PPG Automotive OEM Glass Named a GM Supplier of the Year for 2000

    PITTSBURGH--May 3, 2001--PPG Industries' automotive glass original equipment (OEM) products business was named a Supplier of the Year by General Motors (GM) for its superior performance in quality, service, technology and value in 2000.
    The award was given during ceremonies April 28 at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.
    The PPG automotive glass OEM business also earned the GM honor in 1995.
    "PPG represents the best of the best, and it has set an example during the past year for other companies to follow," said Bo Andersson, executive in charge, GM Worldwide Purchasing. "PPG 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."
    Representing PPG at the award ceremonies was Ernest A. Hahn, vice president of automotive glass, who said he accepted the trophy on behalf of the thousands of PPG employees whose hard work resulted in the honor.
    "To each and every PPG employee whose dedication resulted in our being selected by General Motors as a Supplier of the Year, I would like to say thank you," Hahn said. "We have a value focus to develop and manufacture high-quality glass products for GM and provide the best service. Receiving this honor validates our efforts, which will continue as we strive to uphold the values for which we have been recognized."
    GM's Supplier of the Year award began as a global program in 1992. 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, General Motors honored 165 suppliers in 19 countries for their excellence throughout 2000.
    PPG is North America's largest manufacturer of original equipment automotive glass and a global supplier.
    PPG produces flat glass for automotive applications at Meadville, Pa.; Mount Zion, Ill.; Wichita Falls, Texas, and Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.
    Glass parts for General Motors are fabricated at PPG plants in Creighton and Tipton, Pa.; Crestline, Ohio; Evansville, Ind.; Oshawa and Hawkesbury, Ontario; and Tepeji del Rio, Mexico, at PPG's joint-venture Cristal Laminado o Templado (CITSA) operation. Satellite facilities in Newark, Del.; Suwanee, Ga.; O'Fallon, Mo., and Saltillo, Mexico, attach hardware to glass parts for nearby GM plants.
    Among GM vehicles for which PPG produces glass are Buick Century, Park Avenue, Regal and Rendezvous; Cadillac Deville; Chevrolet Astro, Cavalier, Express, Impala, Joy, Lumina, Malibu, Monte Carlo, Swing and Venture; GMC Safari and Savana; Oldsmobile Aurora, Intrigue and Silhouette; Pontiac Aztek, Bonneville, Grand Prix, Montana and Sunfire, and Saturn LS and LW.

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