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This coming January 15, 2008, another exciting awarding ceremony will take place to recognize groups and personas who displayed an exceptional performance during the past year. The independent body of automotive journalists has submitted their final nominees for the 2008 Urban Wheel Awards and they are listed below. Untie those tie rod ends! Check this out! 

The 12th Annual Urban Wheel Awards finalists courtesy of my source:

African American Executive of the Year

  Bennie Fowler
  VP, Quality
  Ford Motor Company

  Marshilia Snoddy
  Zone Manager for Process Improvement, Southwest Zone
  American Honda Motor Company

  Ed Welburn
  VP, Global Design
  General Motors Corporation

Asian Executive of the Year

  Takeshi Abe
  Henry Ford Technical Fellow
  Ford Motor Company

  Ray G, Young
  Group VP, GM Global Finance
  General Motors Corporation

Latino Executive of the Year

  Dave Mondragon
  General Manager, Ford Motor Company Southwest Region
  Ford Motor Company

  Victor Nacif
  VP Design, Business Aspects
  Nissan Design America

Supplier of the Year

  Detroit Chassis
  Ewie Co. Inc.
  Pinnacle

Company of the Year

  Chrysler
  Ford Motor Company
  General Motors

Car of the Year

  Chevrolet Malibu
  Honda Accord
  Mercedes-Benz C Class

Truck of the Year

  Buick Enclave
  Chrysler Town & Country
  Infiniti EX 35

Diversity in Motor Sports Finalists

  National Hot Rod Association
  STAR Motorsports
  Urban Youth Racing School

Urban Dealer of the Year

Bill Perkins Automotive Group
Mike Pruitt Honda
Southaven Pontiac/Buick/GMC

"The Urban Wheel Awards brings together top leaders in the auto industry with the multicultural community which represents their true customer base," said Randi Payton, President and CEO of On Wheels, Inc. and founder of the awards. "Inclusion of all its customers is critical to building bridges to the multicultural community and to recognizing the contributions of minorities in the industry."