North American Car and Truck of the Year
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This is a momentous year for the 2013 NACTOY awards: The name of the truck award has officially changed to North American Truck/Utility of the Year. Despite this nomenclature change, the finalists in the category continue to bear little or no resemblance to the title of the award. All joking aside (but seriously, who considers the Ford C-Max either a truck or a utility?), the awards are important for the car makers as well as for car shoppers, as they give the winner a platform to stand on all year long. The finalists, pared from a much longer list in each category, then again from a short...
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2013 North American Car, Truck/Utility Of The Year Nominees NamedEach year the 50 jurors of the North American Car and Truck of the Year Awards pick a list of cars, trucks, and utility vehicles that deserve consideration for the top journalist pick of the new model year. The time for the 2013 list is upon us, and while the vast majority of these vehicles will be...
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Hyundai Elantra and Range Rover Evoque voted 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year
The 50 jurors of the 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards have spoken: the 2012 Hyundai Elantra and 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque have been voted this year's best car and truck. Once again our own editorial director Marty Padgett helped preside among 50 fellow U.S. and Canadian...
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2012 North American Car And Truck Of The Year: Finalists Revealed
The 2012 Detroit Auto Show is the locus of many a new-car unveiling and concept preview, but it's also where the 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year will be named. Today, the NACOTY jury released the three finalists for each award. In the car category, we have: Ford Focus Hyundai Elantra...
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2011 North American Car And Truck Of The Year: Ford Explorer, Chevy Volt
The 49 jurors of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards have spoken: the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and 2011 Ford Explorer are this year's best car and truck. The announcement this morning at the Detroit Auto Show drew a line in the sand for the contentious fan bases of the 2011 Chevrolet...
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2011 NACTOY Finalists Named: Leaf, Volt, Sonata, Durango, Cherokee, Explorer
The finalists for the prestigious 2011 North American Car And Truck Of The Year (NACTOY) awards have just been named, and if you've been following the awards from various media outlets, you were probably expecting most of these. One you might not have expected, however, is the Dodge Durango. Based...
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Many excellent cars didn't make the cut from the nominee list revealed earlier this year.
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Hyundai Genesis Wins 2009 North American Car Of The Year Award
Coinciding with this week’s 2009 Detroit Auto Show is the 2009 North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) awards, and for this year’s event the 2009 Hyundai Genesis took out the car award, while the 2009 Ford F-150 was picked as the top truck. Runners up for the car award were...
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NACOTY Finalists Announced
The six finalists that will vie for place in the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards have been announced. An international jury of auto journalists selected the Honda Fit, Saturn Aura and the Toyota Camry as finalists in the car category, while the Chevrolet Silverado, Ford Edge and...
Kenneth Hall
