This year’s nominees for 2009 North American Car of the Year are the Ford Flex crossover, Hyundai Genesis luxury sedan, and Volkswagen Jetta TDI diesel-powered compact sedan.
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Nominees for Truck of the Year are the Dodge Ram fullsize pickup truck, Ford F-150 fullsize pickup and Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC diesel midsize SUV.
The Jetta and ML320 are the first diesel-equipped finalists in the awards’ 16-year history, and the Genesis is the first Korean-made finalist. Winners, selected by a panel of 50 auto writers, will be announced on Jan. 11 at NAIAS.