Hitachi Honored by General Motors as a 2000 Supplier of the Year

    WASHINGTON--May 2, 2001--Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc. was named as a General Motors Supplier of the Year for its superior performance in quality, service, technology and price. This award was given during ceremonies Saturday, April 28, at the historic Warner Theatre in the nation's capital.
    "Hitachi Automotive Products represents the best of the best and it has set an example during the past year for other companies to follow," said Bo Anderson, executive in charge of GM Worldwide Purchasing. "It is a role model and it is an honor to work with a company so committed to supporting our priorities for quality, launch and a balance between current and future business."
    Hitachi Automotive Products President, Taiji Hasegawa, is again very proud to have received this award for the fourth consecutive year, and five years overall. Hasegawa stated, "our employees continue to produce top quality products because of their commitment to achieving our Company's goals and because of their dedication to education and training. We look forward to many years of a mutually rewarding relationship with GM."
    The GM Supplier of the Year Award began as a global program in 1992. Award winners are selected by a global team of executives from purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics who base their decisions on supplier performance in quality, service technology and price. This year GM honored 165 suppliers (out of 10,000) from 19 countries for their excellence throughout 2000.
    Hitachi Automotive Products was established in Harrodsburg, Ky. in 1985. More than one thousand employees support operations in Kentucky (OEM), Los Angeles (after-market and sales) and Detroit (sales, technical services and development activities). Hitachi works closely with Hitachi America, Ltd.'s Research and Development Center located in the Detroit facility.