Candidate Submission Process

Candidate Submission Process

The Automotive Hall of Fame has been celebrating outstanding automotive achievement since 1939. There are five distinct awards.

The Automotive Hall of Fame Induction Award:
Induction into the Automotive Hall of Fame is reserved for those who have made a significant impact on the automotive industry. This is the single greatest honor in the automotive business. Inductee contributions are chronicled among the great men and women who have had a positive influence on the industry.

Distinguished Service Citation Award:
The Distinguished Service Citation recognizes an individual who has significantly improved the industry or their respective organizations.

Industry Leader Award:
Awarded to a single individual who has demonstrated outstanding industry leadership.

Mobility Innovator Award:
The Mobility Innovator Award is a new award that recognizes individuals in the automotive industry who have been working towards changing the way we think about mobility and the automotive industry. This includes incorporating new technologies and services that enable people and goods to move around more freely.

Industry Influencers:
Individuals who are influencing and leading through their actions, innovation and visible positions on issues surrounding the automotive industry and its future. They are admired by their peers and respected and followed by key decision makers.

Candidate Submissions:
Candidate Submissions for the Automotive Hall of Fame Induction Award, Distinguished Service Citation and the Industry Influencers are submitted to the Automotive Hall of Fame by completing the Candidate Submission Form. Copies of resumes, magazine, newspaper, web articles and other reference materials that would assist the Awards Committee in considering the candidate, should be attached with the Candidate Submission Form.

The Industry Leader Award and the Mobility Innovator Award are nominated and awarded only by the Automotive Hall of Fame Awards Committee. Therefore, no external candidates are accepted for these awards.

Submission Deadline:
Submissions must be received by July 31 in order to be considered for the Induction Ceremony held in July of the following year.

Questions or comments concerning the awards program? Awards Committee

See the areas below for details on individual candidate submission process for each award:

Automotive Hall of Fame Induction

Distinguished Service Citation

Industry Influencers

Candidate Submission Form

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