Lifetime Achievement Award in Honor of Martin Fromm

Lifetime Achievement Award in Honor of Martin Fromm

This very selective award recognizes individuals who have, over the course of a career spanning many years, distinguished themselves through their integrity, unselfish commitment to, and high level of performance within the motor vehicle aftermarket industry. Nominees will be considered "backbones" of the industry, individuals who have led great organizations of all sizes and/or industry causes, created jobs and/or opportunities and demonstrated exemplary service to customers, suppliers, peers and the motoring public. Award winners need not be AWDA members.

2022 RECIPIENT

The Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA), a community of the Auto Care Association, presented its 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award to Aaron Lowe, Auto Care Association (retired).

AWDA’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals who have, over the course of many years, distinguished themselves through their unselfish commitment to, and high level of performance within, the motor vehicle aftermarket industry. The award is named in honor of former AWDA President, Martin Fromm.

Aaron Lowe was with the Auto Care Association for over 40 years overseeing the association’s federal and state legislative and regulatory efforts, focusing on a wide range of environmental, vehicle safety, workplace health and safety and international trade issues.

Lowe masterminded the Auto Care Association’s successful effort in 2012 to obtain enactment of the Motor Vehicle Right to Repair Act in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Right to Repair ensured that independent service entities have effective and affordable access to the information, tools and software to work on the highly sophisticated computer-controlled vehicle systems on the road today. He also was part of the team that successfully negotiated a 2013 national agreement on right to repair that is modeled after the Massachusetts law.

Lowe’s commitment to the industry went well beyond simply government affairs, as evidenced by his receiving the Northwood University Automotive Aftermarket Management Education Award in 2003. He was also on the board of directors and steering committee for several aftermarket coalitions aimed at ensuring the economic future of the auto care industry.

“Aaron's lifetime of work on behalf of the industry has no peer,” said Bill Hanvey, president and CEO, Auto Care Association. “He has defended our industry for 40 years and has secured the consumer's right to choose where they have their vehicle repaired amongst other significant contributions. We as an industry are indebted to Aaron and there is no more deserving recipient of this award than he.”