2019 ACE Award Winners & Award

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The Auto Care Education (ACE) Award recognizes auto care companies dedicated to excellence in education.

Award-winning companies are acknowledged as leaders in the industry, dedicated to investing in the growth of knowledge and skills within their organization and/or throughout the industry. This may include employee training, customer education programs, programs for instructor and/or students, and other education programs for the industry at-large. Up to three awards will be given, based on company size:

The Auto Care Association promotes the winning companies as examples of what leading companies are doing, outlining their successful programs, and sharing the return on investment each company experiences.

The deadline for submissions is December 20, 2024.

A high level overview of the education programs or activities you're highlighting and your "company story". The company story is where you go into detail on your education programs/activities and their impact. Your company story can be submitted as a word document, PDF or video. There is no word count or limit on pages, examples, length of video, etc.

Submissions are evaluated based on: overall description of program activities; description of program goals or response to a specific need; and the outcomes and/or impact of the program/educational activities.

Small Company: Robertson Automotive


Location: Tyler, Texas

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Mid-Size Company: Mevotech


Location: North York, Ontario, Canada

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Large Company: Automotive Parts Headquarters, Inc.

Automotive Parts Headquarters, Inc.
Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota

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highlights from previous award ceremonies


2023 ace award recipients

2022 ace award recipients

2021 ace award recipients

2020 ace award recipients

2019 ace award recipients

2018 ace award recipients

2017 ace award recipients

2015 (head of the class award)

2016 ace award recipients

2014 (head of the class award)

2013 (head of the class award)

2012 (head of the class award)

Automotive Parts Headquarters, Inc. 
Crow-Burlingame Company 
Gold Eagle Company 
Gustafson’s Auto Clinic, Inc./Tirecraft 
The Timken Company 
VIP – Parts, Tires & Service

2011 (head of the class award)

Car Doctor 
KOI Auto Parts 
N.A. Williams Company 
Olympus Imported Auto Parts 
Tenneco, Inc.