Gentex Recognized by General Motors as a 2018 Supplier of the Year Winner
May 24 2019 - 8:00AM
Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) 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.
More than half of the suppliers are repeat winners from 2017.
Gentex is a leading supplier of digital vision, connected car,
and dimmable glass technologies for the global automotive industry.
The Company is a long-time supplier to General Motors. It is the
20th time Gentex 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.”
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.
“We strive to deliver innovative products of exceptional quality
that bring added-value to the driver, and being designated a
GM Supplier of the Year means we have delivered on these ideals,”
said Gentex President & CEO Steve Downing. “GM was one of our
first customers, and continues to be a great partner for new
technologies, which makes the receipt of this award all the more
gratifying.”
Founded in 1974, Gentex Corporation (The NASDAQ Global
Select Market:GNTX) is a supplier of automatic-dimming rearview
mirrors and electronics to the automotive industry, dimmable
aircraft windows for aviation markets, and fire protection products
to the fire protection market. Visit the Company’s web site
at www.gentex.com.
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.
Gentex Media Contact Craig Piersma
616.772.1590 x4316
Investor Contact Josh O’Berski
616.772.1590 x5814
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