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GM dominates 'Car of the Year' nominee list
General Motors products capture four of six nominations in two categories for prestigious auto journalists' award.

December 12 2007: 2:30 PM EST

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- General Motors looks like it's on track to win both the Car and Truck of the Year awards at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month.

The list of finalists for the awards was announced Wednesday and GM makes two out of the three products nominated for each award.

A sweep would be the second in a row for GM (Charts, Fortune 500). At the the 2007 show, it took both awards with the Saturn Aura and Chevrolet Silverado.

The nominees for 2008 North American Car of the Year are the Cadillac CTS, Chevrolet Malibu and Honda Accord. The Accord is a product of Honda Motor Co. (Charts)

Nominees for the Truck of Year are the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and Mazda CX-9. Mazda is controlled by Ford Motor Co. (Charts, Fortune 500)

The winners are selected by a jury of 47 automotive journalists from the United States and Canada representing a range of media outlets including Fortune magazine, Edmunds.com, Road & Track and Chicago Tribune.

To be eligible, vehicles must be "all new" or "substantially redesigned" from the previous model year. The journalists selected the three cars and three trucks from a field of 13 cars and 15 trucks.

There will now be a second round of votes to select the two winning vehicles from among these six.

The winners will be announced Jan. 13 at the North American International Auto Show, also known as the Detroit Auto Show.

A GM sweep would mark the third year in a row in which one company won both awards. In 2006, Honda won both with the Civic and Ridgeline. That was the first time any company had done so since the awards began in 1994.
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LexusLexus - 12/28/2007 4:51:32 PM
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This is a JOke right? LOL...he..he...he...

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BillBill - 12/29/2007 6:34:53 AM
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GM has made a solid comeback. They're improving and this shows how their products are being judged.

Just because a Toyota with leather (Lexus) didn't make it, you're mad, eh?


LexusLexus - 12/28/2007 5:15:57 PM
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No, it you my friend, you're the joke NOT me

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AgentOrangeAgentOrange - 12/28/2007 6:23:01 PMView My AgentSpace
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Please learn to construct a grammatically correct simple sentence if you plan to do any bashing and you'll come off as less of an idiot.


0to600to60 - 12/28/2007 5:22:11 PM
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I can agree with the car list but not the SUV list. There has to be better SUV options!!

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DaHarderDaHarder - 12/28/2007 7:09:40 PM
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Good for GM and the American car market as a whole...

I, personally, don't care from where a great vehicle originates, as long as it suits my needs.

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utahnkidutahnkid - 12/29/2007 7:33:03 PM
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DaHarder, do u know where st george is?


pacotacololpacotacolol - 12/29/2007 7:54:07 PMView My AgentSpace
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ouch! why would you say a stupid thing like that?

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FerrarisR4meFerrarisR4me - 12/28/2007 10:36:44 PM
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Look at the BMW/Lexus people starting the flame as usual. The CTS has a lot more style than any Lexus and is nicer to look at than a BMW. Not only that it looks like they've finally figured out interiors and driving dynamics. Look out guys, y'all are gonna get some competition.

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neutralneutral - 12/28/2007 11:46:38 PM
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Yeah Buddy!! Go GM!! Go USA!!

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drew630drew630 - 12/29/2007 10:24:04 AM
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BWM3series... you know that the transmissions that were in so many 3-Series BMW's were made by GM right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_4L30-E_transmission

So I take it you think all of those BMW's are junk too??


DaHarderDaHarder - 12/29/2007 1:27:40 PM
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Well,

From the multitude of 2008 CTS' that have suddenly appeared here Las Vegas (especially my area Summerlin), I'd conclude that Many, Many People Have Chosen the CTS over ANY BMW...

That is if those buyers even considered a BMW in the first place (It is possible, you know?)

Remember, NOT everyone has their nose as far up BMW's arse as some seem to...


huu76huu76 - 12/29/2007 3:06:08 AM
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Good for GM to make such a showing. LOL, but didn't Kanye West dominate the MTV nominees as well, and we all know how that ended up :)

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Htay7500Htay7500 - 12/29/2007 7:39:19 AM
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r.i.p to his mother.


Htay7500Htay7500 - 12/29/2007 7:38:07 AM
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c36amgc36amg - 12/29/2007 12:49:31 PMView My AgentSpace
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yep thats right GM is doing pretty good. GMC ACADIA has helped them also.

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adamsaf723adamsaf723 - 12/29/2007 1:21:56 PM
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A nomination is far from a win.

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utahnkidutahnkid - 12/29/2007 7:39:33 PM
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Has anyone else tried to click on the BMW ad for the "performance exhaust system" and found NOTHING about it on the site that opens up?? All I can find for all the different cars are wheels and shifters and crap like that.. No performance exhaust!!

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golfer38golfer38 - 12/31/2007 12:28:26 PMView My AgentSpace
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Whether ya' like it or not, GM is as good as they've been in a long time and its about damn time an American car company is at least trying to be a legitimate car maker again.

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