ThyssenKrupp Steel Celebrates GM Recognition as a 2007 Supplier of the Year
04/29/2008 - ThyssenKrupp Steel AG receives the General Motors 2007 Supplier of the Year award for its significant contributions to GM’s global product and performance achievements.
ThyssenKrupp Steel AG announced that it has received the General Motors 2007 Supplier of the Year award for its significant contributions to GM’s global product and performance achievements.
“GM is proud to honor ThyssenKrupp as a GM Supplier of the Year winner,” said Bo Andersson, GM Group Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “This award is our way of telling the winners that we appreciate all of their efforts in working together with GM to manufacture world-class vehicles.”
“GM is proud to honor ThyssenKrupp as a GM Supplier of the Year winner,” said Bo Andersson, GM Group Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “This award is our way of telling the winners that we appreciate all of their efforts in working together with GM to manufacture world-class vehicles.”
The GM Supplier of the Year award began as a global program in 1992. A global team of executives from purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics select the winners, basing their decisions on supplier performance in quality, service, technology, and price. This year, General Motors honored 92 suppliers for their outstanding performance throughout 2007.
“We are delighted to receive this recognition of our work and the quality of our products and services,” stated Dr. Ulrich Jaroni, member of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG Executive Board, and responsible for the company’s Auto business unit. “At the same time this award is motivation to keep on improving our performance even further.”
GM presented the 16th annual award—which was themed the “Best of the Best”—during ceremonies held on Saturday, April 26, in Jacksonville, Fla.
GM presented the 16th annual award—which was themed the “Best of the Best”—during ceremonies held on Saturday, April 26, in Jacksonville, Fla.
“ThyssenKrupp is among the best of the best,” said Andersson. “They understand that our mutual success can only be achieved by sharing common goals and priorities.”
With a total crude steel output of around 14.5 million tonnes in fiscal 2006/2007, ThyssenKrupp Steel is Germany’s biggest and Europe’s second-biggest steel producer. The company employs roughly 40,000 people and generated sales of more than 13.2 billion euros last fiscal year. Within ThyssenKrupp Steel, the Auto business unit is responsible for business with global automotive customers.
The company supplies General Motors with electrogalvanized and hot-dip coated sheet as well as cold-rolled coil. The company also provides high-strength and advanced high-strength steels for automotive weight reduction. Tailored Blanks are supplied by ThyssenKrupp Steel’s affiliate, ThyssenKrupp Tailored Blanks GmbH.
