Hyundai Motor said on Sunday that the IONIQ 5 electric SUV was chosen as the 2023 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada, defeating the Telluride mid-size SUV of the carmaker's sister company Kia, and Mitsubishi's Outlander SUV. As a result, Hyundai Motor has won the Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year award for the second consecutive year. Last year, the company's Tucson SUV received the award.