Hyundai Elantra and Range Rover Evoque have just been announced as winners of the 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year Award at the North American International Auto Show.

The two models have been voted by the 50 automotive journalists - writers and broadcasters from across the U.S. and Canada, which form the jury of the award.

The two winners were chosen within a list of three finalists in each section of the award that had already been taken out of a bigger list. The Elantra left behind the VW Passat and the Ford Focus, while the Evoque got the best of the Honda CR-V and BMW X3.