Hyundai's Elantra was declared the 2012 Canadian Car of the Year by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) at an early morning news conference at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto. This follows its Car of the Year honours in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, a marketing boost for the car with the fastest U.S. sales growth in the Korean automaker's lineup.
Hyundai won three out of the 11 "Best New" categories, announced in October 2011. All "Best New" category winners are eligible to compete for the overall crown of either the "Canadian Car of the Year" or the "Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year." The Hyundai Elantra was also the winner in the "Best New Small Car over $21,000″ class.
AJAC declared the Volkswagen TDI Clean Diesel the 2012 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year. Volkswagen won the "Best New SUV/CUV ($35,000 o $60,000)" class when the category winners were announced in October 2011.
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