North American International Auto Show
Detroit, MI, Monday, January 12 – The three finalists for the 2015 North American Car of the Year are the Ford Mustang, Hyundai Genesis, and Volkswagen Golf. The three finalists for the 2015 North American Truck/Utility of the Year are the Chevrolet Colorado, Ford F-150, and Lincoln MKC.
AND the 2015 North American Car of the Year winners are:
2015 NACTOY Golf GTI
Volkswagen Golf Series
Last year’s North American Car of the Year was the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.
For the second time in NACTOYs history, the Golf wins. The New Beetle won in 1999. The Golf was a finalist in 2010 but lost to the Ford Fusion Hybrid.
2015 North American Truck of the Year
Ford F-F150
Ford has won 8 times under the truck umbrella and 4 times for the F-150.
Last year’s North American Truck/Utility of the Year was the Chevrolet Silverado.
Fifty-seven jurors (see below) from newspapers, television and radio stations, magazines, and websites voted last week, sending their ballots to Deloitte, which kept the finalists secret until today.
North American Car of the Year Jury, 2014-2015
Jessica Anderson
Kiplingers
Frank Aukofer
Freelance
Kirk Bell
Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News
David Booth
Freelance
Karl Brauer
Freelance
Lindsay Brooke
Automotive Engineering International
Jason Cammisa
Road & Track
Sharon Silke Carty
Editor In Chief, Autoblog and AOL Autos
Dan Carney
Freelance
John Davis
MotorWeek “ PBS Network
Matt DeLorenzo
Kelley Blue Book
Denis Duquet
Le Guide de l’auto
Jacques Duval
Freelance “ Le Guide de l’auto, Autonet, Journal de Montreal, Mixte Magazine, Infrastructures, La Voix du Vrac, Roulez electrique.com
Ezra Dyer
Popular Mechanics
Paul Eisenstein
The Detroit Bureau
Jeff Gilbert
WWJ Newsradio 950 / CBS Radio Network
John Gilbert
Freelance: newcarpicks.com, KDAL AM radio
Aaron Gold
Freelance About.com
Joni Gray
Autobytel
Ken Gross
Freelance: Playboy
Lou Ann Hammond
drivingthenation.com, carlist.com
James Healey
USA Today
John Pearley Huffman
Freelance NY Times, Car and Driver
Cheryl Jensen
Freelance: Motor Matters, NY Times
Chris Jensen
Freelance: NY Times
Erik Johnson
Executive online editor, Car, and Driver
Jim Kenzie
Toronto Star
Michelle Krebs
Autotrader.com
Marc Lachapelle
Freelance MSN Autos US
John Lamm
Freelance
Anita Lienert
Freelance Edmunds.com
Jim Mateja
Freelance Chicago Tribune, Wards Auto Reports, Consumers Digest
Jim McCraw
Freelance NY Times, Hot Rod, Vehicle Dynamics International, Engine Technology International, Super Chevy
Mitch McCullough
New Car Test Drive
Joann Muller
Forbes
Jack Nerad
Kelley Blue Book
Scott Oldham
Vice President of Editorial
Editor in Chief, Edmunds.com
Marty Padgett
TheCarConnection.com, High Gear Media
Chris Paukert
Autoblog
Henry Payne
Detroit News
Mark Phelan
Detroit Free Press
Mark Rechtin
Consumer Reports
Erin Riches
Edmunds.com
Aaron Robinson
Car and Driver
Jeremy Sinek
Autos.ca.msn.com
Steven Cole Smith
motorsport.com, AutoWeek
Ben Stewart
Freelance Popular Mechanics, Road & Track
Alexandra Straub
Freelance Black Newspaper Group, Postmedia, Auto123.com
Tony Swan
Freelance swandrives.com, caranddriver.com, Kelley Blue Book, Popular Mechanics, New Car Test Drive
Alex Taylor
Fortune Magazine
Richard Truett
Automotive News
Lawrence Ulrich
Freelance NY Times
David van Sickle
All About Autos
Larry Webster
Road & Track
Joe Wiesenfelder
cars.com
Drew Winter
Wards AutoWorld
Gary Witzenburg
Freelance AutoMedia.com
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