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2017 GM Supplier of the Year: GM Recognizes Top Suppliers for Performance, Quality and Innovation
DETROIT — General Motors recognized its most innovative partners at its 26th Supplier of the Year awards ceremony on April 20 in Orlando, Florida. Recipients of the Supplier of the Year award include 125 suppliers from 17 countries, with 16 first-time winners, as well as eleven companies who earned GM’s Innovation Award, Overdrive Award and Customer of the Year award.
GM marked the 50th anniversary of its supplier diversity program by recognizing nine suppliers owned by minorities and/or women – eight Supplier of the Year award winners and one Overdrive Award winner.
GM’s Supplier of the Year award is reserved for suppliers that distinguish themselves by going above and beyond GM’s requirements, providing customers with the most innovative technologies and highest quality in the automotive industry.
“This is an opportunity for General Motors to honor those suppliers who are truly the best of the best,” said Steve Kiefer, GM Senior Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “The automotive industry is transforming at an incredible rate. The relationships we have with our supply base means everything when it comes to delivering a strong vehicle lineup today and the cutting-edge vehicles and mobility services of tomorrow.”
Alps Electric, Czarnowski Display Services, Ushr Inc. and Nexteer Automotive won the Innovation Award for delivering cutting-edge technologies that substantially enhance vehicle capabilities and/or customer experience.
Alps Electric was recognized for its ultra-short-range radar technology. The advanced system enables autonomous vehicles to precisely sense their immediate surroundings.
Czarnowski Display Services, also a Supplier of the Year award winner, won praise for digital fidelity matching technology that uses LED displays to create a kinetic architectural mise-en-scène at auto shows and other events.
Ushr was lauded for developing high-definition map technology that enables autonomous vehicles to navigate roads accurately and safely.
Nexteer Automotive distinguished itself by developing an autonomous electric power steering system with a fail-safe backup for autonomous maneuvers.
Adient PLC, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha LTD, Linamar and ServiCom received the Overdrive Award for their extraordinary leadership in cultural change and commitment initiatives that drive exceptional business results for GM.
GM’s Customer of the Year award was presented to AT&T, CSX and Penske.
The 2017 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, Indirect Purchasing, Logistics, Customer Care and Aftersales.
General Motors’s 2017 Supplier of the Year award winners are:
ABC Group Inc. | Adient |
Adler Pelzer Group | Advanced Composites |
AGI | AGM Automotive – A Flex Company |
AGS Automotive Systems | AK Steel Corporation |
Allegiant International, LLC | Allegis Global Solutions |
Alpine Electronics, Inc. | American Axle & Manufacturing |
Android Industries | ATLASBX CO., LTD. |
Attentive Industries Inc. | AUSTEM Co., Ltd |
Autoliv, Inc. | Bao Shan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. |
Barnes International, Inc. | BASF Corporation |
Bose Corporation | Brake Parts Inc. |
Bridgestone Corporation | Brose |
Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology, LLC | CHASYS CO., LTD. |
Chunil Engineering Co., Ltd. | Cisco Systems, Inc. |
Continental Tire | Cooper Standard |
Creative Techniques, Inc. | CTA Acoustics, Inc. |
Czarnowski Display Services, Inc. | DAEYONG INDUSTRY CO. |
Dakkota Integrated Systems | Dana Incorporated |
Day & Ross Dedicated Logistics | DGENX CO., LTD. |
DSV Air & Sea Inc. | DTR Corporation |
Dynamic Manufacturing, Inc. | ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants |
FANUC CORPORATION | Flexitech |
Flex-N-Gate Corporation | Gallagher-Kaiser Corporation |
Gentex Corporation | Global Logistics Services |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | GP Strategies |
GRAND TRAVERSE PLASTICS CORP. | Ground Effects Ltd. |
GS TECH CO., LTD. | Hankook Tire America Corp. |
Hanon Systems | Heller Maschinenfabrik GmbH |
Henniges Automotive | Hirata Corporation |
HIROTEC AMERICA, Inc. | I.S. Tech Corporation |
IFA | ILJIN Global |
International Automotive Components | Inteva Products |
Iroquois Industries Inc. | Jack Morton Worldwide |
JPC Automotive Co., Ltd. | KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. |
KM&I Co., Ltd. | KOREA AUTOGLASS CO., LTD. |
KUKA Assembly & Test | KWANGJIN |
Laird | Lawrence Plastics, LLC |
Lear Corporation | Lee Contracting, Inc. |
Linamar Corporation | LLamasoft, Inc. |
LS Mtron Ltd. | Lydall Thermal Acoustical |
MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions | MAERSK LINE |
Magna International Lighting | MANN+HUMMEL GmbH |
MAXXIS | Michelin North America |
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | MNP Corporation |
Mobis Co., Ltd. | MOREX Co., Ltd. |
Motus Integrated Technologies | MPC |
MRC Manufacturing Inc. (Moon Roof Corporation) | Multimatic |
Nemak | NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. |
NYX, Inc. | Pilkington Automotive Limited (NSG Group) |
Plast-O-Foam LLC | PRECISION INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS INC. |
PREH | Quality Engineering Company |
Robert Bosch Car Multimedia GmbH | Ryder System, Inc. |
Sage Automotive Interiors | SAMSUNG SDS |
Seil Intech Co., Ltd. | Shanghai Hua Wei Automotive Parts Co., Ltd |
Shannon Precision Fastener | Shell Lubricants |
SL Corp | SM Namsun Aluminum Automotive Parts |
Summit Polymers, Inc. | Sungwoo Hitech Co., Ltd |
T.V. Minority Co. Inc. | Taeyang Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. |
Tenneco Clean Air Division | Trace Die Cast, Inc. |
US FARATHANE | Visteon |
Windsor Mold Group-Automotive Components Division | Wooshin Safety Systems Co., Ltd. |
Yazaki | YEONG HWA METAL Co., Ltd. |
ZF Friedrichshafen AG – Braking |
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) 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, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang and Wuling brands. 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.
