NACTOY PAST FINALISTS & WINNERS
  Domestic automakers have won North American Car of the Year seven times.
Japanese automakers have won three times.
European automakers have won four times.

Domestic automakers won North American Truck of the year nine times.
Japanese automakers have won three times (Honda and Acura took two of those).
European automakers have won twice.

In the totals above Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep are counted as domestic automakers.
Volvo and Mercedes-Benz are included in the European category, even though Volvo is owned by Ford and Mercedes was part of DaimlerChrysler.

2000- 2007 1994 -1999    
 
 
1999
 CAR finalists:
Volkswagen New Beetle, the Honda Odyssey and the Chrysler 300M
 The winner was the Volkswagen New Beetle.
Truck FINALISTS:
 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Chevrolet Silverado and the GMC Sierra.
The winner was the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
1998
 CAR finalists:
 Chevrolet Corvette, the Audi A6 and the Lexus GS300/400.
The winner was the Chevrolet Corvette.
Truck FINALISTS:
 Mercedes-Benz ML 320, the Dodge Durango and the Subaru Forester.
 The winner was the Mercedes-Benz ML 320.

1997
 CAR finalists:
Mercedes-Benz SLK, the Jaguar XK8 and the BMW 5-Series.
 The winner was the Mercedes-Benz SLK.
Truck FINALISTS:
 Ford Expedition, the Dodge Dakota and the Toyota RAV 4.
F The winner was the Ford Expedition.
1996 CAR finalists:
 Chrysler minivans, Ford Taurus/ Mercury Sable and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
 The winner was the Chrysler minivan.
Truck FINALISTS:
 Ford F-150, the GMC Yukon/Chevrolet Tahoe and the Range Rover 4.0 SE.
 The winner was the Ford F-150.

1995 CAR finalists:
 Chrysler Cirrus, the Ford Contour and the Oldsmobile Aurora.
 The winner was the Mini Chrysler Cirrus.
Truck FINALISTS:
 Chevrolet Blazer, the Ford Explorer and the Ford Windstar.
V The winner was the Chevrolet Blazer.

1994 CAR finalists:
 NiMercedes-Benz C-Class, the Chevrolet Camaro and the Toyota Supra.
 THe winner was the Mercedes C-Class

Truck FINALISTS:
 Dodge Ram pickup, the Chevrolet S-10/GMC Sonoma and the Land Rover Defender 90.
C The winner was the Dodge Ram.