Automotive Content Professionals Network
To Educate, Inspire and Connect industry professionals who specialize in the management of automotive, heavy duty, equipment, agriculture, and/or powersports product related content.
The Automotive Content Professionals Network (ACPN), a community of the Auto Care Association, is a professional network with 750+ individual members employed in the aftermarket industry. It is the only community devoted exclusively to the educational, professional development, and networking needs of the content professional.
ACPN serves as the leader in content management and related activities; promotes industry data standards; and provides a forum for discussing and promoting best practices within the aftermarket industry, through in-person and virtual educational/networking events.
If you are a content professional in the aftermarket, no matter if you are in automotive, heavy duty, equipment, agriculture, and/or powersports, or just simply want to connect with great people, the ACPN community is the place for you.
Join the ACPN Community for free today and stay engaged and in the know about all things ACPN!
Membership* Includes:
- Monthly Newsletter
- Exclusive LinkedIn Community Space
- Access to Educational and Networking Events
- ACPN Pipeline - 365 Video Content
- Awards
- Scholarships
- And More!
*To become an ACPN member, individuals must be employed by an Auto Care Association member company. ACPN Membership is a lifetime membership. Members can choose to end their membership at any time by contacting acpn@autocare.org.
Thank You to Our 2024/2025 Annual Sponsors!
Become an annual sponsor of the Automotive Content Professional’s Network (ACPN) to promote your company's name all year-round to thousands of content professionals, and to show your support for the ACPN community and the educational advancement of content professionals. (Available to Auto Care Member Companies Only).
Community Highlights
Digital Assets and the Automotive Aftermarket: Past, Present and Future®
Join us for an in-depth look at the evolution of digital assets in the automotive aftermarket. From the early days of no images to the introduction of product photography, we’ll explore how digital assets have transformed the industry.
ACPN Annual Sponsorship Opportunities
Shift into high gear and race ahead of the competition with our unique annual sponsorship program, now up for grabs! Whether you opt for Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Diamond, each level provides top-tier visibility across our platforms—from our website, emails and webinars, to ACPN's prime advertising real estate at 2025 Auto Care Connect Conference. Get your logo in front of thousands of content professionals all year long and turbocharge your marketing strategy by securing your spot today.
do you want to get involved?
Do you have a topic in the areas of technology and content management that you are passionate about and want to educate the industry on? Or do you have a suggested topic or speaker you want ACPN to consider for it's educational programming? There are three ways to get involved.
Click the link below to find out how you can get involved.
The largest gathering of content professionals
May 12 – May 15, 2025
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Arizona
Join the ACPN Community at 2025 Auto Care Connect for the association’s largest educational event.
Engage with the entire industry in high level keynote sessions, networking opportunities, and discovering business solutions at the tradeshow or deepen your community knowledge and relationships in the learning sessions, Chair's Dinner and networking events programmed specifically by the ACPN Community.
The learning sessions and events programmed by the ACPN Community at Auto Care Connect is where most major manufacturers, distributors, and parts experts in the automotive, heavy duty, equipment, agriculture, and/or powersports content management space come together to share best practices, network with peers, and interact with business solution providers. At Auto Care Connect, content professionals can learn how to develop more accurate electronic catalogs, gain insights on more efficient production processes and become aware of new technology and techniques, which will ultimately help them and their companies:
- Sell more products
- Reduce costs
- Increase efficiencies
What Members Are Saying
The conference boasts a strong array of educational sessions and discussions centered around content management and the data standards of ACES and PIES.
Ethan Love Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Inc.
It is great to see that there is a whole industry of people dealing with the same challenges as me and working together to solve them.
Ben Blevins DRiV, Inc.
The conference was an experience unlike any other. It was refreshing to connect with professionals across the industry.
Kasandra Dore Global Parts Distributors
The many educational sessions, vendor trade show, and multiple networking opportunities covered all my goals for attending.
Michael Hamari Husky Spring
news and activities
Press Release Automotive Content Professionals Network Launches New ‘ACPN Explorer’ Scholarship Program
Press Release Auto Care Association Launches Sponsorship Bundles for ACPN, Women in Auto Care, YANG Communities
Press Release Exclusive Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available at Auto Care Association’s Largest Spring Event
Press Release News Type
The Automotive Content Professionals Network Opens 2025 ACPN Content Excellence Awards
community liaison
Katy McQuiston
Community Engagement Manager
(240) 333-1036