Hirotec America Honored by General Motors as a 2010
Supplier of the Year
Auburn Hills, MI., March 24, 2011 –
Hirotec America, Inc., a member of Hirotec Group,
announced today that it is the proud recipient of
the 2010 General Motors’ Supplier of the Year Award.
Katsu Uno, Hirotec America’s Chairman and CEO,
accepted the award during a presentation held on
March 10th at the GM Renaissance Center
in Detroit, Michigan.
This award honors businesses with stellar
achievement in four main areas: innovative
technology, superior quality, outstanding launch
support, and competitive total enterprise cost
solutions. “We believe the Supplier of the Year
Award is a top honor in the industry,” said Bob
Socia, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and
Supply Chain. “These suppliers are a critical part
of our effort to design, build and sell the world’s
best vehicles.”
The
GM Supplier of the Year award began as a global
program in 1992 to recognize the significant
contributions of GM suppliers. This year, General
Motors honored 82 out of thousands of suppliers for
their noted excellence throughout 2010.
“We
are honored and humbled to receive this prestigious
award. I believe this a direct result of our
strategic supplier relationship which has allowed us
to institute our Full Vertical Approach process. ”
said Katsu Uno, Chairman and CEO at Hirotec America.
“I’m extremely proud of the Hirotec Group team.
Their dedication and expertise in providing
world class and innovative closure
panel manufacturing solutions, has made this award
possible.”
Since 2000, the global Hirotec Group has been the
recipient of fifteen Supplier of the Year awards
from GM. Specifically; this is the seventh for
Hirotec America.
About Hirotec America, Inc.
Hirotec America, Inc. is part of the
HIROTEC Group Companies that has worldwide sales in
excess of 1.4 billion dollars and 21 locations
worldwide. For over 20 years, Hirotec America has
been providing innovative and highly flexible
closure manufacturing solutions to automotive
customers around the world. For more information,
please visit
www.hirotecamerica.com.
4567 Glenmeade Lane
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Contact:
Sarah Sliwinski
Phone:
(248) 836-5155
sarahsliwinski@hirotecamerica.com