2022 CANADIAN CAR OF THE YEAR, CANADIAN UTILITY VEHICLE OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED BY AUTOMOBILE JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

TORONTO, March 1, 2022 /CNW/ - Last night on REV TV and ajac.ca, the Honda Civic was announced as the 2022 Canadian Car of the Year and the Hyundai Tucson as the 2022 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year, as selected by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC).

The two vehicles were awarded with Canada's highest automotive accolades during a broadcast on REV TV simultaneously streamed on ajac.ca.

"REV TV is thrilled to be able to air the AJAC 2022 Canadian Car of the Year and Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards to viewers across the country," said Mike Garrow, CEO of REV TV. "We would like to thank AJAC and all its members along with Performance Productions Media Group for bringing this award show together in celebration of all things auto-motive by showcasing the industry's achievements,'' he added.

These winners were selected from across more than 250 eligible vehicles, including those newly designed, recently refreshed, or carried over from last year, as long as they received a minimum number of ballots cast.

This followed months of testing and evaluation by dozens of the country's most esteemed automotive journalists from Vancouver to Halifax, testing each vehicle on the same roads and conditions Canadian drivers face each day. Ballots are scored anonymously on many different factors including performance, features, technology, design, usability and value. This year, the list was first narrowed to 13 category winners and finally three finalists for each of the overall awards.

"AJAC is very proud to present our highest honours to the 2022 Canadian Car of the Year and Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year," said AJAC President Stephanie Wallcraft. "Our members represent the largest and most diverse collective of automotive expertise in the country, and they test these vehicles in the very same conditions Canadians experience from coast to coast every single day. Canadians can count on these assessments when choosing the vehicles that will best fit their families and lifestyles."

The Canadian Car of the Year award presentation is typically held during the opening ceremonies of the Canadian International AutoShow (CIAS) in Toronto, which was cancelled this year due to the public health measures dictated by the COVID-19 pandemic. AJAC looks forward to continuing our partnership with CIAS when the show returns to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in February 2023.

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SOURCE Automobile Journalists Association of Canada

Stephanie Wallcraft, President, AJAC, T: 416-888-3762, E: [email protected]; Evan Williams, Vice-president, AJAC, T: 902-401-1784, E: [email protected]; Cindy Hawryluk, Manager, AJAC, T: 905-978-7239, E: [email protected]