{"id":17460,"date":"2020-10-08T16:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T23:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogv2prod.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=17460"},"modified":"2021-02-09T22:42:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T06:42:23","slug":"2021-north-american-car-of-the-year-semifinalists-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/2021-north-american-car-of-the-year-semifinalists-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Semifinalists for 2021 North American Car of the Year Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p>Most of this year may not have gone according to plan, but things are starting to fall back into place. For automakers that had to pass on the annual car shows, there is at least one other thing to look forward to: awards season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An upcoming event is the North American Car, Utility, and Truck of the Year, which has recently announced the semifinalists for the 2021 model year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 27 models were included in the list: eight sedans, 15 SUVs, and four trucks, all of which were either renewed or redesigned for the next year. As expected, utility vehicles dominate the lineup, including new generations of some highly anticipated nameplates such as the Ford Bronco Sport, Cadillac Escalade, and the Mustang Mach-E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other SUVs that received nominations are the Genesis GV80, Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Seltos, Kia Sorento, Land Rover Defender, Mazda CX-30, Nissan Rogue, Volvo XC40 P8 Recharge, and Toyota&rsquo;s RAV4 Prime and Venza as well as  Chevrolet&rsquo;s Tahoe, Suburban, and Trailblazer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/black-ford-f-150-in-parking-lot-1024x667.jpeg\" alt=\"black ford f 150 in parking lot\" class=\"wp-image-17481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/black-ford-f-150-in-parking-lot-1024x667.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/black-ford-f-150-in-parking-lot-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/black-ford-f-150-in-parking-lot-768x500.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/black-ford-f-150-in-parking-lot-150x98.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/black-ford-f-150-in-parking-lot.jpeg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption>The Ford F-150 is in the running to becoming the 2021 North American Truck of the Year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Noticeably missing from the list is the Tesla Model Y, although it has been revealed that the automaker did not make its car available for jury testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the passenger car category, some big names are also included such as the Acura TLX, Cadillac CT4 and CT4-V, Hyundai Elantra, Kia K5, Mercedes-Benz E Class Sedan\/All-Terrain\/Coupe\/Cabriolet, Nissan Sentra, and the Polestar 2. 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