2009 NAIAS: Car and Truck of the Year Awards

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These are the automobiles that are in the running to win a North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) Award. Each year, voting is conducted by credentialed journalists at the auto show. The finalists will be announced at a Detroit Economic Club meeting on December 18, 2008. The winners of the Car and Truck of the Year Awards will be announced on Sunday, January 11th during day one of Press Week.

 

"Car of the Year" Nominees	"Truck of the Year" Nominees
Audi A4	BMW X6
BMW 1-series	Chevrolet Traverse
Cadillac CTS-V	Dodge Ram
Dodge Challenger	Ford F-150
Ford Flex	Honda Pilot
Honda Fit	Infiniti FX35/50
Hyundai Genesis	Kia Borrego
Jaguar XF	Mercedes ML320 BlueTEC
Lincoln MKS	Nissan Murano
Mazda6	Saturn Vue 2-mode Hybrid
Nissan GT-R	Subaru Forester
Pontiac G8	Volkswagen Tiguan
Toyota Venza
Volkswagen Jetta TDI

 

The Car and Truck of the Year finalists will be revealed on December 18, 2008...

"Car of the Year" Finalists	"Truck of the Year" Finalists
Ford Flex	Dodge Ram
Hyundai Genesis	Ford F-150
Volkswagen Jetta TDI	Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC

 

WATCH: Unveiling of the 2009 North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists [Quicktime Video] AmericaJR.com's Jason Rzucidlo and Garrett Godwin describe he 2009 NACTOY Finalists [Quicktime Video]

 

The Car and Truck of the Year winners will be announced on January 11, 2009...

The 2009 "North American Car of the Year" is Hyundai Genesis

The 2009 "North American Truck of the Year" is Ford F-150