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Kautex Textron Selected as 'Best of the Best' Among General Motors 30,000 Suppliers Worldwide

9 July 1997

Kautex Textron Selected as 'Best of the Best' Among General Motors 30,000 Suppliers Worldwide

    TROY, Mich., July 9 -- As the world's largest producer of
plastic fuel tank systems, Kautex Textron, Bonn, Germany, is among 173
suppliers from 26 countries to win the 1996 GM Supplier of the Year award.
The winning companies were selected from a GM supplier base consisting of over
30,000 firms worldwide for exceeding specific performance standards in
quality, service and price.
    "Suppliers recognized as GM's Supplier of the Year demonstrated throughout
1996 that they are the 'Best of the Best' in their respective businesses,"
said Harold R. Kutner, GM's Vice President for Worldwide Purchasing.
    "The achievement of this eminent award reaffirms our continuous stride to
exceed customer expectations," stated John A. Janitz, Chairman, President and
CEO of Textron Automotive Company.  "The bar is raised every year by the
O.E.M.'s and to be recognized as the best in the world in the eyes of General
Motors means that our company is globally competitive and a true supplier of
choice."
    Since the expansion of the GM Supplier of the Year awards program
internationally in l992, Kautex Textron, a division of Textron Automotive
Company, has been honored three times with this prestigious award.  The award
was represented to Kautex Textron Bonn Facility in a honor ceremony on
June 30, 1997.
    Supplying high quality blow-molded technical plastic parts to the
automotive industry, Kautex Textron, with 17 facilities in over 11 countries,
is the world's largest producer of plastic fuel tank systems.
    Textron Automotive Company Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron
Inc. , is a worldwide manufacturer of automotive interior, exterior
and functional components with revenues in excess of $2 billion.
    Textron Inc. is a $9.3 billion global, multi-industry company with
market-leading operations in Aircraft, Automotive, Industrial and Finance.

SOURCE  Textron Automotive Company Inc.