South East Automotive Media Organization Announces 2008 Concept Vehicle of the Year Award Semi-Finalists

ATLANTA, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The semi-finalists in the seventh annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards were announced today during a ceremony at the Atlanta International Auto Show. Professional automotive journalists from throughout North America, representing dozens of outlets in virtually every media segment, serve as volunteer jurors to select the award winners. The jury panel is assembled by peer selection, and the jurors do not pay or get paid to participate.

Originated in 2002 by SEAMO, the North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards recognize those concept vehicles that have made the strongest impact in terms of automotive design, engineering and market responsiveness. The awards are given to the best Production Preview Vehicle, Concept Car, Concept Truck/SUV, Specialty Concept, and Most Significant Concept Vehicle of each auto show season. To be eligible for the awards, a concept vehicle must make its North American debut during the current model year's auto show season.

The awards for the four category finalists, and the overall award for the 2008 Most Significant Concept Vehicle of the Year, will be presented on June 24th 2008, at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan.

From a total field of 40 Concept Vehicles and 12 Production Preview Vehicles, the 16 semi-finalists are as follows:

Concept Car
Audi R8 V12 TDI
Cadillac CTS Coupe
Cadillac Provoq
Lexus LF-A Roadster

Concept Truck
Ford Explorer America
GMC Denali XT Hybrid
Land Rover LRX
Nissan Forum

Specialty Concept
Chrysler ecoVoyager
Nissan Effis
Saab 9-X BioHybrid
Volkswagen space up! blue

Production Preview
Ford Verve
Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Pontiac G8 Sport Truck
Saab 9-4X BioPower

Additional information and details regarding the nominees and the selection jury can be found by visiting http://www.northamericanconceptawards.org/ on the web.

For More Information:

http://www.northamericanconceptawards.org/ or admin@southeastautomedia.org

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Source: South East Automotive Media Organization (SEAMO)

CONTACT: Tom Kelley, Executive Director of South East Automotive Media
Organization (SEAMO), +1-704-599-0570

Web site: http://www.northamericanconceptawards.org/

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