Chunil Engineering Co., Ltd. Recognized by General Motors as a Special Supplier Recognition on Apr 21, 2017

For Immediate Release: Friday, April 21, 2017
Chunil Engineering Co., Ltd. Recognized by General Motors as a Special Supplier Recognition
Chunil Engineering Co., Ltd. Recognized by General Motors as a 2016 Supplier of the Year Winner
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 3, 2017, 10:30 a.m. EDT
Chunil Engineering Co., Ltd. Recognized by General Motors as a 2016 Supplier of the Year Winner
Orlando, Mar 30, 2017 – Chunil Engineering Co., Ltd. was named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during its 25th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held Friday, March 31 in Orlando, Florida.
GM recognized 118 of its best suppliers from 15 countries that have consistently exceeded GM’s expectations, created outstanding value or brought new innovations to the company. The announcement represented the most suppliers GM has recognized since debuting the Supplier of the Year event in 1992. This is the 5th time Chunil has received the award.
“We are focused on building positive supplier relationships, bringing new, customer-centric innovations to GM and being the OEM of choice among suppliers,” said Steve Kiefer, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “The companies we recognize tonight not only have brought innovation, they delivered it with the quality our customers deserve.”
More than half of the suppliers are repeat winners from 2015.
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 and Aftersales, and Logistics.
DETROIT — General Motors recognized 118 of its best global suppliers during its 25th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony on March 31 in Orlando, Florida. GM recognized more suppliers this year than in any year since the first Supplier of the Year event.
Automotive suppliers from 15 countries received GM’s coveted Supplier of the Year award for going above and beyond GM’s requirements, providing customers with the most innovative technologies and the industry’s highest-quality vehicles.
More than half of the suppliers were repeat winners from 2015, including global filter supplier Mann+Hummel, which received the exclusive Silver Anniversary Award for consistent performance. It has been named a Supplier of the Year 22 times in the program’s 25-year history.
“We have the privilege to work with and recognize the industry’s most capable suppliers,” said Steve Kiefer, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “Through their valued partnership, we will continue to deliver the products, services and experiences our customers deserve.”
In addition to naming its top suppliers, GM recognized AGM Automotive, LLC; Comau, LLC; LG Chem; LG Electronics, Inc.; Magna Exteriors; Means Industries; Multimatic; and Sam Shin Chemical Co. with the coveted Innovation Award for the following reasons:
- AGM Automotive, LLC — implementing a hands-free liftgate with integrated logo lamp, featured on the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse
- Comau, LLC — creating a flexible robotic body assembly framing system for Pre-Production Operations, improving future vehicle launch quality
- LG Chem and LG Electronics, Inc. — integrating a 60-kWh lithium-ion battery pack in the award-winning Chevrolet Bolt EV
- Magna Exteriors — developing a multiaxial laser cutting and welding process on painted thermoplastic, enabling lighter weight design of the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 fascia
- Means Industries — creating a selectable one-way clutch, resulting in more efficient packaging of the new Hydra-Matic nine-speed front-wheel-drive transmission
- Multimatic — enhancing the DSSV position sensitive spool valve damping technology for the first-ever application in an off-road truck, in the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2
- Sam Shin Chemical Co. — developing an innovative material layering process with its 3-D fantastic grille on the Chevrolet Bolt EV
General Motors’ 2016 Supplier of the Year award winners include:
Suppliers:
4flow
ABC Group Inc.
