North American Car of the Year

The North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year are a set of automotive awards announced at a news conference each January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The jury consists of no more than 60 automotive journalists from the US and Canada.

History
In 2016, a board of directors was created and the award became a 501 6(c) corporation. The new Board consists of: Mark Phelan, President; Matt DeLorenzo, Vice President; and Lauren Fix, Secretary / Treasurer.

For 2017 a new category was added to this award: Utility, with the Chrysler Pacifica the first winner.

List of nominees and winners
For each award and year, the winner is shown at the top in bold, with the other finalists in italics in a bulleted list below.

2017–present
Beginning with the 2017 awards, the Truck of the Year category was divided, creating a new Utility Vehicle of the Year category. * Vehicle was nominated for World Car of the Year; underlining indicates the vehicle won.