SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Lear Corp. was named by General Motors as "Corporation of the Year" for its significant contributions to GM’s global success in 2011. This is the highest honor that any supplier to General Motors can win, and Lear was chosen from the 20,000 suppliers that serve GM globally.  
 
Lear also was recognized as a 2011 General Motors Supplier of the Year for seat assemblies. The awards were presented to Lear during a ceremony held March 13 at the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, Mich.
 
This marks the eighth consecutive year, the 11th year out of the past 12, and the 14th time that Lear has been named a General Motors Supplier of the Year.
 
The GM Supplier of the Year award began as a global program in 1992. Winners are selected by a global team of purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing and logistics executives who base their decisions on supplier performance in innovative technology, superior quality, outstanding launch support, crisis management and competitive total enterprise cost solutions.  This year, General Motors honored 82 suppliers for their outstanding performance throughout 2011.