2019 Import Vehicle Community Product and Marketing Award Winners Announced

November 7, 2019
By Camille Sheehan


LAS VEGAS – November 7, 2019 – The Import Vehicle Community, a community of the Auto Care Association, announced Tuesday the winners of its annual Product and Marketing Awards. The awards were presented to the winners at the Import Vehicle Community booth during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) currently taking place in Las Vegas.

The Import Vehicle Community is a community of the Auto Care Association that is focused on serving the needs of all businesses engaged in import nameplate products and services. The Import Product and Marketing Awards consist of 10 categories and recognize innovative products and marketing programs designed to serve the import aftermarket.

The 2019 Import Product and Marketing Award winners are:

  • Best Overall Import Aftermarket Product or Product Line
    • Company: Akebono Brake Corporation
    • Entry: Akebono EURO® Ultra-Premium Ceramic Disc Brake Pads
  • Best New Product or Product Line
    • Company: APC Automotive Technologies
    • Entry: GCX and GCX FC Brake Rotors
  • Best Performance Product or Accessory
    • Company: ATEQ TPMS Tools
    • Entry: ATEQ TPMS Tools Sync-ID Technology
  • Best New Tool for Repairs
    • Company: Redline Detection
    • Entry: TotalVac®
  • Best Problem-Solver
    • Company: Spectra Premium Industries
    • Entry: VWP36A Aluminum Oil Pan with Steel Thread Inserts
  • Best Packaging of a Product
    • Company: Continental
    • Entry: ClearContact
  • Best Merchandising/Advertising of a Product
    • Company: Continental
    • Entry: ClearContact
  • Best Print or Electronic Catalog of a Product Line
    • Company: Standard Motor Products
    • Entry: Intermotor eCatalog
  • Best Electronic Media
    • Company: Dayco
    • Entry: Dayco Catalog App
  • Best Functional Fluid
    • Company: CRP Automotive
    • Entry: Pentosin ATF 9 Automatic Transmission Fluid - P/N 1058111 (1L) / 1058211 (5L)

For more information contact Angela Chiang at angela.chiang@autocare.org