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Selection
of the North American Car and Truck of the Year begins with
a list of all the eligible vehicles, which means vehicles
that are substantially new or have been modified to change
their nature, such as a high-performance version of an existing
vehicle. This is referred to as the "long list."
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Early
in September the jurors review the long list and pick the
vehicles they think deserve additional consideration and
a place on the ballot. They are asked to limit their list to 10 cars and 10 trucks but are told to give the benefit of the doubt to vehicles they have not yet driven. So, their list may exceed 10 cars and 10 trucks. This is called the short list. |
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later than December 10th jurors send their ballots to
Deloitte & Touche’s office in Detroit. Deloitte then notifies the seven-person organizing committee of the three cars
and three trucks with the most points. Those vehicles are identified in alphabetical
order and the winners is not revealed.
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On
Thursday, December 18th the three car finalists
and the three truck finalists will be revealed at a news
conference at a luncheon hosted by the Detroit Economic
Club. |
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Then the jurors
will vote again on the three car and three truck finalists.
Those ballots will, again, be sent directly to Deloitte and Touche no later than
January 6th. The accounting firm will keep those results secret until January
11th and a news conference at the North American International Auto Show.
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