The Auto International Association (AIA) segment of AAIA will present its 22nd Annual AIA Product and Marketing Awards Tuesday afternoon during AAPEX in the Sands upper lobby level. The awards recognize manufacturers and marketers for excellence in products, packaging, websites, catalogs and marketing/advertising programs for import cars and trucks.
Registrants entering the various categories at press time include:
Best Overall Import Aftermarket Product: Beck/Arnley, Federal-Mogul, Hitachi Automotive Products, Robert Bosch LLC, SPX, ANSA Automotive Parts Distributors
Best New Product for Import Cars or Trucks: Aisin World Corp. of America, Beck/Arnley, Bosal USA, Centric Parts/StopTech, CRP Automotive, Dayco Products, LLC, DENSO Sales California Inc., Eastern Catalytic,
Federal-Mogul, Hitachi Automotive Products, Robert Bosch LLC, SPX, Valeo.
Best New Performance Product or Accessory for Import Cars or Trucks: Centric Parts/StopTech.
Best Merchandising / Advertising of a Product for Import Cars or Trucks: Aisin World Corp. of America, DENSO Sales California, Inc., Federal-Mogul, Interamerican Motor Corp., KYB America LLC, Purolator Filters, Robert Bosch LLC.
Best New Packaging of a Product for Import Cars or Trucks: Beck/Arnley, Federal-Mogul, Hitachi Automotive Products, MotoRad of America, MPA-Motorcar Parts of America Inc., Purolator Filters, Robert Bosch LLC, Walker Products, Inc.
Best New Catalog of a Product Line for Import Cars or Trucks: Centric Parts/StopTech, CRP Automotive, DENSO Sales California, Inc., Federal-Mogul, Hitachi Automotive Products, MAHLE Clevite, MPA-Motorcar Parts of America Inc., OEM, Walker Products, Inc., ZF Services.
Best Website Presentation of a Product Line for Import Cars or Trucks: DENSO Sales California Inc., Federal-Mogul, Interamerican Motor Corp., KYB America LLC.
The AIA Awards display area will be located in the Sands Expo Center Upper Lobby.