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Autoliv bags GM 2015 supplier of the year award

18 Mar '16

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Autoliv, Inc., the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, has bagged the General Motors 2015 supplier of the year award for its significant contributions to General Motors' global product and performance achievements, on March 10, 2016 at Cobo Centre in Detroit, Michigan.

Autoliv's chairman, president, and CEO Jan Carlson said, “It's a great honour receiving this award from General Motors. Safety, quality, and innovation are all of key importance to our business success and to reach our outset goal of saving 150,000 lives every year. We see this latest recognition both as credit to our strong product portfolio and to the immense talent of our employees.”

The GM supplier of the year award began as a global program in 1992 and at this year's ceremony, a total of 107 suppliers were awarded supplier of the year. Winning suppliers were chosen by a global team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing, and logistics executives and selected based on performance criteria in product purchasing, indirect purchasing, customer care, after-sales, and logistics, according to a press release.

Steve Kiefer, GM vice president, global purchasing, and supply chain said, “We are focused on building positive supplier relationships, bringing new, customer-centric innovations to GM, and being the OEM of choice among suppliers. The companies we recognise not only have brought innovation, but have delivered it with the quality our customers deserve.” (GK)

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