North American Car and Truck of year – You have seen it for 21 years now in commercials, in newspapers, and all over the internet, a car or truck wins “North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACTOY). Who are the people that decide which car and truck win that award? Here is the list of complete jurors that write for the United States and Canadian publications, hence North American and not the U.S.
The jury has just been increased from 50 jurors to 60 jurors this year. There are more women on the jury this year than in any previous year.
In January 2015 at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, MI the North America Car and Truck of the Year awards will be announced. Between that time the sixty people below will be working behind the scenes, each one, on their own, deciding which car they think is worthy of the award.
In January, all the votes will be counted and brought together as one to award the most outstanding vehicle of the year based on factors including innovation, comfort, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction, and value for the dollar.
North American Car of the Year Jury, 2014-2015
Jessica Anderson
Kiplingers
Frank Aukofer
DriveWays – Freelance
Kirk Bell
Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News
David Booth
Freelance – National Post (Canada)
Karl Brauer
Freelance – Forbes…
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 lauto
Jacques Duval
Freelance – Le Guide de lauto, Autonet, Journal de Montreal, Mixte Magazine, Infrastructures, La Voix du Vrac, Roulez electrique.com
Ezra Dyer
Popular Mechanics
Paul Eisenstein
The Detroit Bureau
Lauren Fix
Car Coach Reports
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
John McElroy
Autoline Detroit
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