Active Aero Group
Advanced Composites
AGS Automotive Systems
Allegiant International, LLC
Allegis Global Solutions
ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.
American Axle & Manufacturing
Architectural Graphics, Inc.
ATLASBX Co., Ltd.
Attentive Industries, Inc.
AUSTEM Co., Ltd.
AUTOGEN Co., Ltd.
AUTOLIV INC.
Axalta Coating Systems
BASF Corporation
BHARAT FORGE
BHTC
Bourns, Inc.
Brake Parts, Inc.
BREMBO S.p.A.
Bridgestone Corporation
CEFA S.A.
CHANGWON Co., Ltd.
CHASYS CO., Ltd.
Chunil Engineering Co., Ltd.
Coastal Automotive
Creative Techniques, Inc.
Cunningham Brothers Auto Parts LLC
Czarnowski Display Services
Dakkota Integrated Systems, LLC
Day & Ross Dedicated Logistics
Dentsu Aegis Network
DGENX CO., LTD
Dong Yang Piston
DuraMark Technologies, Inc.
Dynamic Manufacturing, Inc.
ECM (Vehicle Delivery Service) Ltd.
EMS-CHEMIE AG
erae cs Co., Ltd.
ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants
Fangor Ederlan Group
FANUC CORPORATION
Flex-N-Gate Corporation
Gebr. HELLER Maschinenfabrik GmbH
GENTEX Corporation
GESTAMP
GRAND TRAVERSE PLASTIC Corp.
GRIMALDI GROUP
GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG
Ground Effects Ltd.
Guangdong Hongtu Technology
(holdings) Co., Ltd.
HAMANN INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS NV
HANKOOK TIRE Co., Ltd.
Hengst SE & Co. KG
HIROTEC AMERICA, Inc.
Höegh Autoliners
Hua Wei Surface Decoration, Inc.
HUMAX AUTOMOTIVE Co., Ltd.
I.S.TECH Corporation
Ideal Setech LLC
ILJIN GLOBAL
JATCO Ltd.
JPC Automotive Co., Ltd.
Kawasaki Kisen Kisha, Ltd.
KM&I Co., Ltd.
Korea Autoglass Corporation
KUKA Systems
Kumho Tire Co., Inc.
KWANGJIN
LAWRENCE PLASTICS, LLC
Linamar Corporation
LS MTRON LTD
MacLean-Fogg
Maersk Line
Mando Corporation
MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
MAXXIS
Michelin North America
Microsoft Corporation
Mitsubishi Electronic Automotive America, Inc.
MNP Corporation
Morris Manufacturing and Sales Corp.
Motus Integrated Technologies
MRC Manufacturing Inc.
Müller – Die lila Logistik AG
NYX, Inc.
O-OKA CORPORATION
Precision International Automotive
Products Inc.
PREH
SAMBOAUTO CO., LTD.
Seil Intech Co., Ltd.
SEOUL PRECISION CO., Ltd.
Shannon Precision Fastener
Sinjin Plastics Co., Ltd
SL CORPORATION
SM Namsun Aluminum Automotive Parts
Stackpole International
Stanadyne LLC
Summit Polymers, Inc.
T.V. Minority Co., Inc.
US Farathane Corporation
Windsor Mold Group-Automotive Components Division
YAPP America Holding, Inc.
YASUNAGA CORPORATION
YEONG HWA METAL 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, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling brands. 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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Nick Richards
Group Manager, Global Product Development Communications
313-720-9541
President Park visits Chunil Engineering vocational school to promote dual education system

By Song Sang-ho
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye on Thursday visited a vocational school and a company in the western port city of Incheon to promote a dual education system, a key element of a broader program to address youth unemployment and nurture young talent.
The system combines apprenticeships in a company and education at a vocational school. Under it, students take classes at their school for three days a week and receive the standard quantity of training at a designated company for two days.
The chief executive met with students at the Incheon Mechanical Technical High School and those being trained at Chunil Engineering Co. to offer her encouragement and evaluate whether the dual system has been running properly.
It is the latest in a recent series of her on-site tours aimed at promoting government policies to enhance the well-being of citizens.
A large number of students at college- or university-level institutions have also been participating in the system, which the government has been pushing to introduce to South Korea since September 2013. The system has been crafted based on a set of models that Germany and Switzerland have been successfully practicing, Seoul officials said.
Currently, some 7,700 local companies run apprenticeship programs under the dual system, which some 21,000 students have joined.
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/08/18/0200000000AEN20160818006200315.html?did=2106m
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