AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Continental Automotive’s Chassis and Safety division was recognized as an excellence award winner at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc.’s (TEMA) Annual Supplier Business Meeting (ABM) on March 13. Held at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Ky., ABM brings together approximately 900 attendees from across North America.
"We are very proud to be recognized by Toyota for both technology development and quality performance," said Samir Salman, CEO of Continental’s NAFTA region. "We strive every day to exceed our customers’ expectations. To be recognized for excellence is certainly gratifying and appreciated."
ABM allows TEMA to discuss business objectives with direct and indirect suppliers in preparation for its upcoming fiscal year. Every year, TEMA recognizes suppliers who exceeded the company’s expectations in several categories.
"Toyota works closely with each supplier partner in order to build our top quality vehicles," said Robert Young, TEMA’s purchasing vice president. "This event emphasizes our suppliers’ commitment to flexibility and continuous improvement. This allows Toyota to focus on building safe and reliable products."
In the U.S. alone, there are about 50,000 supplier jobs dedicated to Toyota across more than 30 states. In addition, Toyota collectively spent nearly $25 billion on parts, goods and services last year in North America.
