Our mission: To honor and celebrate the accomplishments of individuals in the international motor vehicle industry through awards and educational programs that challenge young and old alike to higher levels of personal achievement.
HAROLD GODDIJN: 2020/2021 AWARDEE
2020/2021 AHF Mobility Innovator Awardee and TomTom CEO Harold Goddijn has grown his company from a start-up into a leading global location technology specialist that shapes mobility and an autonomous future with navigation software, real-time maps, traffic and services.
Harold Goddijn; photo courtesy of TomTom
THE HALL AT HOME: ICON ROGER BAILEY
Motorsports icon Roger Bailey's remarkable career has spanned more than half a century. He ran the Indy Lights series through three different iterations and made his name as a chief mechanic and engine builder. View the first installment in our video interview series with Roger Bailey and learn more about about his early career in the 1960s.
AHF Principal Historian Brian Baker (left) and Roger Bailey
STAFF PICK: CARL G. FISHER
By Brian Baker, AHF Principal Historian

After 1971 AHF Inductee Carl Fisher and his business partners opened a race track in Indianapolis in 1909, they planned a series of races to allow auto makers a chance to demonstrate the durability of their cars. In 1911, they zeroed in on one big race with prize money of $25,000 and an unheard-of length of 500 miles in about seven hours. More than 100 years later, the Indy 500 is still “the greatest spectacle in racing.”
Left to right: Henry Ford, Arthur Newby, Frank Wheeler, Carl Fisher and James Allison
In honor of the return of the Indy 500 last month, visit our blog to learn more about Fisher.
AT THE HALL: RACING AT THE AHF
Get ready for the Detroit Grand Prix at the Automotive Hall of Fame on June 10. Enjoy film screenings, racing experts Q&A, special display cars, race engine demonstrations, children’s race car crafts, gift bags for first 50 guests and more. Presented in partnership with Hagerty.
Image courtesy of NAPA Auto Parts
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Since our founding in 1939, the Automotive Hall of Fame has honored nearly 800 men and women from around the world. In addition to Induction, we offer several different awards including the Distinguished Service Citation and the Industry Influencer awards.

The Distinguished Service Citation recognizes individuals who have had a significant positive impact on the industry or their respective organizations. This year's awardees are: 
  • Formula One driver Sir Lewis Hamilton: for using his platform to support antiracism as a human rights issue on the world stage.
  • CEO of Lear Corporation Ray Scott: for his work in supporting the creation of the Safe Work Playbook and its wide-spread, magnanimous sharing across the industry.

The Industry Influencer Award recognizes individuals who are influencing and leading through their actions, innovations and visible positions on issues pertinent to the automotive industry and its future. They are admired by their peers and respected by key decision makers. This year’s Industry Influencers are:

  • Jim Baumbick, vice president, Enterprise Product Line Management, Strategy, and Planning, Ford Motor Company 
  • Laurent Borne, president & CTO, Stoneridge
  • Nelda J. Connors, founder & CEO, strategic partner, Pine Grove Holdings, LLC  
  • Chris Ludwig, vice president, EPIC Experience Team, HARMAN International  
  • Ben Volkow, CEO, Otonomo  
  • Deborah Wahl, chief marketing officer, General Motors 

After having to postpone last year’s event due to COVID-19, we are looking forward to getting back to our normal practice of celebrating awardees this summer. This year’s Distinguished Service Citation and Industry Influencer awardees continue the tradition of recognizing highly admired individuals at the forefront of their fields addressing the challenges of future mobility. Visit our website and social media to learn more about these new awardees. 

Sarah Cook 
President 
Automotive Hall of Fame
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