These annual innovation awards are jointly presented by Ernst & Young, Transportation Research Center Inc. (TRC Inc) and Automotive News. As finalists in the PACE Innovation Award, GPM hosted the PACE judges Tom Hachiya and John Adams in Merbelsrod, Thuringia, Germany on Nov 27th, 2012.

The site visit provided the PACE judges the opportunity to examine the ECF water pump innovation first hand and conduct interviews with GPMs customers.The Award Winners will be announced at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit, Michigan, USA on April 15, 2013, kicking off the SAE World Congress week.