North American Car/Truck of the Year shortlists led by Ford, GM, Hyundai/Kia and Nissan [w/poll]

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A pool of 50 U.S. and Canada-based automotive journalists from various news outlets has cut down the list for the 2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards to 14 possible winning vehicles in each category.

Among the manufacturers, Ford, Hyundai/Kia, General Motors, and Nissan lead with the most nominations, and the lists run the gamut from the inexpensive (Ford Fiesta, Mazda2), to the sybaritic (Audi A8, Jaguar XJ, Porsche Cayenne), to the groundbreaking (Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf).


Car	Truck
Audi A8	Dodge Durango
Buick Regal	Ford Edge
Chevrolet Cruze	Ford Explorer
Chevrolet Volt	Honda Odyssey
Ford Fiesta	Hyundai Tucson
Hyundai Sonata	Infiniti QX56
Infiniti M37/M56	Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jaguar XJ	Kia Sorento
Kia Optima	Kia Sportage
Mazda2	Lincoln MKX
Nissan Juke	Mercedes-Benz R-Class
Nissan Leaf	Porsche Cayenne
Volkswagen Jetta	Toyota Sienna
Volvo S60	Volkswagen Touareg

Jurors will cull each list down further in December, and the finalists will be displayed when the winning car and truck are announced at the Detroit Auto Show in January.

What car and truck do you expect to win? Check out our galleries of the finalists below, then click through the jump to place your vote for the car and truck you expect to win. If you like, you can also drop your fellow commenter a line as to what vehicle you’d most like to see take home the heavy hardware.

(*Full Disclosure: Author is a member of the NACTOY voting jury)