NACTOY jury voting for the 2021 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Finalists is in and has been tallied and audited by Deloitte in Detroit.

The selection of nine finalists is the second-to-last step in the year-long evaluation process for the three awards before jurors vote and announce winners in January. Here are this year’s finalists listed in alphabetical order within each category:

Car of the Year :

Genesis G80,  

Hyundai Elantra

and the Nissan Sentra

Truck of the Year:

Ford F-150 , 

Jeep Gladiator Mojave

and the Ram 1500 TRX

Utility Vehicle of the Year:

Ford Mustang Mach E,

Genesis GV80 and the

Land Rover Defender