The Hyundai Elantra is called the Land Rover and Range Rover Evoque on Monday, North American car and truck of the year by an independent panel of automotive journalists after the opening ceremony of the Auto Show North American International, 2012.
Elantra beat the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Passat cars and candidates for this year. Rhythm raises the BMW X3 and Honda CR - V. Has the nomination of candidates in the last month.
Said John Krafcik, president and CEO of Hyundai North America, that Hyundai has sold more than 200,000 Elantras since the introduction of the new model. Krafcik said the award will help to establish the reputation that Hyundai's quality and improve the company has achieved since entering North America in 1986.
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The Elantra, which was designed in Hyundai's California studio, is a compact car that gets 40 miles per gallon on highways.
"It's part of an incredibly competitive. Get this honor is really a good feeling," said Krafcik.
Said Andy Goss, President of Jaguar and Land Rover North America, and attracts symbolizes the changes that cross the SUV and is happening in the automotive industry and manufacturers to adapt to more stringent economy in fuel consumption.
Goss said, "I think it would be a surprise to some that the North American truck of the year is the SUV high-capacity, four-cylinder luxury that achieves 28 miles per gallon" in the way.
For cars and trucks in North America of the Year awards are different from other awards, given by a jury of 50 automotive journalists veterans from Canada and the United States
Most of the awards the other cars, and on the contrary, given by the individual organizations or publications. Before the day for prizes from local manufacturers have won 10 of the cars in North America of the Year, has won the European car manufacturers and the four Japanese automakers have won three. Hyundai won once before today.
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