With the launch of the Auto Care Association’s 2025 industry awards season, submissions are now open for several awards, the winners of which will be recognized at next year’s Auto Care Connect in Phoenix, Arizona, according to a press release.
Submissions are open for four different awards, the first of which being the Auto Care Marketing and Communications Awards, which was recently expanded from the Women in Auto Care Automotive Communications Awards.
This segment will recognize companies and agencies that have coordinated impressive advertising, marketing, and public relations campaigns in the past year. Eligible campaigns would have run between Jan. 1, 2024–Dec. 31, 2024, with companies able to enter in as many categories as they see fit.
Applicants for the Marketing and Communications Awards must be Auto Care Association members, with a $149 fee being required for each entry.
The Impact Award: 4 Under 40 title will go to four individuals under the age of 40 demonstrating success, hard work, and determination in the auto care industry. This segment is presented and managed by ACA’s Marketing and Communications committee and the Young Auto Care Network Group.
The Auto Care Education Award aims to commemorate a small, medium, and large company that has made investments into education. This can include employee training, customer education programs, programs for instructors or students, and other programs benefitting the industry. Winners in this segment will be selected by the Auto Care Association Education Committee.
And the Mort Schwartz Excellence in Education Award will go to an individual that has made great contributions to advancing education in the auto care industry. Eligible individuals will have worked with automotive education and training programs, or scholarship fundraising efforts. This winner will also be selected by ACA’s Education Committee.
Submissions for all these titles are now open. Applicants will have until Dec. 20, 2024, to send in nominations.
