Bühler Motor Recognized by General Motors as a 2013 Supplier of the Year Winner

Nuremberg, April 1st 2014 – Bühler Motor was named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during its 22nd annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony. The event which was held on Wednesday, March 12 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Mich., was hosted by Mary Barra, GM CEO and Grace Lieblein, GM Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

GM’s exclusive Supplier of the Year honor was presented to only 68 suppliers worldwide who have consistently exceeded GM’s expectations and created outstanding value. This is the 1st time Bühler Motor has received the award.

“Our suppliers play an important role in helping GM deliver compelling vehicles to our customers,” said Grace Lieblein, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “Supplier of the Year winners have outstanding track records for consistently meeting our business needs, while also supporting our cultural priorities.”

Less than 1 percent of GM’s suppliers around the world receive the Supplier of the Year award.
Bühler Motor was recognized for delivering innovative water pump technology to GM, superior quality, and competitive prices.

"The endorsement by General Motors makes us very proud. For all of us at Bühler Motor it is an important incentive to keep on focussing on delivering ever more efficient, and qualitative even more superior drive solutions for our customers." said Peter Muhr, CEO and President of the Bühler Motor Group.

Peter Muhr and Ray Welterlin, President Buehler Motor Inc., received the award from Kirsten Siemen, Executive Director and Global Functional Leader for Thermal Systems and Beverly Gaskin, Executive Director and Global Purchasing Powertrain.

About Bühler Motor

Bühler Motor delivers demanding, custom-made, and reliable drive solutions with DC/BLDC small motors and gear motors.

More than one of out every ten employees at Bühler Motor works in Research and Development. Our in-house sample shop and R&D department, combined with state-of-the-art test labs, enable Bühler to concentrate completely on quick and flexible development of customer specific drive solutions.

1,600 employees ensure successful development, industrialization and production of mechatronic drive solutions for mid- to high volume applications.

With eight locations on three continents and highly developed process competencies, Bühler Motor
is able to fulfill all customer requirements for short transit times, quality, and on-time delivery at the required volumes. The company’s strategic markets include the automotive market, the healthcare equipment market, general industrial solutions in the field of building automation, agriculture, transportation, pumps, paper handling, vending and banking machines and more.

www.buehlermotor.com

About General Motors

General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM, TSX: GMM) and its partners produce vehicles in 30 countries, and the company has leadership positions in the world's largest and fastest-growing automotive markets. GM, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety, security and information services, can be found at
http://www.gm.com

Bühler Motor GmbH
Roswitha Schuller
Company communications
Anne-Frank-Strasse 33-35
D-90459 Nürnberg
Phone: +49 911 45 04-1129
Fax: +49 911 43 08 69-1129
e-mail: Roswitha.Schuller@buehlermotor.de

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