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  North American Car and Truck of the Year Winners Announced
1996 North American Car of the Year - Chrysler minivans
1998 North American Car of the Year - Chevrolet Corvette
1999 North American Car of the Year - Volkswagen New Beetle
www.guide2detroit.com /cars/press030104c.shtml   (765 words)

  
 WIS10Cars Used Cars New Cars Kelley Blue Book Columbia, SC | 2006 North American Car of the Year
The 2006 North American Car of the Year is the Honda Civic.
The North American Car of the Year award is designed to recognize the most outstanding vehicles of the year based on many factors, including innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction and value.
The 2005 North American Car of the Year was the Chrysler 300.
www.wis10cars.com /Global/story.asp?S=4430832   (1205 words)

  
 AcuraZine Community - North American Car and Truck of the Year finalists announced
1995 North American Car of the Year Chrysler Cirrus.
1998 North American Car of the Year Chevrolet Corvette
1999 North American Car of the Year — Volkswagen New Beetle.
www.acurazine.com /forums/showthread.php?t=124622   (591 words)

  
 Chevrolet Corvette Voted North American Car of the Year; Mercedes-Benz ML 320 Wins Truck Honors
In accepting the car award, Chevrolet General Manager John Middlebrook said the Corvette is being recognized not only by the journalist jurors voting on the awards but also by buyers as representing "the right combination" of sports car attributes and value.
The award was the second win in the five years of the award for Chevrolet, which won the North American Truck of the Year award for the Blazer.
To be eligible for the 1998 awards, the cars and trucks must have been introduced into the North American market between Dec. 15, 1996 and Dec. 15, 1997.
www.theautochannel.com /news/press/date/19980105/press008929.html   (635 words)

  
 Ford Motor Company - Press Release - Ford Focus named 2000 North American 'Car of the Year'
DETROIT, Mich. Jan.10 - Small car segment trendsetter Ford Focus was named the 2000 North American Car of the Year this morning at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
North American Car of the Year is considered one of the most prestigious automotive awards.
Focus - The Car While the "image target" is youth, the Focus 3-door coupe, 4-door sedan and wagon appeal to a tremendously diverse group of buyers of all ages, demographics and lifestyles.
media.ford.com /NEWSROOM/release_display.cfm?release=3604   (589 words)

  
 North American Car of the Year Organizing Committee :: 2007 North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced
The Chevrolet Silverado, Ford Edge and Mazda CX-7 are finalists for the 2007 North American Truck of the Year.
Last year the 2006 North American Car of the Year was the Honda Civic, and the 2006 North American Truck of the Year was the Honda Ridgeline.
Domestic automakers won "North American Truck of the Year" eight times, Japanese automakers have won three times (Honda and Acura took two of those) and European automakers have won twice.
sev.prnewswire.com /auto/20061213/CLW04313122006-1.html   (442 words)

  
 North American Car and Truck of the Year :: North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced
North American Car and Truck of the Year :: North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced
Last year the North American Car of the Year was the Chrysler 300/300C, while the North American Truck of the Year was the Ford Escape Hybrid.
In the last 12 years, domestic automakers have won the North American Car of the Year six times.
sev.prnewswire.com /auto/20051213/DETU00313122005-1.html   (415 words)

  
 WIS10Cars Used Cars New Cars Kelley Blue Book Columbia, SC | 2006 North American Truck of the Year
While most product awards come from a single media organization, the North American Truck of the Year is the result of voting by a jury of 49 independent automotive journalists.
The North American Truck of the Year award is designed to recognize the most outstanding vehicles of the year based on many factors, including innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction and value.
In the past 12 years, domestic automakers have won North American Truck of the Year eight times.
www.wis10cars.com /Global/story.asp?S=4430841   (696 words)

  
 North American Car and Truck of the Year Winners | Advance Auto Parts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Modeled after the European Car of the Year awards, the NACOTY prizes are highly coveted by auto manufacturers because they are an honest, collective vote from a knowledgeable, objective panel who are in no way advertiser-dependent.
This year's choices underscore the continuing trend toward hybrid technology and, at the same time, they acknowledge the continuing high popularity of pickups and sport utilities in North America.
The North American International Auto Show—or the Detroit Auto Show for short—was center stage for several all-new, significantly upgraded, and concept vehicles, most of which are ready to make their debut on an open road very soon.
www.advanceautoparts.com /english/youcan/html/dsm/dsm20040201na.html   (893 words)

  
 SEAMO - Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards
DETROIT, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards were announced this afternoon during a ceremony at the Auto Interiors Show.
The Specialty Concept category recognizes those vehicles outside the mainstream purpose or definition of a car or truck, as well as those vehicles where the technology, not the package, is the key story.
Representing another first for the North American Concept Vehicle Awards, the Ford Reflex was the first concept vehicle in the five-year history of the program to be unanimously chosen as a top-three pick by every member of the jury.
www.southeastautomedia.org /concept   (617 words)

