General Motors Names BASF A 2022 Supplier Of The Year

General Motors (GM) has recognised BASF as a 2022 Supplier of the Year, the 16th time BASF has received the award.

Celebrated at the 31st annual Supplier of the Year event in San Antonio, Texas, USA, the award recognises BASF’s effort to provide GM with the highest quality products and outstanding service.

“We are humbled and honoured to be recognised by our great strategic partner, General Motors, with this award,” said Jeffrey Jones, BASF Vice President for Automotive OEM Coatings and Key Account Manager for GM. “It reflects decades of collaboration and our strong partnership with GM to create solutions for a sustainable future.”

GM’s Supplier of the Year awards recognise global companies that distinguish themselves by exceeding GM’s requirements and providing innovative technologies. The recipients are selected by a global, cross-functional GM team for their performance in criteria such as product purchasing, global purchasing and manufacturing services, customer care, and aftersales and logistics. In 2022, 121 suppliers from 17 countries were celebrated at the Supplier of the Year event.

“We are thrilled to recognise these outstanding suppliers after yet another challenging year in the automotive industry,” said Jeff Morrison, Vice President of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain at GM. “They overcame countless obstacles and exemplified what it means to be resilient, resourceful, and determined. Beyond that, these suppliers demonstrated their commitment to sustainable innovation and to driving advanced solutions in collaboration with the GM team.”