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
Regulatory/Compliance/ Sustainability and PIES™
Available Now On Demand!
Join ACPN for an insightful webinar that will provide an overview of RCS (Regulatory, Compliance, & Sustainability) data, the challenges we face today with communicating this data, and how the Auto Care Association, the Technology Standards Committee (TSC), and the industry are working to develop a solution.
2024/2025 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 ACPN Community specific learning track, ACPN Chair's Dinner, and networking events.
The ACPN community learning track 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
*formerly called the ACPN Knowledge Exchange Conference.
news and activities
Press Release Automotive Content Professionals Network (ACPN) Now Accepting 2022 Scholarship Applications
Press Release Registration Open for 2021 Upholstery and Trim International Council Convention in San Antonio, Texas
Press Release Registration Open for Auto Care Association’s First-Ever ‘Auto Care Connect’ Unified Event Experience
community liaison
Katy McQuiston
Community Engagement Manager
(240) 333-1036