Honda Civic, Volvo XC90 named 2016 North American Car and Truck of the Year

The Honda Civic was today named 2016’s North American Car of the Year, and the Volvo XC90 North American Truck/Utility of the Year in a press conference held at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.

This is the second time each nameplate has won their respective awards: Civic was named car of the year in 2006, and the XC90 following the model’s introduction as a 2003 model.

Civic earned 203 points from a 53-member jury made up of Canadian and American journalists to beat out the Chevrolet Malibu (181 points) and Mazda’s MX-5 (146). Volvo’s 310 points handily outscored the Honda Pilot and Nissan Titan XD, which earned 111 and 109 points, respectively.