Continental Automotive Recognizes Top Suppliers with ‘Supplier of the Year’ Awards in Onsite Ceremony

Continental Automotive Recognizes Top Suppliers with ‘Supplier of the Year’ Awards in Onsite Ceremony

(IN BRIEF) Continental Automotive held an onsite ceremony to honor its best suppliers for 2022 with the “Supplier of the Year” awards. The event marked a return to in-person gatherings after three years of virtual presentations due to the pandemic. The company acknowledged the strong collaboration with its suppliers and emphasized the importance of working together to shape the technological transformation in the automotive market.

(PRESS RELEASE) REGENSBURG, 4-Aug-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Continental Automotive honored the performance of its best suppliers for 2022 with the prestigious “Supplier of the Year” awards. The ceremony on August 2 was the first onsite event after three years of pandemic-related virtual presentations. 55 international participants attended an evening in the historic Herzogssaal in Regensburg.

Speaking at the event, Nikolai Setzer, Chief Executive Officer of Continental, acknowledged the performance of the business partners. “We always had a strong relationship with our suppliers and became even closer in the past, very dynamic, and challenging years. Cultivating a synergistic relationship with our strategic supply base is a key to success for us – after all, “for one another” is a core corporate value at Continental.”

In 2022, a total of 145.5 billion components were delivered across 78 Continental locations worldwide.

“With the “Supplier of the Year” award we emphasize, that we are eager to continue our strong collaboration and shape the technological transformation in the Automotive market earlier together”, said Peter Popp, Head of Automotive Purchasing at Continental during the ceremony.

The ten distinguished series suppliers include:

• Special Quality Award:
  • Renesas
• Electronics:
  • ROHM Co., Ltd. (Power Supply & Multimedia)
• Electromechanics:
  • Panasonic Industrial Device Motor BU (Motor Systems)
  • Elec & Eltek (Standard Printed Circuit Boards)
• Mechanics:
  • Mansfield Group (Deep Drawn and Spring Parts)
  • Shinko Nameplate Co., Ltd. (Decorative Plastics)
• Business Area specific solutions:
  • Corning Automotive Glass Solutions LLC (LC Displays)
  • Ningbo Sunny Automotive Optech Co. Ltd. (Optical Devices)
• Production Equipment:
  • Fuji Corporation (Automated Insertion Machines)
• Software Engineering Services:
  • GlobalLogic (Software Engineering Services)

Media Contact:

Julia Lautenschlager
Media Spokesperson and Topic Manager People, Operations and Sustainability
Continental Automotive
+49 151 6898 3434
julia.lautenschlager@continental.com

SOURCE: Continental AG