The semi-finalists for the 2018 North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year awards have been confirmed.
The awards will be voted on by 60 expert print and broadcast journalists and the nominees were announced in July. Since then, a handful of vehicles have fallen out of contention before back-to-back tests next month and the announcement of finalists at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
In the car category, the Honda Clarity and Tesla Model 3 are the only two nominees to be cut from the pack of semi-finalists. Interestingly, the Kia Rio has been announced a semi-finalist despite not being on the original nominations list.
The Utility of the Year segment is much more crowded. In total, 15 of the 20 nominees have progressed to the semi-finals. Those that missed out were the GMC Terrain, Range Rover Velar, Mini Countryman, Nissan Rogue Sport and Toyota CH-R.
In the Truck of the Year category, all three nominees have progressed to the semi-finals. They are the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.
Here’s the full list of semi-finalists for the 2018 North American, Car, Truck and Utility of the Year awards.
Car of the Year
2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia
2018 Audi A5 Sportback
2017 BMW 5-series
2018 Honda Accord
2017 Hyundai Ioniq
2018 Kia Rio
2018 Kia Stinger
2018 Lexus LC500
2017 Porsche Panamera
2018 Subaru Impreza
2018 Toyota Camry
Utility of the Year
018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio
2018 Audi Q5/S5
2018 BMW X3
2018 Buick Enclave
2018 Chevrolet Equinox
2018 Chevrolet Traverse
2018 Honda Odyssey
2017 Jeep Compass
2017 Kia Niro
2018 Land Rover Discovery
2017 Mazda CX-5
2018 Subaru Crosstrek
2018 VW Atlas
2018 VW Tiguan
2018 Volvo XC60
Truck of the Year
2018 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2
2018 Ford Expedition
2018 Lincoln Navigator
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