  
 Winners Announced for North American Car and Truck of the Year - Automotive Forums .com Car Chat
Candidates for the 2003 North American Car of the Year were the BMW 7-Series, Honda Accord, Honda Civic Hybrid, Infiniti G35, Mazda6, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Mini Cooper and Cooper S, Nissan 350Z, Pontiac Vibe, Saab 9-3, Saturn Ion and Toyota Matrix.
The North American awards are funded by the jurors and managed by a seven-member organizing committee, the members of which are also jurors.
Who where the judges, this isnt british car of the year, here in america it is all about power and the 350z would wipe the floor with that ugly little copper and as far as trucks go, one word HUMMER, you dont see the united states army driving around a little punny luxery suv.
www.automotiveforums.com /vbulletin/t80455.html   (644 words)

  
 AutoWeb - Ford Focus Named 2000 North American "Car of the Year"
The North American Car and Truck of the year Awards were created five years ago to give consumers insight into what the continent's top journalists view as the most significant cars and trucks of the year.
"They will dominate the vehicle market for the next 30 years." Focus is off to a strong start with youth and early sales results show the 48 percent of buyers are age 35 and younger, while 26 percent of the buyers are under 25 years of age.
While the "image target" is youth, the Focus 3-door coupe, 4-door sedan and wagon appeal to a tremendously diverse group of buyers of all ages, demographics and lifestyles.
www.autoweb.com.au /cms/A_52001/newsarticle.html   (558 words)

  
 Car & Truck of the Year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
An international group of automotive journalists have selected the Mini Cooper and Cooper S as the North American Car of the Year and the Volvo XC90 as the North American Truck of the Year.
Candidates for the 2003 North American Car of the Year were: the BMW 7
Candidates for the North American Truck of the Year were: the Ford Expedition, Honda Element, Honda Pilot, Hummer H2, Kia Sorento, Land Rover Range Rover, Lexus GX 470, Lincoln Aviator, Mitsubishi Outlander, Nissan Murano, Subaru Baja, Toyota 4Runner and Volvo XC90.
www.goerie.com /autoshow/2003/car___truck_of_the_year.html   (240 words)

  
 CanadianDriver: 2005 North American Car and Truck of the Year
This year, after much deliberation, the jurors came up with three finalists for each category and these were displayed at the "announcement of winners" press conference at Detroit's Cobo Hall in early January.
In the Car of the Year category, it was the Ford Mustang, Chrysler 300C and Chevrolet Corvette.
According to what I've been told, the winning vehicle in World Car of the Year has to be sold in all the countries in which the judging panel resides, which should narrow the field quite a bit.
www.canadiandriver.com /articles/tw/nactoy.htm   (859 words)

  
 North American Car Of The Year Award - Automotive Message Forums
The three finalists for the 2003 Car of the Year award are, in alphabetical order, the Infiniti G35 sedans and coupe, the Mini Cooper and Nissan's 350Z sports car.
For the first time since the creation of the North American awards program, in 1994, two of the vehicles in contention for the Truck of the Year award were tied for points, after compilation of the jurors' secret ballots by the accounting and consulting firm of Deloitte and Touche.
The North American awards program was created, and remains entirely run and funded by an independent group of 49 automotive journalists.
www.automotivehelper.com /topic80852.htm   (493 words)

  
 Karl on Cars - North American Car and Truck of the Year -- Down to Six
We're down to three car and three truck finalists for the 2007 North American Car and Truck of the Year award.
The car is 5 years old, but American journalists worship anything European so in their mind a 10 year old Euro design is better than anything brand new designed for American tastes.
The Aura is an honorable mention for most improved GM car of 2007, however it is certainly not a car of the year.
blogs.edmunds.com /karl/377   (2016 words)

  
 BMW World - Mini Car of the Year
The new MINI has become the first European car to be voted the USA's Car of the Year.
The new MINI Cooper beat out the Nissan 350Z and the Infiniti G35 for the award, which was announced during the media preview of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 7, 2003.
The car only went on sale in the US in March of 2002 and the entire yearly allocation of 20,000 sold within days.
www.bmwworld.com /models/mini/car_of_year.htm   (413 words)

  
 Auto Reviews, New Cars, Used Cars & Car Prices: New Car Test Drive
North America's smallest car, the Mini Cooper, has earned the biggest automotive award for 2003.
The awards were first given in 1994 and were patterned after the Car of the Year award given in Europe.
The North American Car of the Year award is funded by the jurors and managed by a seven-member organizing committee, the members of which are also jurors.
www.newcartestdrive.com /coty-2003.cfm   (693 words)

