DETROIT, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- American Axle
& Manufacturing (AAM) was named a GM Supplier of the Year by
General Motors during its 27th annual Supplier of the
Year awards ceremony held Wednesday,
May 15 in Detroit.
During the event, GM recognized 133 of its best suppliers from
15 countries that have consistently exceeded GM's expectations,
created outstanding value or introduced innovations to the
company.
This is the third year in a row AAM has received the award.
"We hold our suppliers to a high bar," said Steve Kiefer, GM senior vice president, Global
Purchasing and Supply Chain. "They went above and beyond to deliver
the innovations and quality that will help us earn customers for
life."
More than half of the suppliers are repeat winners from
2017.
The Supplier of the Year 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, Global Purchasing and Manufacturing
Services, Customer Care and Aftersales, and Logistics.
"AAM's mission is to provide the industry's leading Driveline,
Metal Forming and Casting technologies and we work each day to
exceed our customers' expectations," said David C. Dauch, AAM Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer. "We are honored that GM is recognizing AAM with a Supplier
of the Year award for the third year in a row."
About AAM
AAM (NYSE: AXL) delivers POWER that moves
the world. As a leading global tier 1 automotive supplier, AAM
designs, engineers and manufactures driveline, metal forming and
casting technologies that are making the next generation of
vehicles smarter, lighter, safer and more efficient. Headquartered
in Detroit, AAM has over 25,000
associates operating at nearly 90 facilities in 17 countries to
support our customers on global and regional platforms with a focus
on quality, operational excellence and technology leadership.
To learn more, visit aam.com.
About GM
General Motors (NYSE:GM) is
committed to delivering safer, better and more sustainable ways for
people to get around. General Motors, its subsidiaries and its
joint venture entities sell vehicles under
the Cadillac, Chevrolet,
Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang and Wuling brands.
More information on the company and its subsidiaries,
including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety and
security services, Maven, its personal mobility brand, and
Cruise, its autonomous vehicle ride-sharing company, can be found
at http://www.gm.com.
Media Contact: Andrea
Knapp, andrea.knapp@aam.com, 248 321 5653
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