SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lear Corporation(NYSE: LEA), received the General Motors 2007 Supplier of the Year award forits significant contributions to GM's global product and performanceachievements. The 16th annual award -- themed the 'Best of the Best' -- waspresented to Lear during ceremonies Saturday, April 26 at the SawgrassMarriott Hotel in Jacksonville, Fla.
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'GM is proud to honor Lear Corporation as a GM Supplier of the Yearwinner, ' said Bo Andersson, GM group vice president, Global Purchasingand Supply Chain. 'This award is our way of telling the winners that weappreciate all of their efforts in working together with GM tomanufacture world-class vehicles.'
'Lear is among the best of the best,' he continued. 'They understandthat our mutual success can only be achieved by sharing common goals andpriorities.'
'This award from General Motors is especially meaningful because of thesheer size of its global supply base and the performance criteria set forth inqualifying as a GM Supplier of the Year,' said Bob Rossiter, Lear's Chairman,CEO and President. 'I want to congratulate the entire Lear team for beinginstrumental in making this Lear's fourth consecutive year as a recipient ofthis award and the sixth time Lear has been honored in the new millennium.'
The GM Supplier of the Year award began as a global program in 1992.Winners are selected by a global team of executives from purchasing,engineering, manufacturing and logistics who base their decisions on supplierperformance in quality, service, technology and price. This year, GeneralMotors honored 97 suppliers for their outstanding performance throughout 2007.
Lear Corporation is one of the world's largest suppliers of automotiveseating systems, electrical distribution systems and related electronicproducts. The Company's world-class products are designed, engineered andmanufactured by a diverse team of 91,000 employees at 215 facilities in 35countries. Lear's headquarters are in Southfield, Michigan, and Lear istraded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol [LEA]. Furtherinformation about Lear is available on the Internet at http://www.lear.com.
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