Affinia Group's WIX Filtration Wins 2006 Supplier of Excellence Award from NAPA Canada

Affinia Group's WIX Filtration Wins 2006 Supplier of Excellence Award
from NAPA Canada

 

Ann Arbor, Mich. (Feb. 20, 2006) -Affinia Group Inc., a global leader in
the on- and off-highway replacement parts and service industry, has
received NAPA Canada's 2006 Supplier of Excellence Award, recognizing
the company for most outstanding vendor support and service as well as
marking the company's second major award from channel partner NAPA for
2006. 

Affinia's NAPA Filters was presented with the 2006 Canadian Supplier of
Excellence Award in Montreal on Feb. 12, and they received the 2006 U.S.
Spirit of NAPA Award in December. The Spirit of NAPA Award and the
Supplier of Excellence Award are two of the industry's most prestigious
honors.

"It is a remarkable accomplishment to win these major supplier awards in
both the U.S. and Canada in the same year," said Terry McCormack,
President and CEO of Affinia Group Inc. "In 2006, NAPA Filters, made for
NAPA by Wix Filtration, celebrated its 40th year of service to NAPA, and
we look forward to continuing the level of service and customer devotion
our people have consistently displayed to NAPA from the very beginning."

Presented by Terry LeBlanc, executive vice president of NAPA Canada, the
2006 Supplier Excellence Award was accepted on behalf of Affinia by
Gordon Curren, senior vice president CRM for Affinia's NAPA Group.

The Supplier of Excellence Award selection process encompasses a number
of criteria, including cataloging, product quality, fill rates, line
leadership, sales support, marketing support, and responsiveness to
channel partners' needs. 

Affinia's other business unit, the Under Vehicle Group, also serves as a
long-standing supplier of NAPA, supplying brake and chassis parts.
Between the two business units, Affinia has won the Supplier of
Excellence award three times since its inception in 2000.

"Receiving the Supplier of Excellence Award for the third time in six
years is a testament to Affinia's dedication to customer service,"
Curren said. "Winning this award takes everyone working for a common
cause, a team effort in the truest sense."

Affinia Group Inc. is a global leader in the on- and off-highway
replacement parts and service industry. In North America the Affinia
family of brands includes WIX(r) Filters, Raybestos(r) brand brakes and
Aimco(r) brake products, and McQuay-Norris(r) and Spicer(r) Chassis
parts. South American and European brands include Nakata(r), Urba(r) and
Quinton Hazell(r). Affinia has operations in 19 countries and more than
10,000 people dedicated to keeping the world's wheels turning. For more
information, visit www.affiniagroup.com <http://www.affiniagroup.com/> .

 

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