# 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.

## History

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.

## List of nominees and winners

For each award and year, the winner is shown at the top in bold, with the other finalists in italics in a bulleted list below.

### 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 | Volkswagen New Beetle Honda Odyssey Chrysler 300M | Jeep Grand Cherokee Chevrolet Silverado GMC Sierra |

### 2000–2016

| 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 | Nissan Altima Ford Thunderbird 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 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Buick Enclave |
| 2009 | Hyundai Genesis Ford Flex Volkswagen Jetta TDI | Ford F-150 Dodge Ram Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC |
| 2010 | Ford Fusion Hybrid Buick LaCrosse Volkswagen Golf | Ford Transit Connect Chevrolet Equinox Subaru Outback |
| 2011 | Chevrolet Volt Hyundai Sonata Nissan Leaf | Ford Explorer Dodge Durango Jeep Grand Cherokee |
| 2012 | Hyundai Elantra Ford Focus Volkswagen Passat | Land Rover Range Rover Evoque BMW X3 Honda CR-V |
| 2013 | Cadillac ATS Ford Fusion Honda Accord | Ram 1500 |
| 2014 | Chevrolet Corvette Stingray | Chevrolet Silverado |
| 2015 | Volkswagen Golf Mk7 | Ford F-150 |
| 2016 | Honda Civic | Volvo XC90 |

### 2017–present

Beginning with the 2017 awards, the Truck of the Year category was divided, creating a new Utility Vehicle of the Year category.
| Year | Car | Utility | 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 ZR2 Ford Expedition |
| 2019 | Genesis G70* Honda Insight Volvo S60/V60* | Hyundai Kona Acura RDX Jaguar I-Pace* | Ram 1500 Chevrolet Silverado GMC Sierra |
| 2020 | Chevrolet Corvette Hyundai Sonata* Toyota Supra | Kia Telluride* Hyundai Palisade Lincoln Aviator | Jeep Gladiator Ford Ranger RAM Heavy Duty |
| 2021 | Hyundai Elantra Genesis G80 Nissan Sentra | Ford Mustang Mach-E* Genesis GV80 Land Rover Defender | Ford F-150 Jeep Gladiator Mojave Ram TRX |
| 2022 | Honda Civic Lucid Air Volkswagen Golf R/GTI | Ford Bronco Hyundai Ioniq 5 Genesis GV70 | Ford Maverick Rivian R1T Hyundai Santa Cruz |
| 2023 | Acura Integra Genesis Electrified G80 Nissan Z | Kia EV6 Cadillac Lyriq Genesis GV60 | Ford F-150 Lightning Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 Lordstown Endurance |
| 2024 | Toyota Prius/Prius Prime Honda Accord Hyundai Ioniq 6 | Kia EV9* Genesis Electrified GV70 Hyundai Kona/Kona EV* | Ford Super Duty Chevrolet Colorado Chevrolet Silverado EV |
| 2025 | Honda Civic Hybrid Kia K4 Toyota Camry | Volkswagen ID. Buzz Chevrolet Equinox EV Hyundai Santa Fe | Ford Ranger Ram 1500 Toyota Tacoma |
*Vehicle was nominated for World Car of the Year; underlining indicates the vehicle won.