Motion Industries Honored by General Motors for Fifth Consecutive Year as Supplier of the Year for 2000

    WASHINGTON--June 18, 2001--Motion Industries, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company is a recipient of the General Motors 2000 Supplier of the Year Award. Bill Stevens, Motion Industries' president and CEO, accepted the award from General Motors Corporation during ceremonies held in Washington, D.C. The prestigious award, celebrating its ninth consecutive year, is given annually to GM's best global suppliers in recognition of their superior performance during the previous calendar year.
    "These suppliers provide exceptional levels of quality, service and technology innovations at competitive cost levels - the ingredients necessary for auto manufacturers and suppliers to win in a very competitive marketplace," said Bo Andersson, Executive in Charge of Worldwide Purchasing. "GM is striving to establish the industry's most productive customer-supplier relationships. These suppliers represent the best of the best, and they have set an example in the past year for other companies to follow."
    "It is an honor for the people of Motion Industries to be awarded this recognition by General Motors for the fifth consecutive year," Stevens said. "We look forward to our continuing relationship with this great organization."
    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, General Motors honored 165 suppliers from over 30,000 from 20 countries for their excellence throughout 2000.
    With 2000 sales in excess of $2.34 billion, Motion Industries is the world's largest distributor of bearings, mechanical power transmission, electrical power transmission and fluid power transmission replacement parts, and hose products. Motion Industries has more than 500 operations including 8 distribution centers throughout North America and services more than 150,000 customers including automotive, chemical, food, beverage, wood/lumber, iron, oil, pulp and paper, steel and textile industries.

    Visit our websites at www.motion-industries.com. and www.motionmro.com. Contact us toll-free at 800/526-9328.