Winhere Brake Parts received two 2026 ACPN Content Excellence Awards for ACES® and PIES® data covering its brake rotor and friction product lines at the Auto Care Connect conference held May 11–14 in Atlanta. The wins were recognized during the Automotive Content Professionals Network programming at the Auto Care Association event, which serves as the annual gathering of aftermarket content professionals. The company said the awards reflect its work maintaining accurate application data and digital product information for distributors, retailers, and service professionals.
Highlights
- Two Content Excellence Awards for ACES® and PIES® data covering brake rotors and friction products
- Recognition issued at Auto Care Connect 2026, held May 11–14 in Atlanta
- Awards judge data standards compliance, electronic cataloging, and content quality across the aftermarket
- Winhere cites 30 years of braking-systems manufacturing experience supporting the catalog work
What the Awards Recognize
The ACPN Content Excellence Awards evaluate best-in-class implementation of the Auto Care Association’s ACES® and PIES® data standards, along with electronic cataloging practices used across the aftermarket. Submissions are judged on data accuracy, completeness, standards compliance, and the supporting content infrastructure that distributors and retailers rely on for parts lookup and fitment.
Winhere’s awards covered two product categories — brake rotors and drums on one side, friction products on the other — extending the company’s prior ACPN recognition. Winhere previously received the 2024 ACPN Gold Award for ACES and PIES data in the Year, Make, Model Applications (Medium Category) and the 2025 Receiver’s Choice Award presented by PartsTech.
Catalog Data and the Aftermarket Supply Chain
ACES® (Aftermarket Catalog Exchange Standard) and PIES® (Product Information Exchange Standard) are the data formats that govern how part suppliers communicate fitment, attributes, and digital assets to receivers across the aftermarket. Accurate ACES and PIES files determine whether a part lookup at a distributor, retailer, or service shop returns the correct application — a foundational requirement in a category where mis-fitment carries safety implications.
Winhere said the recognition reinforces its global aftermarket position and supports customers with catalog data solutions. The company cited 30 years of braking-systems manufacturing experience as the foundation for its product data work, and pointed to continued expansion across both product innovation and digital aftermarket capabilities.
Friction Category Expansion
The recognition for friction data tracks with Winhere’s broader push into the friction category. The company has expanded beyond its core rotor and drum offering — Winhere is widely known as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of brake rotors and drums for the aftermarket — into pads and friction materials for the North American market in recent years. A racing-specification friction line was named the officially recommended brake product of the 2026 China GT Championship earlier this spring.
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