Tata Auto Plastic Systems honoured by General Motors as 2003 Supplier of the Year

5 April 2004

Tata Auto Plastic Systems (TAPS) was awarded General Motors Supplier of the Year for 2003 for its overall business performance in providing General Motors (GM) with parts and services. The prestigious award was presented in a ceremony conducted on Saturday, April 3 in Prague, Czechoslovakia at the Hilton Prague Hotel's Congress Hall.

"Tata Auto Plastic Systems is representative of the type of company we want to grow with as we drive to be the best, worldwide," said Bo Andersson, Vice-President, Purchasing, Production Control and Logistics, GM Worldwide. "The company has a balanced focus on performance and behaviour that supports GM's priorities. They are a role model for all of our suppliers," he added.

TAPS is currently supplying parts for GM Corsa as well as developing components for a new program. TAPS is looking forward to expanding and establishing its relationship with GM Worldwide. As Mr. Rajiv Bakshi, CEO, TAPS said, "Working with GM for the last three years has been a great learning experience for the company."

The GM Supplier of the Year Award began as a global program in 1992. Award winners are selected by a global team of executives from purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics. Their decisions are based on supplier performance in quality, service, technology and price.

TAPS is a QS 9000 and ISO 14000 certified company engaged in design, development, manufacture and supply of interior and exterior plastic parts to global majors. It is a part of Tata Auto Comp Systems Limited (TACO), the fifth largest auto-component group in India. Established in October 1995, by the Tata Group, it has set up world class operations for supplying a wide range of components to auto-makers in India and abroad, with the help of global partners like Johnson Controls, Yazaki, Faurecia, etc. Main products include cockpit, interiors, seating system, wiring harness, radiators, mirrors, cables, sheet metal, exhaust systems. Its 350-strong engineering team is offering design and engineering services to customers in USA, Europe and Japan.