Deadline Extended For AASA Technology Innovation Award 

Deadline Extended For AASA Technology Innovation Award 

The award recognizes and encourages innovations that support, enhance and advance aftermarket business processes.

The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association’s (AASA) Technology Council (ATC) has extended the submission deadline for the 2022 Technology Innovation award to Aug. 8.

This annual award celebrates a company that has shown extraordinary commitment to creating new and innovative products in business process technologies in the aftermarket including sales and marketing, IT and data management.  

Finalists will pitch their new technologies during the virtual ATC Fall Meeting on Sept. 7, and the winner will be announced during the AASA Technology Conference to be held Sept. 25-28.   

“This award is exciting because it showcases businesses that are putting in the work to make the aftermarket more efficient and more effective,” commented Chris Gardner, senior vice president, operations, AASA, and ATC executive council lead. “We are looking forward to seeing the newest best-in-class technologies and awarding the 2022 Technology Innovation Award during the AASA Technology Conference this Fall.” 

Past winners of the ATC Technology Innovation Award  

  • 2021 – VizSeek, visual search 
  • 2020 – OptiCat, automated load sheet technology  

Award entry information is available here. Submissions are due by Aug. 8.

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