Coatings World - July 2017

Motors during its 25th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held March

31, in Orlando, Florida.

GM recognized 118 of its best suppliers from 15 countries that have consistently exceeded GM’s expectations, created outstanding value or brought new innovations to the company. The announcement represented the most suppliers GM has recognized since debuting the Supplier of the Year event in 1992. This is the third consecutive year Axalta has received the award.

“We are focused on building posi-
tive supplier relationships, bringing new,
customer-centric innovations to GM and
being the OEM of choice among suppli-
ers,” said Steve Kiefer, GM vice president,
Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.
“The companies we recognize tonight
not only have brought innovation, they
delivered it with the quality our custom-
ers deserve.”
More than half of the suppliers are re-
peat winners from 2015.

Winning suppliers were chosen by a global team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing and logistics executives and selected based on performance criteria in Product Purchasing, Indirect Purchasing, Customer Care and Aftersales, and Logistics.

“For the third consecutive year, Axalta’s global team is honored to accept this prestigious recognition from GM,” said Steve Markevich, Axalta Executive Vice President and President of Transportation Coatings and Greater China. “Axalta looks forward to building upon our long-standing relationship with GM and continuing to deliver exciting colors, long lasting durability, and world class innovation that GM and our customers around the world deserve.”

Axalta’s Cromax Refinish
Brand Becomes Silver
Partner of Belgian Punch
Powertrain Solar Team

Cromax, one of the premium refinish
brands of Axalta Coating Systems
has become a Silver Partner
of the Punch Powertrain Solar
Team. Comprised of engineering
students from the Catholic University of
Leuven in Belgium, the team will compete
in this year’s Bridgestone World Solar
Challenge in Australia on October 8 –

15, 2017. Axalta’s support of the Punch Powertrain Solar Car, now in its second challenge, reflects the convergence of the company’s product technology, commitment to motorsports, university relations program, and corporate social responsibility initiatives.

“Axalta was a fantastic partner for the 2015 World Challenge so we are incredibly pleased to be working with the Cromax brand again, this time as a Silver Partner. Our shared values, which include a love for innovation, a dedication to teamwork and an integral philosophy for sustainability, solidifies our confidence that this year, along with our other partners, we will improve on our previous