must be “substantially changed” from the previous model and be on sale shortly after the announcement of the award in early January. In addition:
• Cars must have reasonably foreseeable annual sales in North America of 5,000 vehicles.
• Trucks must have reasonably foreseeable annual sales in North America of 2,000 vehicles.
The three finalists are announced in December and the winners are unveiled at a press conference at the beginning of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit (although the show does not sponsor the awards in any way).
Award trivia: During its sixteen years, hybrids have been honored 4 times. Domestic automakers have garnered eight awards, Japanese automakers have won the award three times and European automakers have received the award four times (for Car of the Year). In the Truck of the Year competition, domestic automakers have taken the award home 9 times, Japanese automakers have won 4 times, while European automakers have won twice.
This year’s finalists are:
Car of the Year
Truck of the Year
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