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*Mr. Wyndham* · 01-13-2008, 09:38 AM

Score another one for GM!

Quote:

Malibu Wins Car of the Year

By Bob Lutz
GM Vice Chairman

Moments ago, the North American Car & Truck of the Year were announced at the North American International Auto Show here in Detroit. I'm proud and pleased to tell you that the Chevy Malibu just won Car of the Year.

46 independent expert jurors – men and women who review automobiles for a living – judged the Malibu to be the best car available in North America. That's honor enough, but then you have to remember that GM swept the awards last year with the Saturn Aura and Chevy Silverado. We've now won three of the past four awards handed out by this jury. I can't tell you how gratifying it is to get this kind of validation from the experts — it's proof that our efforts to bring the best cars and trucks on the planet to market are paying off.

We told you we were going to make the new Malibu the best mid-size sedan on the market -- one that wouldn't just be "as good" as the competition, but would be better than the competition. Well, we've done it; critics and consumers have been saying so since the Malibu was launched in the fall, and now the NACTOY jury has agreed.

And speaking of the competition, congratulations to Mazda on the CX-9, a fine vehicle that won North American Truck of the Year honors.

More details to come, but I wanted to share the good news with you while it's hot.

Now we can look forward to next year as the '10 Camaro wins yet one more award: The North American Car of the year - it already won 2006's best concept car award - and score one more for GM, and Chevy!!!

Hyperknight · 01-13-2008, 09:51 AM

Awesome news. I hope the Camaro wins next year as well.

Emher · 01-13-2008, 10:17 AM

Great news!

*DGthe3* · 01-13-2008, 11:24 AM

The other finalists for NACOTY were the CTS and the Accord. For NATOTY the other finalists were the Enclave and the Tahoe Hybrid. So 4/6 finalists were GM, not bad at all

*TAG UR IT* · 01-13-2008, 12:02 PM

Camaro will win 4 sure. Congrats GM on the sucess w/ the Malibu!!!

*The_Blur* · 01-13-2008, 12:36 PM

I've not been a traditional fan of the Malibu platform, but the new one is hot. GM does good work!

I don't know how the Camaro could lose, honestly. I can't wait for that award.

01-13-2008, 10:17 AM	#3
Emher Pillaging Viking Drives: Saab 9-5 '99 (Hey it's a GM!) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,189	Great news! __________________ "Fifty years from now, when you're looking back at your life, don't you want to be able to say you had the guts to get in the car?"

01-13-2008, 11:24 AM	#4
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,372	The other finalists for NACOTY were the CTS and the Accord. For NATOTY the other finalists were the Enclave and the Tahoe Hybrid. So 4/6 finalists were GM, not bad at all __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

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The_Blur Moderator Drives: 2018 Harley-Davidson Street Bob Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 14,769	I've not been a traditional fan of the Malibu platform, but the new one is hot. GM does good work! I don't know how the Camaro could lose, honestly. I can't wait for that award. __________________ RDP Motorsport//GEN5DIY//Cultrag Performance//JPSS//Rodgets Chevrolet// Operation Demon//Buy at Invoice//RACECARWEAR RESPECT ALL CARS. LOVE YOUR OWN. warn 145:159 ban

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Hyperknight Band. Drives: 2016 2SS Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 370	Awesome news. I hope the Camaro wins next year as well.

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