MultiVu Video Feed: The 2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year are the Chevrolet Volt and the Ford Explorer

DETROIT, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

NEWS: 2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year are the Chevrolet Volt and the Ford Explorer

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STORY SUMMARY:

Journalists' choice for the 2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year are: the Chevrolet Volt and the Ford Explorer.

The winners of the prestigious 2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year award were announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 10 at 8 a.m.

The three car finalists were the Chevrolet Volt, the Hyundai Sonata and the Nissan Leaf. The three truck finalists were the Dodge Durango, the Ford Explorer and the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

The awards recognize vehicles for things like innovation, fuel economy, quality, safety, design and value for the dollar. To be eligible for the award, cars and trucks must be "all new" or "substantially" redesigned from previous models. These six finalists were picked from 16 cars and 10 trucks.  

The North American Car and Truck of the Year awards are unique because they're not given out by a single publication, radio, TV station or the auto show itself. The NACOTY/NATOTY group is made up of 49 automotive journalists from the United States and Canada.

SOUNDBITES:  

• Lindsay Brooke, Senior Editor SAE Magazines
• Chris Paukert, Autoblog.com
• Mark Fields, Executive Vice President, Ford Motor Company
• Tom Stephens, Vice Chairman, Global Product Operations, General Motors

B-ROLL INCLUDES: Exteriors of Cobo Center, Detroit, footage of NACOTY/NATOTY finalists

VIDEO PROVIDED BY:  Detroit Auto Dealers Association

SOURCE Detroit Auto Dealers Association