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Linamar Corporation Recognized by General Motors as 2019 Overdrive Award Winner and 2019 Supplier of the Year
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nLinamar Corporation Recognized by General Motors as 2019 Overdrive Award Winner and 2019 Supplier of the Year\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nGUELPH, ON, July 1, 2020\n\n\n\nGUELPH, ON, July 1, 2020 /CNW/ - Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) was named GM Overdrive Award Winner during a virtual ceremony honoring the recipients of the company's 28th annual Supplier of the Year awards on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. GM's Overdrive Award, introduced in 2012, recognizes supplier partners for extraordinary leadership in cultural change and commitment initiatives that drove exceptional business results for GM. Linamar Corporation was named one of four 2019 Overdrive Award winners.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe same day, Linamar was also named a GM Supplier of the Year. \nDuring the event, GM recognized 116 of its best suppliers from 15 countries that have consistently exceeded GM's expectations, created outstanding value or introduced innovations to the company. The awards ceremony was originally scheduled as a live-event to be held in March but was postponed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The recognition is for supplier performance in the 2019 calendar year.\nThis is the 2nd time Linamar has received the Overdrive award, and 4th consecutive year that we have received the Supplier of the Year award.\n\"Our suppliers play a key role in delivering the products, services and experiences our customers deserve – and these award-winning suppliers went above and beyond our expectations,\" said Shilpan Amin, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. \n\"We also believe it's important at this point in time to thank our entire supply base for their efforts the last few months to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19,\" added Amin. \"Not only have we been able to safely restart our manufacturing operations, our suppliers played a key role in assisting our initiatives to increase the supply of ventilators and personal protection equipment (PPE) for frontline health care workers to help save lives and keep communities ...