HL Mando said on the 9th that it was selected as General Motors (GM) "2025 Supplier of the Year."

From left, Kang Jong-gu, HL Mando sales director; Eric Slauson, production team leader; Jeff Pontius, R&D director; Kim Jae-hyeok, executive vice president; and Kimberley Huot, GM global chassis purchasing director. /Courtesy of HL Mando

This is the sixth consecutive year since 2020, and the 12th time in total, that HL Mando has been named GM Supplier of the Year. This year's award category is brake control, and the flagship product is the motor on caliper (MoC), a system that integrates a parking brake function. The annual production capacity of HL Mando's Alabama plant is 7.4 million units.

Each year, GM has given the top award only to about the top 0.5% of roughly 20,000 suppliers worldwide. This year, 103 companies from 14 countries made the list. GM headquarters said the winners delivered tangible results despite tough business conditions, including changes in automotive industry regulations and uncertainty in global supply chains.

Vice President Kim Jae-hyeok of HL Mando said, "This award is a milestone achieved by our North America hub strategy," and added, "We will further strengthen collaboration based on the swift execution, crisis resilience, innovation capability, and agile responsiveness that GM has identified as core competencies of suppliers."

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