Canadian Car Of Year And Canadian Utility Vehicle Of Year List Released

Automobile Journalists Select Winners In 12 Categories At The Montreal International Auto Show

TORONTO: CNW/ - The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) has announced the vehicles its members selected as the best in Canada for 2023 in each of 12 categories spanning segments that include cars, utility vehicles, pick-up trucks and EVs.

With this announcement, 11 vehicle manufacturers move one step closer to winning the ultimate accolades of 2023 Canadian Car of the Year and 2023 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year.

Hyundai is the only automaker to take home two category wins this year, with the Elantra N and IONIQ 5 representing two strong offerings in internal combustion performance and electric power.

The Kia Telluride is the winner in its category for the third time as is the Mazda3. Genesis is no stranger to the Canadian Car of the Year awards, capturing three category wins last year. This year the G90 makes it four Genesis

Best Small Car in Canada - Mazda3

models to win their respective categories in the last two years.

More than 250 vehicles were eligible for evaluation and voting in this year’s awards, including all on-sale vehicles: those newly designed, recently refreshed, and carried over from the previous year were all eligible upon receiving a minimum number of ballots submitted by AJAC journalists. Voting data was collected from expert jurors based from Vancouver to Halifax, who tested each vehicle on the same roads and in the same conditions faced by Canadian drivers every day.

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