Brose Wins General Motors 2002 Supplier of the Year Award

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 14 -- Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH and Co. has been honored with a General Motors 2002 Supplier of the Year award for its excellence in providing window regulator technology. The award was given during ceremonies Saturday, April 12, in Miami at the Miracle Theatre and is the fourth time Brose has been selected for this high honor.

"Brose is representative of the companies GM expects to grow with as we seek to increase market share," said Bo Andersson, vice president, GM Worldwide Purchasing Production Control & Logistics. "The company's performance and contributions have been critical in helping GM become the industry's low-cost producer of high-quality vehicles. They serve as a role model for other suppliers."

"We are proud to continue our partnership with General Motors, and to be a GM Supplier of the Year for the fourth straight year," said Jan Kowal, president, Brose North America. "This award is a clear signal that Brose is executing the right strategy with the right attention to performance and quality, and we will continue to excel in the same manner."

Brose North America has been working with and supplying window regulators to GM since opening its doors in 1993. Today, Brose NA supplies its award- winning One-Touch Up(TM) window regulators to GM's Cadillac Seville, DeVille, CTS and the new XLR. Additionally, Brose NA supplies innovative systems and components to 17 other GM North America vehicles.

Brose's history in window regulator development spans 80 years of continuous improvement and innovation. Currently, Brose supplies over 75 percent of the European anti-pinch window regulator market and has sold more than 80 million One-Touch Up electronic systems to customers in Europe, Asia, North America and South America.

The GM Supplier of the Year program began in 1992. Award winners were selected by a global team of purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics executives who base their decisions on total supplier performance in the areas of quality, service, technology and price.

Brose supplies components and systems for vehicle doors and seats to over 30 OEMs and Tier One manufacturers worldwide. With more than 20 locations in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa and a staff of nearly 7,000 globally, Brose offers quality window regulators, door modules, seat adjuster and closure systems to OEMs everywhere. For more information, visit www.brose.net .