North American Car of the Year

The North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year are a set of automotive awards announced at a news conference each January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The jury consists of no more than 60 automotive journalists from the US and Canada.[1]

In 2016, a Board of Directors was created and the award became a 501 6(c) corporation. The new Board consists of: Mark Phelan, President; Matt DeLorenzo, Vice President; and Lauren Fix, Secretary / Treasurer.

For 2017 a new category was added to this award: Utility, with the Chrysler Pacifica the first winner.

Example

Car	Truck
Saturn Aura (Winner) Honda Fit (Nominee) Toyota Camry (Nominee)	Chevrolet Silverado (Winner) Ram 1500 (Nominee) Ford F-150 (Nominee)

Pre-1994

1989	Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe Mercury Cougar XR7 Dodge Spirit ES Plymouth Acclaim LX
1992	Ford Econoline

1994–1999

Year	Car	Truck
1994	Mercedes-Benz C-Class Chevrolet Camaro Toyota Supra	Dodge Ram Chevrolet S-10 GMC Sonoma Land Rover Discovery
1995	Chrysler Cirrus Ford Contour Oldsmobile Aurora	Chevrolet Blazer Ford Explorer Ford Windstar
1996	Chrysler minivans Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable Mercedes-Benz E-Class	Ford F-150 GMC Yukon/Chevrolet Tahoe Land Rover Range Rover
1997	Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class Jaguar XK8 BMW 5 Series	Ford Expedition Dodge Dakota Toyota RAV4
1998	Chevrolet Corvette Audi A6 Lexus GS	Mercedes-Benz M-Class Dodge Durango Subaru Forester
1999	Chrysler 300M Honda Odyssey Volkswagen New Beetle	Jeep Grand Cherokee Chevrolet Silverado GMC Sierra

2000–2009

Year	Car	Truck
2000	Ford Focus Audi TT Lincoln LS	Nissan Xterra Dodge Dakota Toyota Tundra
2001	Chrysler PT Cruiser Honda Insight Toyota Prius	Acura MDX Ford Escape Toyota Sequoia
2002	Ford Thunderbird Nissan Altima Cadillac CTS	Chevrolet TrailBlazer Chevrolet Avalanche Jeep Liberty
2003	Mini Cooper Infiniti G35 Nissan 350Z	Volvo XC90 Hummer H2 Honda Element Nissan Murano
2004	Toyota Prius Mazda RX-8 Cadillac XLR	Ford F-150 Nissan Titan Cadillac SRX
2005	Chrysler 300 Chevrolet Corvette Ford Mustang	Ford Escape Hybrid Ford Freestyle Land Rover LR3
2006	Honda Civic Ford Fusion Pontiac Solstice	Honda Ridgeline Ford Explorer Nissan Xterra
2007	Saturn Aura Toyota Camry Honda Fit	Chevrolet Silverado Ford Edge Mazda CX-7
2008	Chevrolet Malibu Cadillac CTS Honda Accord	Mazda CX-9 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid Buick Enclave
2009	Hyundai Genesis Ford Flex Volkswagen Jetta TDI	Ford F-150 Dodge Ram Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC

2010–2016

Year	Car	Truck
2010	Ford Fusion Hybrid Buick LaCrosse Volkswagen Golf/GTI/TDI	Ford Transit Connect Chevrolet Equinox Subaru Outback
2011[2]	Chevrolet Volt Hyundai Sonata Nissan Leaf	Ford Explorer Dodge Durango Jeep Grand Cherokee
2012[3]	Hyundai Elantra Ford Focus Volkswagen Passat	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque BMW X3 Honda CR-V
2013[4]	Cadillac ATS Ford Fusion Honda Accord	Ram 1500
2014[5]	Chevrolet Corvette Stingray	Chevrolet Silverado
2015[6]	Volkswagen Golf Mk7	Ford F-150
2016	Honda Civic	Volvo XC90

2017–present

From 2017, a new segment for Special Utility Vehicles was created.

Underline indicates the vehicle was nominated for World Car of the Year.

Bold indicates the vehicle won World Car of the Year.

Year	Car	SUV	Truck
2017	Chevrolet Bolt Genesis G90 Volvo S90	Chrysler Pacifica 'Jaguar F-Pace Mazda CX-9	Honda Ridgeline Ford F Super Duty Nissan Titan
2018	Honda Accord Kia Stinger Toyota Camry	Volvo XC60 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Honda Odyssey	Lincoln Navigator Chevrolet Colorado Ford Expedition
2019	Genesis G70 Honda Insight Volvo S60/V60	Hyundai Kona Acura RDX 'Jaguar I-Pace	RAM 1500 Chevrolet Silverado GMC Sierra
2020[6]	Chevrolet Corvette Hyundai Sonata Toyota Supra	Kia Telluride Hyundai Palisade Lincoln Aviator	Jeep Gladiator Ford Ranger RAM Heavy Duty

See also

• List of motor vehicle awards

References

1. "About NACTOY". North American Car of the Year (official website). Retrieved 2015-10-10.
2. "Volt wins Car of the Year; Explorer takes top truck | Detroit Free Press". freep.com. 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
3. "Hyundai Elantra wins North American Car of Year; Range Rover Evoque wins truck honor | Washington Post". washingtonpost.com. 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
4. "Cadillac ATS, Ram 1500 named North American Car and Truck/Utility of the year". Autoblog.com. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
5. "Chevrolet Sweeps 2014 NACTOY Awards". General Motors. 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
6. "North American Car of the Year". 2015-01-13. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2015-01-13.

Further reading

• Saturn Aura and Chevrolet Silverado won the North American COTY on Autoblog