Chevrolet Doubles Up for Car and Truck of the Year General Motors kicked off the 2014 North American International Auto Show in style Monday, sweeping the awards for the North American Car and Truck of the year with its new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray sports car and Silverado pickup. The awards have been given out annually since 1994 at the opening of the Detroit auto show. They are selected by a panel of automotive journalists from the United States and Canada. Corvette's victory represents the sixth time a G.M. model has won the North American Car of the Year Award. Corvette previously won the award in 1998. It was also the fourth time a G.M. pickup won the North American Truck/Utility of the Year Award. Silverado was also a winner in 2007. The finalists were the Cadillac CTS, Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and Mazda3 for the 2014 North American Car of the Year. The Acura MDX, Silverado and Jeep Cherokee the finalists for the 2014 North American Truck/Utility of the Year.