The 2019 North American International Auto Show is underway in Detroit, and Hyundai is this year's big winner. The company's luxury brand, Genesis, won Car of the Year for the G-70. And the Hyundai Kona won Utility of the Year.
The Ram 1500 was awarded Truck of the Year, beating out two pickups from General Motors: the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and the GMC Sierra 1500.
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Other finalists were the Honda Insight and Volvo S60 for car of the year, and the Acura RDX and Jaguar I-Pace in the utility category.
The North American International Car and Truck of the Year award is a sought-after bragging point for companies that win.
Winners are chosen by a panel of automotive journalists.