TRW Automotive Earns Top Echelon Ford World Excellence Award

LIVONIA, Mich., June 30 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. , through its TRW Polska Sp. z o.o. manufacturing facility in Czestochowa, Poland, has earned a prestigious Ford Motor Company Gold World Excellence Award for exemplary performance in the supply of airbags in 2008.

"This marks three consecutive years that our airbag plant in Poland has earned this accolade, and TRW is truly in the top echelon of Ford suppliers having merited one of only a dozen Gold level awards," said TRW president and chief executive officer John Plant. "TRW will continue to work diligently across all of its plants to supply Ford with world class levels of quality, customer satisfaction and innovation."

The World Excellence Awards recognize suppliers who not only achieve the highest levels of cost, quality and delivery, but also acknowledge the diverse cultures, values, and ideas of the thousands of individuals they employ. TRW garnered one of just 36 overall World Excellence Awards presented to Ford Motor Company suppliers for 2008 performance.

"The achievement of Ford's ONE Goal depends upon all members of the ONE Ford team working together," said Tony Brown, group vice president of global purchasing for Ford. "We salute the supplier winners of the 2008 World Excellence Awards for providing products and services that reach the highest standards for technology, quality and cost."

TRW was among representatives of Ford's top global suppliers at the recent awards ceremony held at Ford's World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. John Plant accepted the award on behalf of TRW.