Honda Sweeps North American Car and Truck of the Year Awards …

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2006 Honda Civic and 2006 Honda Ridgeline Take the Top Honors. Detroit, January 8, 2006 - The 2006 Honda Civic and Honda Ridgeline …

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Honda Sweeps “North American Car and Truck of the Year” Awards
2006 Honda Civic and 2006 Honda Ridgeline Take the Top Honors
Detroit, January 8, 2006 - The 2006 Honda Civic and Honda Ridgeline
have earned the prestigious 2006 “North American Car of the Year” and “North
American Truck of the Year” awards respectively, American Honda Motor Co.,
Inc., announced today. This marks the first time ever that a single brand has won
both awards in the same year, and it marks Honda’s first win in either category.
The North American Car of the Year and Truck of the Year Awards are
given by a group of 49 international automotive journalists. The awards are
unique because instead of being given by a single publication, radio or television
station they are given by automotive journalists from the United States and
Canada. Presented each year at the opening of the North American International
Auto Show in Detroit, they recognize the most outstanding car and truck of the
year based on factors including innovation, design, safety, handling, driver
satisfaction and value for the dollar.
“We set out to have the Civic and Ridgeline become benchmarks in their
respective segments,…