9 autos throughout three classes and eight manufacturers had been nominated for the 2023 North American Automotive, Truck and Utility Car of the Yr Awards on Thursday on the Los Angeles Auto Present.

They embody six electrical autos — with every class containing no less than one, and the utility section being made up fully of EVs.

The automotive finalists are a diverse bunch, with the compact luxurious Acura Integra, the midsize luxurious Genesis Electrified G80 and the compact sporty Nissan Z making the minimize.

The truck class will likely be a battle amongst two legacy automakers in Chevrolet and Ford and an electrical car startup in Lordstown Motors. The off-road Chevrolet Silverado ZR2, all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning or the unreleased Lordstown Endurance will take dwelling the award.

The entire finalists for the utility class are all-electric, a change that’s more likely to keep. The Cadillac Lyriq, Genesis GV60 and Kia EV6 will likely be competing.

To be eligible, a car have to be new or considerably modified.

The finalists had been chosen from an inventory of 26 autos introduced in September.

Traditionally, the winners had been introduced in the course of the North American Worldwide Auto Present in Detroit throughout its former January dates. Because the Detroit present befell in September this 12 months, the winners will likely be introduced at a separate multimedia occasion Jan. 11.

The 2022 winners had been the Honda Civic, Ford Maverick and Ford Bronco.

The 50 jurors are automotive journalists from the U.S. and Canada, together with Richard Truett, an engineering reporter for Automotive Information.

The awards had been based in 1994.