Yazaki North America Honored by General Motors as a 2003 Supplier of the Year

CANTON, Mich., April 7 -- Yazaki North America, Inc. (Yazaki), a leading supplier of vehicle power and data solutions to the automotive industry, was named as a General Motors Supplier of the Year for its overall business performance in providing GM with parts and services. The award was given during ceremonies Saturday, April 3, in Prague at the Hilton Prague Hotel's Congress Hall.

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"Yazaki North America is representative of the type of company we want to grow with as we drive to be the best worldwide," said Bo Andersson, vice president, GM Worldwide Purchasing Production Control & Logistics. "Yazaki has a balanced focus on performance and behavior that supports GM's priorities. They are a role model for all of our suppliers."

"We are very pleased to have received the GM supplier of the year award," said Riku Yazaki, president, GM Business Unit. "As a GM supplier we consider this to be a very important recognition of our services to General Motors."

Yazaki Corporation has aligned itself with GM's priorities and is looking forward to building on successes and strengthening their partnership with GM.

"We are committed to a long term relationship with GM based on demonstrated competitive excellence through performance in the areas of quality, service, technology, and price," said George R. Perry, president and CEO of Yazaki North America.

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 77 suppliers for their excellence throughout 2003.

Yazaki Corporation is a global leader in the research, development and delivery of vehicle power and data solutions, as well as advanced electronic technologies for vehicle applications. Yazaki produces electrical distribution systems, fiber optics, advanced networking products, instrumentation, junction blocks, connector systems, and advanced electronics. Worldwide, the company employs over 120,000 people in 38 countries, 1,500 of whom are based in the company's North American headquarters and research center campus in Canton, Michigan. For more information on Yazaki, log onto www.yazaki-na.com .

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