DETROIT- General Motors recognized its most innovative partners at its 26th Supplier of the Year awards ceremony on April 20 in Orlando, Florida. Recipients of the Supplier of the Year award include 125 suppliers from 17 countries, with 16 first-time winners, as well as eleven companies who earned GM's Innovation Award, Overdrive Award and Customer of the Year award.
GM marked the 50th anniversary of its supplier diversity program by recognizing nine suppliers owned by minorities and/or women - eight Supplier of the Year award winners and one Overdrive Award winner.
GM's Supplier of the Year award is reserved for suppliers that distinguish themselves by going above and beyond GM's requirements, providing customers with the most innovative technologies and highest quality in the automotive industry.
'This is an opportunity for General Motors to honor those suppliers who are truly the best of the best,' said Steve Kiefer, GM Senior Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. 'The automotive industry is transforming at an incredible rate. The relationships we have with our supply base means everything when it comes to delivering a strong vehicle lineup today and the cutting-edge vehicles and mobility services of tomorrow.'
Alps Electric, Czarnowski Display Services, Ushr Inc. and Nexteer Automotive won the Innovation Award for delivering cutting-edge technologies that substantially enhance vehicle capabilities and/or customer experience.
Alps Electric was recognized for its ultra-short-range radar technology. The advanced system enables autonomous vehicles to precisely sense their immediate surroundings.
Czarnowski Display Services, also a Supplier of the Year award winner, won praise for digital fidelity matching technology that uses LED displays to create a kinetic architectural mise-en-scèneat auto shows and other events.
Ushr was lauded for developing high-definition map technology that enables autonomous vehicles to navigate roads accurately and safely.
Nexteer Automotive distinguished itself by developing an autonomous electric power steering system with a fail-safe backup for autonomous maneuvers.
Adient PLC, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha LTD, Linamar and ServiCom received the Overdrive Award for their extraordinary leadership in cultural change and commitment initiatives that drive exceptional business results for GM.
GM's Customer of the Year award was presented to AT&T, CSX and Penske.
The 2017 award winners were chosen by a global team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing and logistics executives. Winners were selected based on performance criteria in Product Purchasing, Indirect Purchasing, Logistics, Customer Care and Aftersales.
General Motors's 2017 Supplier of the Year award winners are:
ABC Group Inc. | Adient |
Adler Pelzer Group | Advanced Composites |
AGI | AGM Automotive - A Flex Company |
AGS Automotive Systems | AK Steel Corporation |
Allegiant International, LLC | Allegis Global Solutions |
Alpine Electronics, Inc. | American Axle & Manufacturing |
Android Industries | ATLASBX CO., LTD. |
Attentive Industries Inc. | AUSTEM Co., Ltd |
Autoliv, Inc. | Bao Shan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. |
Barnes International, Inc. | BASF Corporation |
Bose Corporation | Brake Parts Inc. |
Bridgestone Corporation | Brose |
Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology, LLC | CHASYS CO., LTD. |
Chunil Engineering Co., Ltd. | Cisco Systems, Inc. |
Continental Tire | Cooper Standard |
Creative Techniques, Inc. | CTA Acoustics, Inc. |
Czarnowski Display Services, Inc. | DAEYONG INDUSTRY CO. |
Dakkota Integrated Systems | Dana Incorporated |
Day & Ross Dedicated Logistics | DGENX CO., LTD. |
DSV Air & Sea Inc. | DTR Corporation |
Dynamic Manufacturing, Inc. | ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants |
FANUC CORPORATION | Flexitech |
Flex-N-Gate Corporation | Gallagher-Kaiser Corporation |
Gentex Corporation | Global Logistics Services |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | GP Strategies |
GRAND TRAVERSE PLASTICS CORP. | Ground Effects Ltd. |
GS TECH CO., LTD. | Hankook Tire America Corp. |
Hanon Systems | Heller Maschinenfabrik GmbH |
Henniges Automotive | Hirata Corporation |
HIROTEC AMERICA, Inc. | I.S. Tech Corporation |
IFA | ILJIN Global |
International Automotive Components | Inteva Products |
Iroquois Industries Inc. | Jack Morton Worldwide |
JPC Automotive Co., Ltd. | KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. |
KM&I Co., Ltd. | KOREA AUTOGLASS CO., LTD. |
KUKA Assembly & Test | KWANGJIN |
Laird | Lawrence Plastics, LLC |
Lear Corporation | Lee Contracting, Inc. |
Linamar Corporation | LLamasoft, Inc. |
LS Mtron Ltd. | Lydall Thermal Acoustical |
MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions | MAERSK LINE |
Magna International Lighting | MANN+HUMMEL GmbH |
MAXXIS | Michelin North America |
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | MNP Corporation |
Mobis Co., Ltd. | MOREX Co., Ltd. |
Motus Integrated Technologies | MPC |
MRC Manufacturing Inc. (Moon Roof Corporation) | Multimatic |
Nemak | NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. |
NYX, Inc. | Pilkington Automotive Limited (NSG Group) |
Plast-O-Foam LLC | PRECISION INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS INC. |
PREH | Quality Engineering Company |
Robert Bosch Car Multimedia GmbH | Ryder System, Inc. |
Sage Automotive Interiors | SAMSUNG SDS |
Seil Intech Co., Ltd. | Shanghai Hua Wei Automotive Parts Co., Ltd |
Shannon Precision Fastener | Shell Lubricants |
SL Corp | SM Namsun Aluminum Automotive Parts |
Summit Polymers, Inc. | Sungwoo Hitech Co., Ltd |
T.V. Minority Co. Inc. | Taeyang Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. |
Tenneco Clean Air Division | Trace Die Cast, Inc. |
US FARATHANE | Visteon |
Windsor Mold Group-Automotive Components Division | Wooshin Safety Systems Co., Ltd. |
Yazaki | YEONG HWA METAL Co., Ltd. |
ZF Friedrichshafen AG - Braking |
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and its partners produce vehicles in 30 countries, and the company has leadership positions in the world's largest and fastest-growing automotive markets. GM, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety, security and information services, can be found at http://www.gm.com.
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