Aisin named top supplier for third consecutive year
PLYMOUTH, Mich., June 28, 2007 – Aisin World Corp. of America (AWA), a worldwide supplier of automotive components, today announced that it was presented the Supplier of the Year Award by Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM). A subsidiary of Toyota Industries Corp., TIEM is a joint venture with Toyota Motor Corp. The award acknowledges suppliers who have met TIEM’s highest standards in quality, delivery, diversity, technology/development and value improvement for parts and materials. AWA supplies transmissions for TIEM’s 1, 2 and 3 ton lift trucks. The award was presented at the TIEM production facility in Columbus, Indiana, on June 21.
“This is quite a milestone for AWA,” said Mike Gilpin, drivetrain sales manager for AWA. “Not only is this our third consecutive award, but it’s the fourth in the past five years. It is testament to the quality and hard work of our Aisin associates.”
Given TIEM’s leading position in the lift truck market, suppliers must meet stringent quality standards. Aisin’s aluminum-cast transmissions, which are used on TIEM’s internal combustion lift trucks, have consistently met these standards for quality.
“These transmissions need to be particularly robust,” said Gilpin. We have a deep knowledge in developing transmissions for both automotive and industrial use, and that knowledge continually bears fruit in the form of awards such as this.”
About Aisin World Corp. of America
Based in Plymouth, Mich., AWA is a subsidiary of the Aisin Group, headed by Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. with corporate offices in Kariya City, Aichi, Japan. The Aisin Group is a worldwide supplier of automotive components, such as brakes, transmissions, drive train, chassis, body and information-related systems and components, and engine-related parts. In North America, the Aisin Group has 28 manufacturing, R & D and sales centers, and approximately 10,000 employees.
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