General Motors recognized 82 of its best global automotive suppliers Thursday evening with its Supplier of the Year award during the 19th annual awards presentation held at the GM Renaissance Center.
Sixty-three of the winning suppliers have been recognized at least one additional time since the awards began in 1992.
This year’s Corporation of the Year winner is LG Chem, supplier of the battery cells that are packaged into the battery of the Chevrolet Volt electric car with extended-range capability.
“We believe the Supplier of the Year Award is a top honor in the industry,” said Bob Socia, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “These suppliers are a critical part of our effort to design, build and sell the world’s best vehicles.”
The award recognizes the significant contributions of GM’s suppliers in 2010 as part of the company’s global product and performance achievements.
The 2010 Supplier of the Year award winners represent the best the automotive industry has to offer in four key areas:
— Innovative technology
— Superior quality
— Outstanding launch support
— Competitive total enterprise cost solutions
The 2010 General Motors Supplier of the Year award winners are:
— A.P. Plasman
— Active Aero Group
— Acumuladores Moura S/A
— ADAC Automotive
— Allegis Group Services
— BASF Corporation
— Bend All Automotive
— Bose Corporation
— Brabant Alucast International B.V.
— Bridgestone Corporation
— Central Corporation
— ChemicoMays, LLC
— Cisco Systems, Inc.
— CITIC Dicastal Wheel Mfg. Ltd.
— Clark-Cutler-McDermott Company
— COAVIS
–Cosma International, a division of
Magna International
— Dedicated Logistics, Inc.
— DENSO International America, Inc.
— Detroit Technologies, Inc.
— DLH Industries, Inc.
— DSV Air & Sea
— Dynamic Manufacturing, Inc.
— Ehwa Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd.
— ECM (Vehicle Delivery Service) Ltd
— EMS-CHEMIE AG
— E-WON SOLUTECH
— FANUC CORPORATION
— FedEx Corporation
— Flexitech
— FUJITSU TEN
— GESTAMP AUTOMOCION S.L.
— GRIMALDI GROUP
–Guangdong Hongtu Technology(holdings)
Co., Ltd.
— Henan THB Electric Co., Ltd
— HIROTEC America, Inc.
— Hoegh Autoliners
— HP
— I.S. TECH Co., Ltd
— INFAC Corporation
— Intecnial S.A.
— Iroquois Industries, Inc.
— Johnson Controls – Power Solutions
— Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.
— Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
— KIRCHHOFF Automotive
— KM&I Co., Ltd.
— KOREA EXPRESS INC.
— Kwang Jin
— L&W GROUP
— Lakeside Plastics Limited
— Lear Corporation
— LG Chem Ltd
— Mett Pty Ltd
— MITEC Automotive AG
— MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
–Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Climate
Control, Inc.
— Mold Masters Company
–MRC Manufacturing Inc. (Moon Roof
Corporation)
— MRM Worldwide
— Muller – Die lila Logistik AG
— NGK Insulators, Ltd.
— Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.
— Plast-O-Foam LLC
— PST Eletronica S/A
— Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd.
— RCO Engineering, Inc.
— Ryder System, Inc.
— Shape Corp.
— SKF Sealing Solutions Korea Co., Ltd.
— SL Corporation
— Starcom Worldwide
— SUNGWOO HITECH CO., LTD.
— SUPREME TREVES PVT. LTD
— Takata
— Toledo Molding & Die, Inc.
— UMW DONGSHIN MOTECH PVT. LTD.
— Union Pacific Railroad
–Valeo Powertrain -Transmissions
Systems
— WOOSHIN SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
— YASUNAGA CORPORATION
— YEONG HWA METAL CO., LTD.
About General Motors – General Motors (NYSE: GM, TSX: GMM), one of the world’s largest automakers, traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 202,000 people in every major region of the world and does business in more than 120 countries. GM and its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 30 countries, and sell and service these vehicles through the following brands: Baojun, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Daewoo, Holden, Isuzu, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall, and Wuling. GM’s largest national market is China, followed by the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, and Italy. GM’s OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on the new General Motors can be found at www.gm.com.
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