SKF NAMED GM SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

SKF has been named a GM Supplier of the Year by General
Motors for 2020. This is the ninth time that SKF
has received this award. The annual awards highlight
GM’s top 2020 calendar year suppliers from 16 countries
who have exceeded GM’s requirements and provide
GM customers with innovative technologies that are
among the highest quality in the automotive industry.
“We’re grateful
to be recognized
again by GM as
a Supplier of the
Year and for the
continued partnership with them as a customer. For over 70
years, our world-class bearing and seal technologies have
been a critical component for many GM vehicle programs,
and more recently, we are proud to also be supplying GM
with bearings and seals for the next generation of all electric
vehicles. In addition, SKF stepped up to the GM challenge
to supply bearings used in building ventilators as part of
the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Greg
Zimmerman, President, SKF Automotive North America.
“As GM works to achieve a future with zero crashes, zero
emissions, and zero congestion, we are proud to have
innovative and dedicated suppliers around the world
as partners in this mission,” said Shilpan Amin, GM
vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.
“Throughout a challenging year, our suppliers have shown resilience
and dedication in working toward our shared goal of
long-term sustainability for our planet and the communities
we serve while meeting our present needs,” Amin said. “We
are pleased with what we’ve accomplished together in the past
year, and we are excited by the opportunity that lies ahead.”
The Supplier of the Year award winners were chosen by a global team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing,
and logistics executives. Winners were selected
based on performance criteria in Product Purchasing, Global
Purchasing and Manufacturing Services, Customer Care
and Aftersales and Logistics.