Honda Civic is 2-time winner for car of the year

“By then, the all-new XC90 will be the oldest vehicle in the showroom”, said Lex Kerssemakers, President and CEO of Volvo auto USA.

Civic earned 203 points from a 53-member jury made up of Canadian and American journalists to beat out the Chevrolet Malibu (181 points) and Mazda’s MX-5 (146).

The new truck will be built at Honda’s plant in Lincoln, Alabama, alongside the Pilot SUV. The awards are quite unique in the United States because they aren’t given out by a single media outlet. The 10th generation Civic represents a “from the ground up” remake, whose other notable feature was its global launch last fall at Honda of Canada Mfg in Alliston.

As such, comfort will be a big focus and Honda says the new truck will offer the most cabin space in its segment along with a split-folding rear seat and under seat storage that give it “the most versatile packaging in the segment”. The a year ago both awards went to foreign manufacturers was 2012, when the Hyundai Elantra and Land Rover Evoque won. The company has invested $11 billion to produce a wide range of new products and platforms.

A first for any pickup, the new in-bed audio system, together with the In-Bed Trunk and available 400-watt power inverter, makes Ridgeline the ultimate tailgating vehicle.

The Honda Civic has been named North American Car of the Year. The XC90 was designed and engineered entirely in Volvo’s home nation of Sweden, however, and plans for the new engineering strategy were underway before Geely’s takeover, Volvo executives have said.

All XC90s feature Volvo’s award-winning Sensus infotainment system, which centers on an intuitive, tablet-like touch screen that puts all of the vehicle’s systems and functions at the driver’s fingertips.

As ever Volvo deliver a world class safety system as standard in the XC90.

The Pilot Assist function keeps the auto aligned with the lane markings on motorways allowing the S90 to travel without having to follow another vehicle. It was the first time in the 23-year history of the awards program that a brand had three representatives on the short list, and General Motors Co.