For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 General

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For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 14, 2012
General Motors Honors Best Global Suppliers
13-Time Supplier of the Year Lear Corp. Named Corporation of the Year
DETROIT – General Motors recognized 82 of its best global automotive suppliers representing
13 countries Tuesday evening with its 2011 General Motors Supplier of the Year award during
the 20th annual awards presentation held at the Detroit Institute of the Arts.
“The Supplier of the Year award winners’ partnership, dedication and commitment to
consistently perform above expectations played an important role in GM’s success in 2011,”
said Bob Socia, vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “In 2012, we will continue
to improve supplier relations to achieve a world class supply chain focused on quality, capacity
management and total cost.”
The Corporation of the Year was Lear Corp., a supplier of seats and electrical components.
Lear has been honored as a Supplier of the Year 13 times previously.
Of the 82 winning recipients, 63 have been recognized at least once since the awards began in
1992. Nineteen companies won the award for the first time, and three diversity suppliers were
honored: ABC Group Inc., Chemico Mays LLC and Ideal Contracting, LLC.
The award recognizes the significant contributions of GM’s suppliers in 2011 as part of the
company's global product and performance achievement. The winners represent GM’s view of
the best the automotive industry has to offer in innovative technology, superior quality,
outstanding launch support, crisis management and competitive total enterprise cost solutions.
The Supplier of the Year winners are chosen by a global team of GM purchasing, engineering,
quality, manufacturing and logistics executives.
The 2011 General Motors Supplier of the Year award winners are:
ABC GROUP CORPORATION
ADAC PLASTICS INC
Allegis Group, Inc
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD
BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD
BASF SE
Bridgestone Corp
CELULOSA FABRIL SA
Central Corporation
ChemicoMays, LLC
Chopper
Chunil Cargo Transportation Co.,LTD
COAVIS
COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA NACIONAL CSN
Conteam:Gruppe
DAEWOO IS CORP
DLH INDUSTRIES INC
DONGYANG MECHATRONICS CORP
DOOSAN INFRACORE
DYNAMIC MANUFACTURING CO
Ehwa Diamond Ind. Co.,Ltd
EMC CORP
EMS-CHEMIE AG
Fanuc Corp
FedEx Corporation
Fujitsu Ten
FUYAO GLASS INDUSTRIES GROUP CO
LTD
GESTAMP AUTOMOCION S.L.
GNS
Grimaldi Group
GUANGDONG HONGTU TECHNOLOGY
HOLDING
HIRATA CORP
HITACHI LTD
IDEAL CONTRACTING LLC
IFASTGROUPE 2004 LP
INFAC CORP
Intecnial S. A.
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE
COMPONENTS
IS TECH CO LTD
Jack Cooper Transport Co., Inc.
Jet Express
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
Korea Express Co. Ltd
KUKA Systems GmbH
KWANG JIN SANG GONG CO LTD
L&W INC
LAKESIDE PLASTICS
Lear Corporation
LEIF HOEGH & CO LTD
LG Group
LS CORP
Maynards Industries (1991) Inc.
Mett Pty Ltd.
MICROOFFICE CO LTD
MITSUBISHI CORP (FLEXITECH)
Moon Roof Corporation
MT Systems Inc.
Mueller - Die lila Logistik AG
NAMSUN ALUMINUM CO LTD AUTO
PARTS
NEXANS
NGK Insulators Ltd
OOKA Corp
Panasonic
Presco Co LTD
PST ELETRONICA S/A
PYEONGHWA AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD
The NARMCO Group
RYDER SYSTEM INC
Siemens Product Lifecycle Management
Software Inc.
SKF SEALING SOLUTIONS KOREA CO
LTD
SL CORP.
SUNGWOO HITECH
Supreme Treves Pvt Ltd
TAKATA SOGYO CORP
TDK CORP
TOLEDO MOLDING & DIE INC
UMW DONGSHIN MOTECH
UNION PACIFIC CORP
Veloce Logistica S/A
WIRIC CORPORATION
YASUNAGA CORP
YOUNG HWA TECH CO LTD
General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM, TSX: GMM) 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’s
brands include Chevrolet and Cadillac, as well as Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Isuzu, Jiefang, Opel,
Vauxhall and Wuling. 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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CONTACT:
Melissa Fischer
GM Communications
313-670-8816
melissa.fischer@gm.com
Kelly Cusinato
GM Communications
313-402-4871
Kelly.cusinato@gm.com
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