Receiver's Choice Awards
About the Award
The Receiver’s Choice award recognizes organizations that are supplying high quality content including ACES, PIES, digital assets and other customer specific formats. Honorees are selected by content receivers who support ACPN for their exemplary content and are leading the way in integrity, accuracy, timeliness, completeness, best practices and other proprietary specific judging criteria.
Eligibility
- Company Type: Manufacturer/Remanufacturer
- Company Membership: Auto Care Association member in good standing
Award Format
Gold
One Recipient Per Receiver Company
Judging
These awards are judged by participating content receiver companies utilizing the judging guidelines outlined below and potentially additional criteria that is specific to the way they conduct business.
Submission Requirements
- No submission required to be considered
- Please contact your content receiver to see if they are participating in this year’s receiver’s choice award ceremony at the annual Auto Care Connect conference to be considered for this award.
Judging Guidelines
If the eligibility requirements listed above are met 100% for the award submission, the following minimum judging guidelines, which were established by the ACPN Committee and agreed to by the Data Receivers participating in the award, are utilized to judge. Note that many of the Data Receivers have additional criteria that is specific to the way they conduct business to determine their winners.
Accuracy
- ACES delivery specifications are consistently being followed
- Part numbers must be accurately reflected in all application records
- Comments do not repeat values already identified within the Vehicle ID or Part Type/Position ID
- Comments do not conflict with Vehicle ID or Part Type values
- Usage of the most descriptive part types
- No Overlaps (Applications missing distinctions that allow for a clear choice of 1 part over another) Minimal Duplicates (Applications with same parts repeated using different notes/qualifiers)
Completeness
- Includes all applications for a given Part Number
- Includes all applications for a given Part Terminology
- Supplier assumes responsibility for data provided by a third-party company
- Provides images and supporting image translation files
- Other content to be loaded by the Data Receiver
Timeliness
- Provides data in a timely fashion without being asked to send the data
- Stays current with Auto Care Association or Data Receiver vehicle and part type tables
- Stays current with Data Receiver’s monthly deadlines
Consistency
- All data fields contain the proper type of information, no combinations
- Part numbers are applied to the proper Part Types
- Updates are sent in a consistent manner
Delivery
- Adhere to Data Receiver’s required record format
- Supplies all Data Receiver’s required file identification information
- Provides current PDF or paper catalogs to Data Receiver as required
- Maintain consistent data frequency
Communication
- Resolves data issues in a timely manner according to Data Receiver’s requirements
- Frequent communication with Data Receiver to provide information on upcoming changes and updates
highlights from previous award ceremonies
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past winners
Each award-winning company is eligible to use the ACPN Content Excellence logo on company literature, mobile apps and websites. Contact ACPN@autocare.org for image files.
2024 Winners
| Receiver | Award Winner |
| Advance Auto Parts | Dorman Products, Inc. |
| Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance | Baldwin Filters |
| AutoZone, Inc. | Dorman Products, Inc. |
| Epicor Software Corporation | MotoRad |
| O’Reilly Auto Parts | DMA Industries LLC |
| PartsTech, Inc. | Cardone Industries, Inc. |
| WHI Solutions | Winhere Brake Parts, Inc. |
2023 Winners
| Receiver | Award Winner |
| Advance Auto Parts | Dorman Products |
| Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance | Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. |
| AutoZone, Inc. | BBB Industries |
| Epicor Software Corporation | Cardone Industries |
| O’Reilly Auto Parts | Continental Corporation |
| PartsTech, Inc. | DRiV, Inc. |
| WHI Solutions | Dorman Products |
2022 Winners
| Receiver | Award Winner |
| Advance Auto Parts | Dorman Products |
| Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance | Mevotech |
| AutoZone, Inc. | K&N |
| Epicor Software Corporation | Gates Corporation |
| O’Reilly Auto Parts | Dorman Products |
| PartsTech, Inc. | Gates Corporation |
| WHI Solutions | BBB Industries |
2021 Winners
| Receiver | Award Winner |
| Advance Auto Parts | Clarios |
| Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance | Winhere Brake Parts, Inc. |
| AutoZone, Inc. | PowerStop |
| Epicor Software Corporation | Robert Bosch |
| O’Reilly Auto Parts | Spicer / Dana Holding Corporation |
| PartsTech, Inc. | DRiV, Inc. |
| WHI Solutions | Carter Fuel Systems |
2020 Winners
| Receiver | Award Winner |
| Advance Auto Parts | NGK Spark Plugs |
| Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance | DRiV, Inc. - Monroe |
| AutoZone, Inc. | Standard Motor Products, Inc. |
| Epicor Software Corporation | Dana, Inc. |
| O’Reilly Auto Parts | Dorman Products, Inc. |
| PartsTech, Inc. | Melling Automotive Products |
| WHI Solutions | Raybestos |
| MAM Software, Inc. | Dorman Products, Inc. |
2019 Winners
| Receiver | Award Winner |
| Advance Auto Parts | Johnson Controls |
| Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance | DENSO Products and Services America, Inc. |
| AutoZone, Inc. | Wells Vehicle Electronics |
| Epicor Software Corporation | Brake Parts, Inc. |
| O’Reilly Auto Parts | Melling Automotive Products |
| PartsTech, Inc. | Dorman Products, Inc. |
| WHI Solutions | Standard Motor Products |
2018 Winner
| Receiver | Award Winner |
| Advance Auto Parts | CARDONE Industries, Inc. |
| Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance | Delphi |
| AutoZone, Inc. | Motorcar Parts of America |
| Epicor Software Corporation | CARDONE Industries, Inc. |
| Genuine Parts Company/NAPA | East Penn |
| O’Reilly Auto Parts | Winhere Brake Parts, Inc. |
| PartsTech, Inc. | CARDONE Industries, Inc. |
| WHI Solutions | CARDONE Industries, Inc. |
2017 Winner
| Receiver | Award Winner |
| Advance Auto Parts | Federal Mogul |
| Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance | East Penn |
| AutoZone, Inc. | Dorman Products, Inc. |
| Epicor Software Corporation | Continental Elite |
| Genuine Parts Company/NAPA | Gates Corporation |
| O’Reilly Auto Parts | Tenneco, Inc. |
| PartsTech, Inc. | DENSO Products and Services America, Inc. |
| WHI Solutions | AC Delco |
2016 Winners
| Receiver | Award Winner |
| Advance Auto Parts | Dorman Products, Inc. |
| AutoZone, Inc. | Wells Vehicle Electronics |
| Epicor Software Corporation | AC Delco |
| Genuine Parts Company/NAPA | Gates Corporation |
| O’Reilly Auto Parts | Tenneco, Inc. |
| WHI Solutions | Dorman Products, Inc. |
| MAM Software, Inc. | Robert Bosch |