Jill Lajdziak, general manager of Saturn Division of General Motors Corp., poses with the Saturn Aura after being awarded the North American International Auto Show Car of the Year in Detroit, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007.
The 2007 Saturn Aura, voted North American Car of the Year is seen Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007 at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Hall in Detroit.
Jill Lajdziak, general manager of Saturn, holds her award for North American Car of the Year for the Saturn Aura at the 2007 North American International Auto Show Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007 in Detroit. The show draws nearly 7,000 members of the news media from around the world and opens to the public Jan. 13.
Chevrolet general manager Ed Peper stands next to the Chevrolet Silverado after the vehicle was named North American International Auto Show Truck of the Year at the auto show in Detroit, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007.
The 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, voted North American Truck of the Year is seen Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007 at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Hall in Detroit.
Ed Peper, general manager of Chevrolet, holds his award for North American Truck of the Year for the Chevy Silverado at the 2007 North American International Auto Show Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007 in Detroit. The show draws nearly 7,000 members of the news media from around the world and opens to the public Jan. 13.
The 2007 Honda Fit is seen in this file photo from the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 8, 2006. The subcompact, 5-door hatchback was a finalist for the North American International Auto Show Car of the Year award, but lost out to the Saturn Aura.
A Mazda CX-7 is presented during the press days at the Paris Motor Show in September 2006. The CX-7 crossover was a finalist for Truck of the Year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, but lost out to the Chevrolet Silverado.
Toyota Motor employees dust the company's mid-sized Camry sedan at the company's showroom in Tokyo in February 2006. The Camry was a finalist for Car of the Year honors at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, but was beaten out by the Saturn Aura in balloting by a group of 49 full-time automotive journalists from the U.S. and Canada.
The 2007 Ford Edge crossover is seen during the press preview at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in January 2006 in Detroit. The Edge was a finalist for Truck of the Year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, but lost out to the Chevrolet Silverado.