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North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists--Detroit North American International Auto Show 2009

The finalists for the 2009 North American Car of the Year honors are the Ford Flex, Hyundai Genesis and Volkswagen Jetta TDI. Finalists for the 2009 North American Truck of the Year award are the Dodge Ram, Ford F-150 and the Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC. Those finalists were announced at the press luncheon for the North American International Auto Show, biggest in North America, held in Detroit in mid January.

General Motors had two good years in 2007 and 2008, taking the North American Car of the Year both times.

This award is picked by a panel of auto writers and broadcasters who do primary reporting on new cars and trucks. While I do enough reporting on the topic, it's a part of my reporting, not the majority.

It could be a good show for Detroit's Blue Oval gang. Or maybe not. That's one of the reasons we're going.

So much for a break....