  
 Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) 2006 - North American Car/Truck of the Year - MSN Autos
The Japan-based automaker was the big winner at the first press conference on the floor of the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit as the Civic and Ridgeline were named car and truck award winners, respectively, for 2006.
This is the first time in the 13-year history of the North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) awards that a single car brand won in both categories.
The Civic, which for years has been America’s top-selling small car, was re-engineered and restyled for an eighth-generation in the 2006 model year.
autos.msn.com /as/article.aspx?xml=NACTOY&shw=autoshow2006   (622 words)

  
 Chrysler PT Cruiser Named North American Car of the Year
DETROIT, Jan. 8 In a year of indecision, the ballots have been counted and the 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser emerged as the clear winner for North American Car of the Year.
Whether electors' priorities leaned toward style, comfort, safety, functionality, innovation or affordability, the PT Cruiser proved to be the compelling candidate for a solid majority of automotive journalists.
North American Car of the Year electors represent a variety of newspaper, radio, TV, magazine and Internet news outlets from across the United States and Canada.
www.theautochannel.com /news/2001/01/08/012358.html   (331 words)

  
 Inside Line: Honda Sweeps North American Car and Truck of the Year Prizes -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The automaker won both the North American Truck of the Year and Car of the Year awards, voted by 49 international journalists at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
DETROIT — The 2006 Honda Civic and the 2006 Honda Ridgeline were awarded the 2006 North American Car of the Year and North American Truck of the Year on Sunday by 49 international journalists.
The awards, presented each year at the opening of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, recognize the most outstanding car and truck of the year based on innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction, and value for the dollar.
www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/News/articleId=108846   (363 words)

  
 North American Car Of The Year Award
The all-new Chevrolet Corvette earned the prestigious 1998 North American Car of the Year Award, today, from an independent group of 48 journalists at Detroit's North American International Auto Show.
The fifth generation coupe made its public debut during the '97 model year, with a stunning convertible version added to the lineup in 1998.
The legendary topless sports car adds more than $1,300 worth of premium standard equipment, yet is priced $635 less than the 1996 convertible, the most recent year that the convertible version was offered.
www.idavette.net /News/nacya.htm   (416 words)

  
 Karl on Cars - Finalists for North American Car/Truck of the Year
Karl on Cars - Finalists for North American Car/Truck of the Year
Finalists for North American Car/Truck of the Year
The finalists for North American Car and Truck of the Year (2006) were announced today.
blogs.edmunds.com /.ee8dcf5   (920 words)

  
 North American Car And Truck Of The Year - Popular Mechanics
North American Car And Truck Of The Year
The Nissan Altima proved something of a dark horse winner as it was named top choice in the annual North American Car of the Year voting on Sunday.
Gary Cowger, president of GM North America, said the award for TrailBlazer is especially well received because it was the result of voting by 49 of North America's top automotive journalists, including POPULAR MECHANICS' s Joe Oldham, Editor-In-Chief, and Don Chaikin, automotive editor.
www.popularmechanics.com /automotive/new_cars/1270071.html?page=1   (304 words)

  
 Toyota Prius named car of the year - Automotive - MSNBC.com
The Toyota Prius claimed the honor of 2004 North American Car of the Year and the Ford F-150 collected its latest award as 2004 North American Truck of the Year.
Last year's truck of the year was a new crossover vehicle _ the Volvo XC90.
The car of the year was the Mini Cooper, the born-again British icon.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/3875533   (721 words)

  
 Car of the Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Car of the Year is a phrase usually considered to have been invented by Motor Trend magazine in the 1950s for their annual award for best automobile.
Although other similar awards exist in other parts of the world like Australia from the Australian automobile magazine Wheels and the AJAC in Canada, these two are the major ones that use the phrase, which is sometimes abbreviated COTY.
Green Car Journal Green Car of the Year
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Car_of_the_Year   (147 words)

  
 Ford Motor Company - Press Release - FORD FOCUS NAMED 2000 NORTH AMERICAN "CAR OF THE YEAR" - FIRST TIME EVER CAR OF ...
North American Car of the Year is considered one of the world's most prestigious automotive awards.
Since its introduction in North America last autumn, consumers have enthusiastically accepted the vehicle as well, with sales as of 31 December, 1999 totalling 55,846 cars.
The Ford Focus has been on sale in North American dealerships since last October.
media.ford.com /newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=3659   (397 words)

  
 Inside Line: North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The 2007 Chevrolet Silverado was named a finalist in the North American Car and Truck of the Year Awards competition.
DETROIT — Finalists for 2007 North American Car and Truck of the Year were announced on Wednesday, with Detroit automakers making a strong showing, particularly in the truck division.
The car finalists are the Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Caliber, Honda Fit, Infiniti G35, Jaguar XK/XKR, Lexus LS460, Mercedes S-Class, Nissan Altima, Nissan Versa, Saturn Aura and Toyota Camry.
www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/News/articleId=116875   (312 words)

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