TACO honoured by General Motors as 2005 Supplier of the year

22 May 2006

Tata AutoComp Systems (TACO) was named for the third consecutive year in a row, as a General Motors (GM) 'Supplier of the Year' for its overall business performance in providing GM with world-class parts and services. The award was given out at a ceremony at the Vehicle Engineering Center located in Warren, Michigan recently.

'We consider TACO to be a role model for all suppliers. They are recognised as a GM 'Supplier of the Year' because they exceeded our expectations in 2005,' said Bo Andersson, Vice President of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. 'TACO is one of the best in the world and we thank them for their hard work and commitment to helping make GM vehicles the best in the world,' he added.

D. S. Gupta, Managing Director, TACO said, "TACO feels honoured to receive the award for the third consecutive year; the award is a testimony of our commitment and dedication in working closely with our customers. We shall continue to strive to meet the expectations of our global customers on cost, quality and delivery on a consistent basis."

The GM 'Supplier of the Year' award began as a global programme in 1992. Winners are selected by a global team of executives from purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics, who base their decisions on supplier performance in quality, service, technology and price. This year, General Motors honoured 85 suppliers worldwide for their outstanding performance throughout 2005.

The Interior and Plastic division of TACO, is the largest supplier of interiors and exterior plastic systems and components in India having strong design, development and supply capabilities, with three manufacturing facilities in India and one in Germany.

About Tata AutoComp Systems Limited (TACO)
Tata AutoComp Systems Limited (TACO), promoted by the Tata Group is amongst India's largest and fastest growing auto component groups. The group provides products and services in the area of auto components to global automotive customers including Ashok Leyland, DaimlerChrysler, Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, John Deere, Mahindra and Mahindra, Piaggio, Tata Motors, Toyota, Volvo and VW. TACO has capabilities in automotive interiors and plastics, and stamping and assemblies, engineering, and supply chain management. The Company also has 17 joint ventures in partnership with leading companies from the global auto component industry viz Johnson Controls, Faurecia, Yazaki Corporation, T.Rad, Visteon, Knorr Bremse, Ficosa, Yutaka Giken, Sungwoo Hitech, Owens Corning, Menzolit Fibron, MobiApps Holdings, Hendrickson, Stadco, Chuo Springs, and GYIN.

With 23 facilities, including 15 manufacturing plants, four engineering centres and three export oriented units and operations in Europe, US and China, TACO is rapidly expanding its business globally in a host of areas in auto components. Currently, TACO Group designs and manufactures a wide variety of components including seating systems, plastic interior and exterior parts, wiring harnesses, aluminium radiators, lighting systems, engine induction systems, brake discs and braking systems, rear view mirrors, control cables, exhaust systems, sheet metal assemblies, SMC parts, vehicle tracking systems, suspensions, coil springs and automotive batteries.