The 2022 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year (NACTOY) award winners were announced recently during a joint press conference at Huntington Place in Detroit. After three rounds of independently verified voting stemming from hundreds of hours of test driving, research and evaluation, the winners are:
- North American Car of the Year: Honda Civic
- North American Truck of the Year: Ford Maverick
- North American Utility Vehicle of the Year: Ford Bronco
Founded in 1994, these awards are judged by 50 professional automotive journalists from a wide variety of print, online, radio and television media outlets in the United States and Canada.
“2021 has been a highly significant year in automotive history,” said NACTOY President Gary Witzenburg. “We have seen groundbreaking and appealing new electric vehicles from almost every brand along with the emergence of new vehicle segments and impressive redesigns of familiar models. Meanwhile, a number of all-new start-up manufacturers are proving they are capable of competing with established automakers even with their first product offerings. Today’s winners represent our collective opinion of the best of what’s available to customers right now, and we sincerely congratulate the automotive industry on a very impressive year.”
This year, 36 vehicles made the initial list of eligible vehicles, the organization said. The first round of voting narrowed those down to 23 semifinalists, then the second vote to nine highly award-worthy finalists, three in each category.
