Lear Recognizes 2015 "Supplier of the Year" Award Winners

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Dec 02, 2015, 12:46 ET

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a leading global supplier of automotive seating and electrical distribution systems, today announced its 2015 "Supplier of the Year" award winners, the highest honor Lear can bestow upon a supplier, to 26 suppliers based on their outstanding performance. The awards were recently presented for the Americas in Southfield, MI; for Europe in Munich, Germany; and for Asia in Shanghai, China.

The Lear Suppliers of the Year for 2015 were selected from more than 2000 companies that support Lear globally. This year's recipients demonstrated excellence in either quality, innovation, delivery, service or competitiveness during 2015.

"The award-winning suppliers we are announcing today performed at superior levels and have outstanding track records in working together with us," said Matt Simoncini, Lear's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our global supplier partners are critical to our success in providing the best possible cost, quality and value to our customers. We truly appreciate the tremendous support we receive from our all of our suppliers, and I would like to especially thank this year's award winners," added Simoncini.

The Supplier of the Year award winners were chosen by a global team of Lear Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing and Logistics executives. The 2015 Lear "Supplier of the Year" winners are:

SHB Group
Global Enterprises
Royal Technologies
Ontario Die
Tarpon Automation
NYX, Inc.
AWL Techniek B.V.
Thiel & Hoche Rohrtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Sistemas Integrados Electroneumaticos
Karl Etzel GmbH
4 Flow AG
Hangzhou Yusei Machinery Co. Ltd.
Wuxi QuanSheng AnRen Machinery Co., Ltd.
SI Inter-pack
Lumax Industries Limited
V&T Metal Technology Co., Ltd.
Wuhu Ruiyou Engineering Equipment Technology Co., Ltd.
Coficab
MD Electronik
Renesas
Molex
MOL (America), Inc.
Federal-Mogul
Agillence, Inc.
Delfingen Asia
Via Systems

About Lear Corporation

Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) is one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive seating and electrical distribution systems. Lear serves every major automaker in the world, and Lear content can be found on more than 300 vehicle nameplates. Lear's world-class products are designed, engineered and manufactured by a diverse team of approximately 135,000 employees located in 35 countries. Lear currently ranks #174 on the Fortune 500. Lear's headquarters are in Southfield, Michigan. Further information about Lear is available at http://www.lear.com.

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