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North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced

17 December 1997

North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced

    DETROIT, Dec. 17 -- Finalists for the prestigious 1998 North
American Car and Truck of the Year Awards were announced today.
    Now in their fifth year, the awards are judged by an independent jury of
47 top North American automotive writers and broadcasters.  Ballots were
distributed in early November and voting closed earlier today.  The finalists
were chosen from an original field of 24 cars and nine trucks.

    The 1998 finalists are:

    North American Car of the Year
     Audi A6
     Chevrolet Corvette
     Lexus GS Series

    North American Truck of the Year
     Dodge Durango
     Mercedes ML 320
     Subaru Forester

    The winners will be announced at Detroit's North American International
Auto Show on Monday, January 5, 1998 at 7:30 a.m. in Cobo Center Room W2-60.
    Previous winners of the Car and Truck of the Year Awards include: the
Mercedes "C" Class and the Dodge Ram (1994); the Chrysler Cirrus and Chevrolet
Blazer (1995); the Chrysler Minivans and the Ford F-150 Pickup (1996); and the
Mercedes Benz SLK and Ford Expedition (1997).

SOURCE  North American International Auto Show