Delphi Automotive Systems Earns GM Worldwide Supplier Award
3 May 1999
Delphi Automotive Systems Earns GM Worldwide Supplier Award For Air Bag Sensors and Powertrain Control ModulesKokomo And Milwaukee Facilities Receive Esteemed Supplier Recognition KOKOMO, Ind., May 3 -- Delphi Delco Electronics Systems was recently named one of General Motors top suppliers and received the GM Supplier-of-the-Year award for performance in 1998. Delphi Delco Electronics received the award for supplying powertrain control modules manufactured at its Milwaukee plant and air bag sensors (sensing diagnostic modules) produced in Kokomo. Delphi's powertrain control modules integrate engine and transmission control functions into a single module to manage engine and transmission performance. Sensing and diagnostic modules control air bag deployment. GM buys goods and services from more than 30,000 suppliers around the world. Of those, only about half of one percent were recognized with the Supplier of the Year award. Delphi Delco Electronics has received this award for six of the seven years that the award has been in existence in the U.S. Teams of purchasing, quality, engineering and manufacturing experts from GM operations around the world selected the companies recognized with the award. These teams reviewed supplier performance in quality, service and price during the 1998 calendar year. "We are pleased to be specially recognized by our customer as one of its best suppliers," said Dave Wohleen, president of Delphi Delco Electronics Systems. "Meeting GM's tough standards on price, quality and service illustrates our organization's commitment to compete in the global marketplace and our perseverance to win." The awards were presented to companies in 29 countries. GM Worldwide Purchasing buys a total of $86 billion in goods and services in support of the approximate 8.6 million vehicles it produces in 30 countries annually. "GM's suppliers of the year represent the 'best-of-the-best," said Harold R. Kutner, vice president and group executive, Worldwide Purchasing and North American Production Control & Logistics. "Of GM's 30,000 suppliers, Delphi is one of only 184 that have achieved Supplier of the Year distinction for 1998, an honor accorded by those suppliers who have achieved world-class levels of quality, service, technology and price in support of General Motors." Delphi Automotive Systems , with headquarters in Troy, Mich., USA, is a world leader in automotive component and systems technology. Delphi's three business sectors -- Dynamics & Propulsion; Safety, Thermal & Electrical Architecture; and Electronics & Mobile Communications -- provide comprehensive product solutions to complex customer needs. Delphi has more than 196,000 employees and operates 168 wholly owned manufacturing sites, 51 customer centers and sales offices, and 27 technical centers in 36 countries. Regional headquarters are located in Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo. Delphi can be found on the Internet at http://www.delphiauto.com.