Clean Sweep: Chevy wins 2014 NACTOY Awards

2014 North American Car and Truck of the Year winners.
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (left) and Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (right).

Corvette Stingray, Silverado pickup represent brand’s first double win  

DETROIT (GM) – The all-new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and Silverado 1500 are the 2014 North American Car and Truck of the Year.

It is the first time Chevrolet has won both awards in the same year. The Silverado was last named Truck of the Year in 2007 and the Corvette was last named Car of the Year in 1998.

“Chevrolet is in the midst of the most aggressive product transformation in the brand’s more than 100-year history,” said Alan Batey, General Motors senior vice president, Global Chevrolet. “The Corvette and Silverado truly embody the passion, commitment and focus that is driving us to deliver the most expressive designs, innovative technologies and engaging performance in every vehicle that wears the bowtie,”

The Corvette received 211 points topping the Mazda3 with 185 points and the Cadillac CTS with 94 points. The Silverado received 219 points to the Jeep Cherokee with 174 points and the Acura MDX with 97 points.

Redesigned Cadillac CTS Scores Second Motor Trend Car of the Year Award

Great news for General Motors and its Cadillac luxury brand.  Motor Trend has announced that the 2014 Cadillac CTS sedan, the third generation of the popular model, is its Car of the Year for 2014.

Motor Trend Editor-in-Chief Ed Loh
presents Car of the Year Award to CTS
Chief Engineer Tony Roma.
Photo: Jeffrey Sauger for Cadillac

“The all-new 2014 Cadillac CTS prevailed over one of the most competitive fields in recent memory because it best met our award’s key criteria. Our judges were particularly impressed by the CTS’s responsive powertrains and masterful balance of smooth ride and sporty handling,” said Motor Trend editor-in-chief Ed Loh.

Motor Trend’s Car of the Year program is open to any all-new or substantially upgraded 2014 automobile. Rather than being compared against one another, contending vehicles are first put through Motor Trend’s full battery of performance tests to measure acceleration, braking, and limit handling.