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With the annual list of new cars, according to the well-known media Automotive News, the shortlist of the best car in North America in 2021 has been exposed, with a total of 9 models on the list, covering cars, pick-up trucks, multi-purpose models and other areas.

Although the North American car of the year award is only a nomination, but to achieve the nomination has been recognized. According to the shortlist exposed, there are three cars, three pick-up trucks and three crossover vehicles. It is worth mentioning that the brand with the largest number of North American models is Hyundai, which has an average performance in China, with a total of three models. At the same time, many of the shortlisted models are sold in the domestic market.

Specifically, the car market finalists are Nissan Sentra (Xuanyi), Genisse G80, Hyundai Elantra. Among them, Nissan Sentra (Xuanyi) and Hyundai Elantra are sold in the domestic market, but what makes a big difference is that when Nissan Xuanyi enters the domestic market in 2020, it always maintains the top selling position in the domestic car market by virtue of the way of "sharing the same house with the old". Although Hyundai Elantra has just achieved a new model on the market, it has never been able to recover since Korean brands have not lagged behind in the domestic market, which forms a big contrast between the two. In November, monthly sales reached 54500, compared with 10, 000 for the Hyundai Elantra family.

The G80 is a high-end brand of Hyundai, and the new car is only available in overseas markets, but the new model is rapidly selling well in South Korea and North America, where the Korean market is its home market. and in the North American market because it has been in the leading position of local high-end brands. Although Hyundai has announced its return to the Chinese market since last year, it is still in the planning process.

Among the SUV nominees, Genisis also has a GV80 on the list, which is a medium and large SUV, which will also be sold in the domestic market as the flagship SUV model.

At present, Genisse has registered a number of vehicle trademarks in China, such as "GENESIS GV60", "GENESIS GV70", "GENESIS GV80" and "GENESIS GV90". However, Genisse officially did not disclose information about the first model on the market in China.

Also on the list are the Ford Mustang Mach-E EV and the Land Rover Guardian. Among them, Land Rover Guardian appeared on the market as a brand-new model and soon, there was a price increase in the domestic market because of the best-selling. The Mustang Mach-E EV has been listed on the North American market for some time, but it has just been released in the domestic market and will be listed next year, and will be localized by Changan Ford.

Because of the huge market for pick-up trucks in North America, the shortlisted models include Ford Fmure 150, Jeep Gladiator Mojave and Ram 1500 TRX. Among them, Ford Fmur150, which is commonly known as the Ford Raptor, became the highest-selling model in the North American market last year, which can be said to be the national model of North America. Although the Jeep gladiators Mojave and Ram 1500 TRX do not have much market overseas, they already have good sales support in the single market in the United States.

It is understood that the final winning car of the year in North America for 2021 will be announced on January 11, 2021. According to public data, the North American Automobile of the year Award, established in 1994, is mainly aimed at various models sold in the North American market, and continues to be comprehensively selected in terms of innovation, design, safety, performance, technology, driving satisfaction, and model value. A total of 50 employees related to the automobile industry in the United States and Canada served as judges.

It is not difficult to see that some of the best-selling models in the North American market also have a good market in the domestic market, and more of the listed models are best-selling in North America, while sales in the domestic market are relatively small, or they are not yet on the market, even if they are listed, there may not be a certain market, such as Hyundai models. This also shows that there are some differences in consumer car culture between the North American market and the domestic market.

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