Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Bridgestone Named Supplier of the Year by General Motors
 Bridgestone Corporation and its global family of companies, including Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), is the proud recipient of the General Motors (GM) Supplier of the Year Award for overall performance in providing GM with parts and services. Takashi Urano, Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corp., accepted the awarded on behalf of the Company. This is the thirteenth time Bridgestone Corporation has been given the award.
“To be given this award more than a dozen times is a great honor,” said Gary Garfield, CEO and President, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM). “Making sure our company provides world-class quality products to our customers is of the upmost importance and we will continue to provide GM with the high quality tires and services it has come to expect from Bridgestone Corporation.”
The Bridgestone Group supplies tires to GM plants worldwide. In North America, Bridgestone Americas supplies Bridgestone and Firestone-brand tires for application on all four of GM’s vehicle badges – Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac. Bridgestone Group companies also supply tires to GM facilities and subsidiaries in Brazil, Venezuela, Europe, Australia, India, Thailand, South Africa, China, and South Korea.
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