MILTON, Ga. — Exide Technologies was recently recognized with the Supplier of the Year Award from Saab Automobile, during a ceremony held Feb. 23 at the Saab factory in Trollhattan, Sweden. Exide supplies SLI (starting, lighting, ignition) batteries for Saab’s original equipment manufacturing and service channels.

Exide was honored "for its contribution and unprecedented performance during the first year of the rebirth of Saab," said Jan Ake Jonsson, CEO of Saab.

Kjell-Ake Eriksson, Saab executive director, purchasing, noted that, “these suppliers have shown they were prepared to walk the extra mile."

"I am very proud to receive this honorable award on behalf of Exide," said Magnus Ohlsson, business director, transportation, for Exide Nordic. "We have worked together with Saab for more than 40 years, and this is an acknowledgement that we have achieved our goals to be a loyal, safe and competitive supplier providing Saab with the best possible solutions."