North American Car of the Year

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The North American Car of the Year is an automobile award voted annually in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The jury consists of 48 automotive journalists.

2000-2006

Year Car Truck
2006 Honda Civic (winner)
Ford Fusion
Pontiac Solstice
 		 Honda Ridgeline (winner)
Ford Explorer
Nissan Xterra
 
2005 Chrysler 300 (winner)
Chevrolet Corvette
Ford Mustang
 		 Ford Escape Hybrid (winner)
Ford Freestyle
Land Rover LR3
 
2004 Toyota Prius (winner)
Mazda RX-8
Cadillac XLR
 		 Ford F-150 (winner)
Nissan Titan
Cadillac SRX
 
2003 MINI Cooper (winner)
Infiniti G35
Nissan 350Z
 		 Volvo XC90 (winner)
Hummer H2
Honda Element
Nissan Murano
 
2002 Nissan Altima (winner)
Ford Thunderbird
Cadillac CTS
 		 Chevrolet TrailBlazer (winner)
Chevrolet Avalanche
Jeep Liberty
 
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser (winner)
Honda Insight
Toyota Prius
 		 Acura MDX (winner)
Ford Escape
Toyota Sequoia
 
2000 Ford Focus (winner)
Audi TT
Lincoln LS
 		 Nissan Xterra (winner)
Dodge Dakota
Toyota Tundra
 

1994-1999

Year Car Truck
1999 Chrysler 300M (winner)
Honda Odyssey
Volkswagen New Beetle
 		 Jeep Grand Cherokee (winner)
Chevrolet Silverado
GMC Sierra
 
1998 Chevrolet Corvette (winner)
Audi A6
Lexus GS
 		 Mercedes-Benz ML320 (winner)
Dodge Durango
Subaru Forester
 
1997 Mercedes-Benz SLK (winner)
Jaguar XK8
BMW 5-Series
 		 Ford Expedition (winner)
Dodge Dakota
Toyota RAV4
 
1996 Chrysler minivans (winner)
Ford Taurus
Mercury Sable
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
 		 Ford F-150 (winner)
GMC Yukon
Chevrolet Tahoe
Land Rover Range Rover
 
1995 Chrysler Cirrus (winner)
Ford Contour
Oldsmobile Aurora
 		 Chevrolet Blazer (winner)
Ford Explorer
Ford Windstar
 
1994 Mercedes-Benz C-Class (winner)
Chevrolet Camaro
Toyota Supra		 Dodge Ram (winner)
Chevrolet S-10
GMC Sonoma
Land Rover Defender

Pre-1994

Year Car
1989 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe (winner)
Mercury Cougar XR7
Dodge Spirit ES
Plymouth Acclaim LX