Finalists Named for 2015 PACE Awards

Next year's winners of the Automotive News PACE Awards will be announced on April 20 from a field of 36 vehicle component, manufacturing and service innovations submitted by 25 suppliers.

Now entering its 20th year, the PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence) award program uses an independent panel of experts to choose winners in categories that vary from year to year. The awards are co-sponsored by Automotive News, consultancy EY and Ohio's Transportation Research Center.

• Amino North America hydroformed clamshell liftgate
• Axalta Coating Systems monocoat coating system
• BorgWarner EGR, timing chain, limited-slip differential technologies
• Continental Automotive turbocharging, sensors, circuit board substrates
• Dana transmission component
• Delphi radar/vision system, multi-charge ignition, integrated front/rear HVAC system
• Denso standardized HVAC controls
• Dura Automotive by-wire shift lock for electric vehicles
• Eaton powertrain
• Faurecia glove box/knee airbag system
• Federal-Mogul seals, piston rings, bearing profiling
• FTE Automotive hydraulic gear shift module
• GKN Driveline 2-speed EV gearbox, all-wheel-drive disconnect
• IEE steering wheel touch detector
• Inteva IP surface process
• LuK torque converter
• Magna Closures seamless sliding window
• Mahle lightweight piston
• Nvidia visual computing
• Osram Opto Semiconductors black flat multichips
• Sika Automotive adhesive for mixed-material bonding
• TK Holdings active steering wheel
• Valeo dry friction material, 3-D surround view system, EG efficiency generator
• Xtime service telematics
• ZF active rear axle