Our automotive awards are unique because — instead of being given by a single publication, website, radio or television station — they are given by an independent jury of automotive journalists from the United States and Canada. Each year this unbiased jury of approximately 50 expert print and broadcast journalists combine centuries of discerning experience to determine the winners of the North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year awards.
NACTOY Board of Directors
Gary Witzenburg
President
Freelance – Kelly Blue Book, caranddriver.com
Jack Nerad
Vice President
Freelance Writer & Author, America on the Road Radio
Gary Vasilash
Secretary
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Jeff Gilbert
Treasurer
WWJ Newsradio 950, CBS Radio Network
Karl Brauer
Membership Chair
Executive Publisher, Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book
The Jury
Frank Aukofer
DriveWays – Freelance
Mike Austin
Hemmings Motor News
Kirk Bell
Senior Editor, Internet Brands Automotive
David Booth
Freelance – National Post
Paul Brian
The Motor Minute, ABC.com O&O
Lindsay Brooke
Automotive Engineering / SAE International
Dan Carney
Freelance
John Davis
MotorWeek – PBS Broadcast/Velocity Cable
Jamie Page Deaton
Executive Editor, U.S. News & World Reports-Cars
Matt DeLorenzo
Kelley Blue Book
Denis Duquet
Le Guide de l’auto
Paul Eisenstein
The Detroit Bureau, NBC, CNBC, Economist, KBB
Lauren Fix
NACTOY President Emeritas, Car Coach Reports, GCN Radio, ABC.com O&O, NewsMax, Community Digital News
Ken Gross
Freelance, thedrive.com
Bengt Halvorson
Internet Brands Automotive (High Gear Media)
John Pearley Huffman
Freelance – NY Times, Car and Driver
Erik Johnson
Senior Online Editor,
Automobile Magazine
Antoine Joubert
Quebecor Media, Le Guide de l’Auto, Guideautoweb.ca, Journal de Montréal, Cogeco Media / 98,5 FM Montreal, ICI Radio-Canada / Marina Orsini
Jim Kenzie
Toronto Star, Motoring TV
Jodi Lai
Editor-in-Chief, Autotrader.ca
Marc Lachapelle
Freelance
John Lamm
Collier AutoMedia
Kelsey Mays
Senior Editor, Cars.com
Sue Mead
Motor Matters, Latina Style, Truck Trend, Four Wheeler, Cool Hunting, The Land Report
John McElroy
Autoline
Javier Mota
Autoproyecto.com – Editor in Chief
Telemundo, Un Nuevo Día – Autos TV Reportes
NBC Deportes – Autos
Joann Muller
Transportation Correspondent, Axios
Scott Oldham
Freelance
Marty Padgett
Editorial Director, Internet Brands Automotive
Chris Paukert
Executive Editor, Roadshow by CNET
Henry Payne
Detroit News
Mark Phelan
Auto Critic & Columnist – Detroit Free Press
Tony Quiroga
Car and Driver
Ron Sessions
New York Daily News, Car and Driver, Autotrader.com, Automotive Engineering, Autobytel.com, Trucks.com, Hagerty.com
Jeremy Sinek
Globe & Mail, Autofile.ca
Steven Cole Smith
Motorsport.com, AutoWeek
Ben Stewart
Freelance – Popular Mechanics, Autoweek, Edmunds.com
Richard Truett
Automotive News
Lawrence Ulrich
Freelance – New York Times
Al Vazquez
Senior Contributor for Autoproyecto.com and DriveLatino.com
John Voelcker
Freelance
Basem Wasef
Freelance
Joe Wiesenfelder
Cars.com
Lesley Wimbush
National Post Media, www.driving.ca, autos.ca
Drew Winter
Senior Content Director, WardsAuto
WE’RE INDEPENDENT
The North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year awards are determined by an independent and diverse group of jurors from all across North America.
WE’RE PASSIONATE
Jurors attend launch programs for each eligible vehicle and/or receive vehicle loans, then test drive them again during a three-day, back-to-back comparison held in October for side-by-side evaluations.
WE’RE UNIQUE
Initiated in 1994, the North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year awards are the longest-running award not associated with a specific publication.
