LANSDALE, Pa., July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF, a leading
global manufacturer of bearings, seals, and lubrication, has been
named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors for 2020. This is
the ninth time that SKF has received this award. The annual awards
highlight GM's top 2020 calendar year suppliers from 16
countries who have exceeded GM's requirements and provide GM
customers with innovative technologies that are among the highest
quality in the automotive industry.
"We're grateful to be recognized again by GM as a Supplier of
the Year and for the continued partnership with them as a customer.
For over 70 years, our world-class bearing and seal technologies
have been a critical component for many GM vehicle programs, and
more recently, we are proud to also be supplying GM with bearings
and seals for the next generation of all electric vehicles. In
addition, SKF stepped up to the GM challenge to supply bearings
used in building ventilators as part of the global response to the
COVID-19 pandemic," said Greg
Zimmerman, President, SKF Automotive North America.
"As GM works to achieve a future with zero crashes, zero
emissions, and zero congestion, we are proud to have innovative and
dedicated suppliers around the world as partners in this mission,"
said Shilpan Amin, GM vice
president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.
"Throughout a challenging year, our suppliers have shown
resilience and dedication in working toward our shared goal of
long-term sustainability for our planet and the communities we
serve while meeting our present needs," Amin said. "We are pleased
with what we've accomplished together in the past year, and we are
excited by the opportunity that lies ahead."
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.
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SKF USA
Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of SKF Group, a world
leader in rolling bearings and related technologies including
sealing solutions, lubrication systems, mechatronics (combining
mechanics and electronics into intelligent systems), and
services.
General Motors (NYSE:GM) is a global company focused
on advancing an all-electric future that is inclusive and
accessible to all. At the heart of this strategy is the Ultium
battery platform, which will power everything from mass-market to
high-performance vehicles. General Motors, its subsidiaries and its
joint venture entities sell vehicles under the
Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Baojun and
Wuling brands.
SKF's mission is to be the undisputed leader in the bearing
business. We do this by offering solutions that reduce friction and
CO2 emissions, whilst at the same time increasing machine uptime
and performance. Our products and services around the rotating
shaft, including bearings, seals, lubrication management,
artificial intelligence and wireless condition monitoring. SKF is
represented in more than 130 countries and has around 17,000
distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2020 were
SEK 74 852 million and the number of
employees was 40,963. www.skf.com
® SKF is a registered trademark of the SKF Group.
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