(November 16, 216) The Chevrolet Bolt, Genesis G90 and Volvo S90 were named finalists for the North American Car of the Year, while the Ford F-series Super Duty, Honda Ridgeline and Nissan Titan were named truck finalists.

A new utility category has been added. The finals are the Chrysler Pacifica, Jaguar F-Pace and Mazda CX-The new category reflects the growing popularity for SUV-style vehicles.

The nine finalists were chosen by an independent jury of 57 automotive journalists from short lists of 15 cars, 11 utility vehicles and four trucks.

The Honda Civic and the Volvo XC90 won the awards for 2016.

The 2017 North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year will be announced Jan. 9 at the Detroit auto show.