AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
July 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- FCA
honored 19 North American supplier partners at the 2019 annual
Supplier Conference and Award Ceremony in Detroit. The Supplier of the Year awards
recognize companies that have shown exceptional commitment to FCA,
providing innovative and quality products and services.
"FCA is in the midst of transformational changes and these
suppliers are helping enable a stronger future for all of us," said
Scott Thiele, Head of Purchasing and
Supply Chain at FCA - North
America. "It is an honor to recognize their contributions
and dedication, as they represent the best in the industry."
The FCA North American Suppliers of the Year are:
- Body Supplier of the Year – Gentex Corporation
- Capital Equipment Supplier of the Year – Giffin Inc.
- Chassis Supplier of the Year – CITIC Dicastal Co.,
Ltd.
- Electrical Supplier of the Year – Alpine Electronics of
America, Inc.
- Engine Systems Supplier of the Year – Hutchinson Fluid
Management Systems Inc.
- Foundational Principles Supplier of the Year – Meridian
Lightweight Technologies
- Foundational Principles Supplier of the Year – Ground
Effects
- Foundational Principles Supplier of the Year – DENSO
International America, Inc.
- Foundational Principles Supplier of the Year – RRD
- Innovation Supplier of the Year – Continental
- Interior Supplier of the Year – Magna
- Mopar Supplier of the Year – Ryan & Sons, Inc.
- Powertrain Supplier of the Year – Delta Electronics Inc.
- Raw Material Supplier of the Year – Shell Oil Company
- Services Supplier of the Year – MSX International
- Supplier Diversity Supplier of the Year – Walbridge
- Supply Chain Management Supplier of the Year – The Lizhong
Wheel Group
- Sustainability Supplier of the Year – Bridgestone Americas,
Inc.
- Value Optimization Supplier of the Year – Dana
Incorporated
Award recipients were determined based on an evaluation of each
company's supplier scorecard performance in 2018 – a rating system
that evaluates supplier performance in quality, delivery,
cost and warranty – and input from FCA senior leadership.
Foundational Principles winners represent those companies who have
demonstrated extraordinary partnership, collaboration, transparency
and integrity. Winners for innovation, sustainability and diversity
categories were submitted by the suppliers and vetted by FCA senior
leadership.
FCA also awarded 87 global production suppliers for their
outstanding quality. To qualify, the supplier's North American
manufacturing location had to have 100 percent warranty and
incoming material quality scores.
FCA holds a total of four annual supplier conferences across the
globe.
About FCA US LLC
FCA US LLC is a North American automaker based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It designs,
manufactures, and sells or distributes vehicles under the Chrysler,
Dodge, Jeep®, Ram, FIAT and Alfa Romeo brands, as well as the SRT
performance designation. The Company also distributes Mopar and
Alfa Romeo parts and accessories. FCA
US is building upon the historic foundations of Chrysler
Corp., established in 1925 by industry visionary Walter P. Chrysler and Fabbrica Italiana
Automobili Torino (F.I.A.T.), founded in Italy in 1899 by pioneering entrepreneurs,
including Giovanni Agnelli.
FCA US is a member of the Fiat
Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) family of companies. (NYSE: FCAU/
MTA: FCA).
FCA is an international automotive group listed on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol "FCAU" and on the Mercato
Telematico Azionario under the symbol "FCA."
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