CAR CARRIER HUAL was named General Motors Supplier of the Year for its overall business performance in providing GM with parts and services at a ceremony in Prague earlier this month.”HUAL is representative of the type of company we want to grow with as we drive to be the best worldwide,” said Bo Andersson, vice president, GM Worldwide. “It has a balanced focus on performance and behaviour that supports GM’s priorities. They are a role model for all of our suppliers,” he said. “Receiving this award from the world’s No. 1 auto maker is significant recognition of the work we are doing for the global automotive industry,” HUAL president Karl A. Terjesen said. The GM Supplier of the Year award began as a global programme in 1992. Award-winners are selected by a global team of executives from purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics who base their decisions on supplier performance in quality, service, technology and price. This year, General Motors honoured 77 suppliers for their excellence throughout 2003.
