General Motors : GM Awards Select Suppliers for Quality Excellence

DETROIT - On the occasion of the third year of the General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award, here's a by-the-numbers look at progress in quality parts delivered by GM suppliers:

1,506 - Supplier locations honored worldwide for supplying the highest levels of quality performance over the past 12 months

3 - Years the Supplier Quality Excellence Award has been presented

13 - Specific quality requirements in which suppliers must show above standard performance

51 - Percentage points of improvement in number of suppliers receiving the Supplier Quality Excellence Award in the U.S. and Canada

80 - U.S. and Canadian GM suppliers receiving the award in each of its three years

0 - Number of defects in parts and components delivered by Supplier Quality Excellence Award winners.

"These suppliers have demonstrated their commitment to quality excellence and their outstanding performance is essential to GM's efforts to provide its customers with the best products and services in the industry," said Sheri Hickok, GM executive director Supplier Quality. "

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