Car of the Year Awards: time to get serious! (video)

Each spring, carmaker ads on television and in newspapers explicitly highlight the models that received a "Canadian Car of the Year" award from the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada. However, since auto journalists are not always well regarded, these awards don't often get the significance they deserve. Yet, the process that leads to the winners is objective, rigorous and professional. For 2008, the CCOTY selection began last week with the traditional "TestFest" in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.