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 60 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.
Board of Directors
Lauren Fix
President
Car Coach Reports, ABC.com O&O, Parade Magazine, USA Radio - Day Break
Chris Paukert
Vice President
Executive Editor, Roadshow by CNET
Kirk Bell
Secretary - Treasurer
Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News
The Jury
Frank Aukofer
DriveWays – Freelance
Mike Austin
Digital Content Director, Hagerty
David Booth
Freelance – National Post
Karl Brauer
Freelance – Forbes.com
Paul Brian
The Motor Minute, ABC.com O&O
Lindsay Brooke
Automotive Engineering / SAE International
Dan Carney
Freelance
Sharon Silke Carty
Automotive News
James Cobb
Freelance
John Davis
MotorWeek – PBS Broadcast/Velocity Cable
Jamie Page Deaton
Managing Editor, U.S. News & World Reports Best Cars
Matt DeLorenzo
Kelley Blue Book
Joe DeMatio
Senior Director of Content, Hagerty
Denis Duquet
Le Guide de l’auto
Paul Eisenstein
The Detroit Bureau
Jeff Gilbert
WWJ Newsradio 950, CBS Radio Network
Hannah Elliott
Staff Writer, Bloomberg Luxury
Aaron Gold
Senior Editor, Automobile Magazine
Joni Gray
Editor-in-Chief, Autobytel.com
Ken Gross
Freelance, thedrive.com
Bengt Halvorson
Freelance
Lou Ann Hammond
drivingthenation.com, washingtonpost.com, John Batchelor radio
John Pearley Huffman
Freelance – NY Times, Car and Driver
Erik Johnson
Freelance
Antoine Joubert
RPM and RPM+
Jim Kenzie
Toronto Star, Motoring TV
Jodi Lai
Editor-in-Chief, AutoGuide.com
Marc Lachapelle
Freelance
John Lamm
Freelance
Kelsey Mays
Senior Editor, Cars.com
Senior, Consumer Affairs
Sue Mead
Motor Matters, Latina Style, Truck Trend, Four Wheeler, Cool Hunting, The Land Report
Mitch McCullough
New Car Test Drive
John McElroy
Autoline
Javier Mota
Autoproyecto.com – Editor in Chief
Telemundo, Un Nuevo Día – Autos TV Reportes
NBC Deportes – Autos
Joann Muller
Autos Editor, Forbes Media
Jack Nerad
Freelance Writer & Author, America on the Road Radio
Scott Oldham
Freelance
Marty Padgett
Editorial Director, Internet Brands Automotive
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
Tony Swan
Freelance – Popular Mechanics, Autoweek, Edmunds.com
Richard Truett
Automotive News
Lawrence Ulrich
Freelance – New York Times
Gary Vasilash
Automotive Design & Production
Al Vazquez
FAMA Autos
John Voelcker
Freelance
Basem Wasef
Freelance
Larry Webster
VP of Content, Hagerty Classic Car Insurance
Joe Wiesenfelder
Cars.com
Lesley Wimbush
National Post Media, www.driving.ca, autos.ca
Drew Winter
Senior Content Director, WardsAuto
Gary Witzenburg
Freelance – Motor Trend, Ward’s Auto World, Kelley Blue Book
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 then test drive them again during a three-day, back-to-back comparison held in October for direct 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.
