DEARBORN, Mich., June 1, 2012 - Ford Motor Company hosted
its annual World Excellence Awards Thursday evening
honoring the company's top performing global suppliers.
Sixty-two suppliers were recognized during the 14th
annual event held at Ford World Headquarters.
Tony Brown, group vice president, Global Purchasing,
thanked each supplier for its dedication and hard work
throughout 2011. "Suppliers are a critical part of our
success, and a driving force for continued growth at Ford
Motor Company. Without the support, hard work and
innovation of our suppliers, we would not be able to
deliver on our promise to build quality vehicles," Brown
said. "In 2011, our suppliers stepped up to the challenge
of building vehicles that improve commonality and
efficiency in more ways than ever before, and we are
grateful for their unwavering commitment."
Production and nonproduction suppliers were recognized for
outstanding quality, on-time delivery, innovative and
sustainable solutions, cost competitiveness, corporate
responsibility, customer satisfaction, continuous
improvement and overall business relationships. Ford also
recognized 21 suppliers for their courage, strength and
leadership following several natural disasters around the
world. Honorees represent Tier 1 and 2 suppliers that
demonstrated excellence despite the challenges and worked
to minimize production disruptions.
Ford president and CEO Alan Mulally thanked all of Ford's
supplier partners for their commitment to excellence and
for continuing to embrace the ONE Ford mindset. "Our
suppliers play a critical role in Ford's growth around the
world," Mulally said. "We are so grateful for their work to
serve our global customers with a full family of cars,
utilities and trucks offering the very best quality, fuel
efficiency, safety, smart design and value."
There are three types of World Excellence Awards - Gold,
Silver and Recognition of Achievement in addition to the
Special Recognition this year for Excellence in the Face of
Adversity. Gold and Silver awards are presented to
suppliers demonstrating superior quality, delivery and cost
performance. Twelve Gold and 24 Silver awards were
presented this year.
The Recognition of Achievement award is given to suppliers
who improve customer satisfaction by providing significant
contributions in key areas including: New Consumer-Focused
Technology, Consumer-Driven 6-Sigma, Durability and
Reliability, Corporate Responsibility, Community Service
and new this year, ABF Principles. Ten suppliers received
the Recognition of Achievement award.
The 2011 winners are:
Gold
Active Aero Group: Belleville, Mich., U.S. - Air Charter
Logistics
Autoliv: La Pobla De Vallbona, Spain - Airbags
Clifford Thames: Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom - Data
Processing
Jackson - Dawson Communication: Dearborn, Mich., U.S. -
Marketing Events & Dealer Training
Key Safety Systems: Knoxville, Tenn., U.S. - Driver Air
Bags
Magna Powertrain - Litens Automotive: Woodbridge,
Ontario, Canada - Fead Systems
Robert Bosch: St. Joseph, Mich., U.S. - Brake Actuation
Summit Polymers: Nanjing, China - Instrument Panel
Components
Takata Automotive Electronics: Shanghai, China -
Restraints Electronics
Voith: Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil - Production Line
Maintenance
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader
based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes
automobiles across six continents. With about 166,000
employees and about 70 plants worldwide, the company's
automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company
provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit
Company.http://corporate.ford.com.
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