The announcement of the finalists for the 2026 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards helps kick off this year's LA Auto Show.

Winners of the closely watched annual awards will be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January.

Ram and Nissan each grabbed two of the nine finalist spots for the 2026 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards, with the announcement set to open the Los Angeles Auto Show this week.

The finalists cover the three vehicle categories in the annual award name and were selected from the votes of 50 U.S. and Canadian automotive journalists, according to Jeff Gilbert, NACTOY president and an automotive reporter at WWJ-AM (760) radio in metro Detroit.

Car of the Year finalists were the Dodge Charger, Honda Prelude and N

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