North American Car and Truck of the Year

The North American Car and Truck of the year have been announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

The 14 cars nominees were as follows:

• Audi A3
• BMW 3-Series
• Chevrolet HHR
• Dodge Charger
• Ford Fusion
• Honda Civic
• Hyundai Sonata
• Infiniti M35/45
• Lexus IS 250/350
• Mazda MX-5
• Mercedes-Benz R-Class
• Pontiac Solstice
• Toyota Avalon
• Volkswagen Passat

The truck list included:

• Dodge Ram Mega Cab
• Ford Explorer
• Honda Ridgeline
• Hummer H3
• Jeep Commander
• Kia Sportage
• Lexus RX 400h
• Mercedes-Benz M-Class
• Nissan Xterra
• Range Rover Sport
• Subaru B9 Tribeca
• Suzuki Grand Vitara
• Toyota Highlander Hybrid
• Toyota RAV4

A panel of 49 jurors (including Auto123.com's contributing writer Alex Law) from auto industry media outlets chose the 3 finalists in each category.

They were:

Cars

• Ford Fusion
• Honda Civic
• Pontiac Solstice

Trucks

• Ford Explorer
• Honda Ridgeline
• Nissan Xterra

And the winners are...

North American Car of the Year: Honda Civic
North American Truck of the Year: Honda Ridgeline