General Motors Honors Suppliers for Excellence

General Motors Honors Suppliers for Excellence

<< Awards Presentation Recognizes the 'Best of the Best' >>

General Motors Corp. today honored 89 companies with its highly celebrated Supplier of the Year Award at the 15th annual awards ceremony held at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Hotel in Orlando.

There are 64 multiple-year winners among this year’s nominees.

This year’s “Best of the Best” ceremony will be capped with the presentation of the Corporation of the Year winner Saturday evening during a special gala.

“Each year we are pleased to share our appreciation with those suppliers who have achieved superior results and have helped GM manufacture world-class vehicles,” said Bo Andersson, GM group vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

“We believe the Supplier of the Year honor is the most meaningful award in the industry and the winners represent those suppliers who are aligned with our vision to be the Best of the Best,” he added.

The award recognizes the exceptional contributions of suppliers in 2006 to GM’s global product and performance achievements. The GM Supplier of the Year program began in 1992, and each year a global team of purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing and logistics executives determine the winners. Its decisions are based on supplier performance in the areas of quality, service, technology and price.

MANN+HUMMEL GmbH of Germany and Rieter Automotive Systems of the United States each won their 15th Supplier of the Year award – a trophy for every year since the program began.

Five minority suppliers were also honored for their achievements. They included Bartech Group; Motor City Express; NYX, Inc.; The Ideal Group, Inc.; and Production Services Management Inc.

Also in attendance and addressing the winning suppliers were Rick Wagoner, GM chairman and chief executive officer; Fritz Henderson, GM vice chairman and chief financial officer; Troy Clarke, GM group vice president and president, GM North America; Gary Cowger, GM group vice president, Global Manufacturing and Labor Relations; and Jim Queen, GM group vice president, Global Engineering.

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM – News), the world’s largest automaker, has been the global industry sales leader for 76 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 280,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. In 2006, nearly 9.1 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. GM’s OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on GM can be found at http://www.gm.com.

Company
Aisin World Corporation of America – Aisin Manufacturing Illinois
AUDILAB
Auma S.A. de C.V.
AUTO KABEL of North America, Inc.
Autoliv Inc.
Aventec S.A. de C.V.
Baosteel Co., Ltd.
The Bartech Group, Inc.
BASF Corporation
BORBET GROUP
Bridgestone Corporation
CADENCE INNOVATION
CHANG WON CO., LTD.
Christian Salvesen
CJ International Ltd. – Raben Group
Commercial Contracting Corporation
Continental AG
ContiTech Vibration Control GmbH
Cooper Standard Automotive Fluid Systems Division
Copo Thierry do Brasil
Cosma International, a Magna International company
DAEWON KANG UP CO., LTD
DENSO Corporation
Dongwon Tech. Co., Ltd.
Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd
Dynamic Manufacturing, Inc.
EuWe Eugen Wexler GmbH & Co. KG
FANUC LTD
FedEx Global Supply Chain Services
FFT EDAG Produktionssyteme GmbH & Co. KG
Ficosa International
Foster Electric (U.S.A.), Inc.
Gentex Corporation
Gestamp Automacion
GITI Tire Investment Company LTD
GNS CO., LTD.
Grimaldi Group
Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.
Hoegh Autoliners
HWASEUNG R&A Co., Ltd.
The Ideal Group, Inc.
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Kerr Industries Limited
KIRCHHOFF AUTOMOTIVE
Korea Delphi Automotive System Corp.
Kwang Jin
Laird Technologies – Telematics SBU
Lear Corporation
LEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH
Linde + Wiemann GmBH KG
Lupatech S.A. – Microinox Division
Mallory Controls
Mando Corporation
MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
Matson Navigation Company, Inc.
Methode Electronics, Inc.
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
Motor City Express
Multimatic Inc.
Nemak
NGK SPARK PLUG CO LTD
Ningbo Auto Cable Controls Co., Ltd.
Nippon Antenna (Europe) GmbH
North American Lighting, Inc.
NYX, Inc.
Plastic Omnium
Preh
Production Services Management Inc
Pyeong Hwa Automotive
Rieter Automotive Systems
Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
Safmarine Container Lines
Sanden Corporation
Shanghai Daimay Automotive Interiors Co., Ltd.
Shape Corporation
SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
Siemens VDO Automotive
SL Corporation
Standard Profil
Superior Industries International, Inc.
Takata
Thyssenkrupp Drauz Nothelfer GmbH
Trace Die Cast, Inc.
UGS Corporation.
Usinas Siderugicas de Minas Gerais SA.
Van-Rob Inc.
Vitro
Wooshin Systems Co., Ltd.
YAZAKI CORPORATION

For further information
Deborah Silverman, +1-586-575-4066, cell, +1-313-319-2654, deborah.silverman {at} gm(.)com, or Frank Sopata, +1-586-575-4029, cell, +1-248-930-6734, Frank.sopata {at} gm(.)com, both of GM Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Communications Web Site: http://media.gm.com http://www.gm.com