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Hyundai takes home its first North American Car of the Year honorDETROIT, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ After months of expert test-drives,critical acclaim and independent awards, the Hyundai Genesis took top honorsin the most exclusive award in North America when it was named 2009 NorthAmerican Car of the Year.A jury of 50 independent automotive journalists evaluated all the new carsintroduced last year and chose the 2009 Hyundai Genesis as the best new model.The award was announced at a news conference at the 2009 North AmericanInternational Auto Show in Detroit."Genesis represents everything we've learned, so far, about engineeringgreat automobiles and we're delighted that the judges have recognized thegood work of our R&D teams," said John Krafcik, Hyundai Motor America actingpresident and chief executive officer. "And we're not stopping here ...Genesis will share company in Hyundai showrooms this spring with itsrear-wheel drive platform-mate, the Genesis Coupe."This year the jurors considered more than 50 new vehicles before selectingthe top three cars and top three trucks. The Volkswagen Jetta TDI and FordFlex were the other finalists.The North American Car of the Year award is decided by a jury of 50independent, full-time automotive journalists from the United States andCanada.This is the 16th year of the awards, which were inspired by theprestigious European "Car of the Year." They are administered by an organizingcommittee and are funded exclusively with dues paid by the jurors. Jurorsjudge the cars on a number of factors including innovation, design, safety,handling, driver satisfaction and value for the dollar.Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is asubsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co of Korea.

Hyundai vehicles are distributedthroughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold andserviced through more than 780 dealerships nationwide.SOURCEHyundai Motor AmericaDan Bedore, 1-734-337-2383, or cell, 1-734-395-2665, , orJim Trainor, 1-714-594-1629, or cell, 1-714-316-6421, ,both of Hyundai Motor America. 11 /PRNewswire/ A jury of 50 automotive journalists fromthe United States and Canada has selected the Hyundai Genesis as the 2009North American Car of the Year and the Ford F-150 as the 2009 North AmericanTruck of the Year.The awards are designed to recognize the most outstanding new vehicles intheir segments.The awards are based on factors that include innovation, design, safety,handling, driver satisfaction and value for the dollar. Because the vehiclesare new, reliability is not a factor.The awards are unique in the United States because they are given byautomotive journalists who represent magazines, television, radio, newspapersand web sites instead of a single publication.Also, unlike some otherawards, the awards are financed entirely by the jurors.The winners were announced today at a news conference at the NorthAmerican International Auto Show in Detroit, however, the show does not givethe awards and the voting does not take place there.In December the top three cars and trucks were announced. The carfinalists were the Ford Flex, Hyundai Genesis and the Volkswagen Jetta TDI.The truck finalists were the Dodge Ram, the Ford F-150 and the Mercedes-BenzML320 BlueTEC.The Genesis received 189 points, the Flex received 180 and the Jetta TDIreceived 131.The F-150 received 259 points, the Ram received 167 points and theMercedes received 74 points.The awards were first given in 1994.Today was the first time a Korean automaker has won.Today was the fifth time Ford has won the North American Truck of the Yearand the third win for the F-150.The other winners were the Expedition andEscape Hybrid.To be eligible, vehicles must be "all-new" or "substantially changed" fromthe previous model. This year the jury considered more than fifty 2009vehicles and settled on 14 cars and 11 trucks that deserved to be on theballot.Michelle Collins, Vice Chairman Automotive at Deloitte & Touche, wasresponsible for counting the ballots, which jurors sent directly to theaccounting firm Until the news conference Ms.