Guide Corporation Gains Subaru-Isuzu Quality Award
30 April 1999
Guide Corporation Gains Subaru-Isuzu Quality Award
ANDERSON, Ind., April 29 -- Guide Corporation has been
awarded The 1998 Quality Achievement Award by Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc. The
announcement was made by Carey Winkel, vice president of sales, marketing and
planning for Guide Corporation of Anderson, Ind.
Winkel said the award was presented by Naofumi Horie, Subaru-Isuzu
Automotive, Inc. executive vice president, manufacturing/engineering, to:
Allan Small, vice president, quality, at Guide Corporation; Gerardo Barrera,
Guide Corporation product manager; and Ralph Hill, quality director of Delphi
Interior Lighting. The award was presented today at SIA's annual Supplier
Award luncheon ceremony in West Lafayette, Ind.
"The award from Subaru-Isuzu Automotive for quality achievement is a
milestone in Guide Corporation's development as an independent lighting
supplier to the global automotive market," added Winkel. "We are grateful for
this prestigious award and our partnership with Subaru-Isuzu Automotive."
Formed last year following General Motors' spin-off of its Delphi Lighting
Division, Guide Corporation is one of the world's largest manufacturers of
automotive lighting components.
With 3,000 employees worldwide, Guide Corporation is headquartered in
Anderson, Ind. It operates the Signal Lighting Division in Anderson, Ind., the
Forward Lighting Division in Monroe, La., and a manufacturing facility in
Matamoros, Mexico. Guide Corporation has a joint-venture operation with Sung
San in Taegu, South Korea.
Established in 1987, Subaru-Isuzu Automotive is a joint venture between
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., and Isuzu Motors Limited. Located in Lafayette,
Ind., SIA produces Subaru Legacy sedans and wagons and the Outback, as well as
Isuzu Rodeo, Isuzu Amigo and Honda Passport sport utility vehicles.
CONTACT: Leonard Carmine of Hickman + Associates, 317-816-9760, or
765-641-5503, or carmine@hickman1.com; or Carey Winkel of Guide Corporation,
765-641-5125.