The Hyundai Elantra has won the North American Car of the Year award. And the NACTOY goes to... The acronym for The North American Car and Truck of the Year award doesn't roll off the tongue like `Oscar.' And it's hardly a household name. For the award's annual winners in Detroit, though, it offers the same opportunity to strut. Here's the problem: Like with the Academy Awards, the bragging rights don't guarantee a sales boost.
This year's winners, announced Monday as Detroit's annual auto show opened to the media, are the Hyundai Elantra and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque.