GM Announces Supplier of the Year Awards

General Motors Co. in Detroit today announced it has recognized 134 companies from 16 countries for its Supplier of the Year awards. Additionally, 31 suppliers from 12 countries earned GM’s Overdrive Awards.
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GM hosted its 30th annual Supplier of the Year Awards this week in Phoenix. // Courtesy of General Motors
GM hosted its 30th annual Supplier of the Year Awards this week in Phoenix. // Courtesy of General Motors Co.

General Motors Co. in Detroit today announced it has recognized 134 companies from 16 countries for its Supplier of the Year awards. Additionally, 31 suppliers from 12 countries earned GM’s Overdrive Awards.

The Supplier of the Year award recognizes distinguished global suppliers that exceed GM’s requirements, in turn providing GM customers with innovative technologies and among the highest quality in the automotive industry.

First presented in 2012, the Overdrive Award is a distinction reserved for suppliers who display outstanding achievement across the global purchasing and supply chain organization’s key priorities. They include sustainability, innovation, relationships, total enterprise cost, launch excellence, and safety.

“This year’s Supplier of the Year event was special not only because it’s the 30th anniversary of the program, but because it provided us with the opportunity to recognize our suppliers for persevering through one of the most challenging years the industry has ever faced,” says Shilpan Amin, GM vice president of global purchasing and supply chain.

“These top suppliers showed resilience and reinforced their commitment to pursuing sustainability and innovation. Through our strong relationships and collaboration, GM and our suppliers are poised to build a brighter future for generations to come.”

The Supplier of the Year and Overdrive Award winners were selected by a global cross functional team based on performance criteria in product purchasing, global purchasing and manufacturing services, customer care and aftersales, and logistics.

GM’s 2021 Supplier of the Year award winners are:

  • Adient
  • First Brands Group Brake & Filtration
  • Mobis
  • Adobe
  • Flex-N-Gate
  • Moon Star Express LLC
  • Advanced Composites
  • F-Tech Inc.
  • Morley
  • AGI
  • Gallagher-Kaiser Corp.
  • Namsun Aluminum Automotive Parts
  • Allegis Global Solutions
  • Gentex Corporation
  • NEMAK
  • Alps Alpine Co.
  • Hyundai Glovis Co.
  • Nexteer Automotive
  • Aptiv Connection Systems
  • GNS NA
  • Nidec Mobility
  • aThingz
  • The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
  • Nippon Seiki North America
  • Hankook & Company ES America Corp.
  • GP Strategies
  • Komatsu NTC
  • Attentive Industries Inc.
  • Hankook Tire and Technology
  • Nucor
  • Bocar Group
  • Hanon Systems
  • NYX
  • Austem Co.
  • Harman International
  • Penske Logistics
  • Automatic Systems Inc.
  • Hella GmbH & Co.
  • Pierburg
  • Autotech Consulting Group
  • Henniges Automotive
  • Precision
  • Axalta Coating Systems
  • HIROTEC MEXICO
  • Rassini
  • Bader Leather Group
  • Guangdong Hongtu Technology (Holdings) Co., Ltd.
  • Ryder System Inc.
  • Barton Malow
  • Ideal Contracting
  • Ryobi Die Casting
  • Moura Batteries
  • Iljin Global
  • Seil Intech Co.
  • BCS-AIS
  • ITW Fasteners
  • Sundram Fasteners Limited, Powertrain Components
  • Belcan
  • Jack Cooper Transport
  • Shannon Precision Fastener
  • Bridgestone Corporation
  • Jack Morton Worldwide
  • Shape Corp.
  • Brose
  • JATCO
  • SHB
  • CEVA Logistics
  • JPC Automotive Co.
  • SKF
  • Chunil Cargo Transportation Co.
  • Katcon Global
  • SL Corp.
  • Chunil Engineering Co.
  • Kautex Textron
  • Motherson
  • Cisco Systems Inc.
  • KCC Glass
  • Sogefi Group
  • CITIC Dicastal
  • Kem Krest
  • Spartan Light Metal Products
  • Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
  • Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha
  • Spiers New Technologies
  • COAVIS
  • KM&I Co.
  • Summit Polymers Inc.
  • Conduent
  • Kostal Automobil Elektrik
  • Sungwoo Hitech Co.
  • Cooper Standard
  • KUKA Systems North America
  • Tenneco Powertrain
  • Creative Techniques Inc.
  • Kwangjin
  • Tianhai Electric North America
  • Czarnowski Collective
  • L&L Products
  • Veoneer
  • Daeyong Industry Co.
  • Labelmaster
  • Vuteq Corp.
  • Daewon Kang UP Co.
  • Lear Corp.
  • Walbridge
  • Daimay
  • LINAMAR
  • US Farathane
  • Day & Ross
  • Lizhong Wheel Manufacturing
  • Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co.
  • DSV Air & Sea Inc.
  • Magna International
  • Weber Shandwick
  • DTR Automotive Corporation
  • Mando America
  • WestRock
  • DY Auto Corp.
  • Mapbox Inc.
  • Wooshin Safety Systems Co.
  • Dynamic Manufacturing Inc.
  • Maxxis Tires
  • Worthington Industries
  • Eaton Corp.
  • McCann Detroit
  • XPO Logistics Managed Transportation
  • ExxonMobil Fuels and Lubricants
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
  • Yazaki North America
  • FANUC Corp.
  • Michelin North America
  • Yeaton Research
  • FedEx Corp.
  • MNP Corp.

GM’s 2021 Overdrive Award winners are:

  • Allegis Global Solutions
  • Faurecia Clean Mobility
  • Nucor
  • American Axle & Manufacturing
  • Gallagher-Kaiser Corp.
  • Rassini
  • Aspen Aerogels
  • Jack Morton Worldwide
  • Renesas Electronics Corp.
  • Bader Leather Group
  • Labelmaster
  • Sansera Engineering Limited
  • BASF
  • LG Chem
  • SKF
  • Bauer Controls
  • LG Energy Solution
  • SPEN-TECH Machine Engineering Corp.
  • CarUX Technology PTE
  • LG Electronics
  • Spiers New Technologies
  • Chunil Engineering Co.
  • Magna International
  • Walbridge
  • Dana Inc.
  • Martin Retail Group
  • Yeaton Research
  • CARAT
  • Minth Group Limited
  • ExxonMobil Fuels and Lubricants
  • NGK Automotive Ceramics USA Inc.

The honorees for 2021 include nine certified diverse suppliers recognized as a Supplier of the Year. GM was the first automotive OEM to establish a supplier diversity program in 1968.  Over the past five years, GM has spent more than $17 billion and contributed to many community initiatives in collaboration with diverse suppliers.