Hankook Tire Recognized by General Motors as a 2017 Supplier of the Year

Hankook Tire was named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during its 26th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held Friday, 20th April in Orlando, Florida.

Detroit, Michigan, USA, May 18, 2018 – GM recognised 132 of its best suppliers from 17 countries who have consistently exceeded GM’s expectations, created outstanding value or brought new innovations to the company. This is the second consecutive year Hankook has received the award.

“This is an opportunity for General Motors to honour those suppliers who are truly the best of the best,” said Steve Kiefer, GM senior vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “The automotive industry is transforming at an incredible rate. The relationships we have with our supply base means everything when it comes to delivering a strong vehicle lineup today and the cutting-edge vehicles and mobility services of tomorrow.”

GM’s Supplier of the Year award is reserved for suppliers who distinguish themselves by meeting performance metrics for quality, execution, innovation, and total enterprise cost. Award winners represent companies who provide products and services to General Motors in the areas of vehicle components, supply chain and logistics, customer care and aftersales, and indirect services.

“Hankook is honoured to receive a GM Supplier of the Year award again this year,” said Hankook Tire President & CEO Hyun Bum Cho. “We value our partnership with GM and believe this award two years in a row is a testament to our strong partnership and continued growth together.”

Photo Caption (from left to right):
- Jim Danahy, Executive Director, Chassis Engineering of General Motors
- HJ Kim, Vice President, North America OE Sales of Hankook Tire
- Hyun-Jun Cho, Vice President, Head of OE Division of Hankook Tire
- Eric Shirley, Director, North America OE Sales of Hankook Tire
- Wade Sheffer, Executive Director, Chassis Purchasing of General Motors

About Hankook Tire

Hankook Tire manufactures globally innovative, award-winning radial tyres of proven superior quality for passenger cars, light trucks, SUVs, RVs, trucks, and buses as well as motorsports (circuit racing/street circuits/rallies).

Aspiring to bring consumers the utmost excellence in product quality, technological excellence and driving satisfaction, Hankook Tire continuously invests in research and development maintaining five R&D centres and eight production facilities around the world. Bespoke tyre solutions for the European markets as well as European Original Equipment according to the requirements of leading premium car manufacturers, are developed in the company’s regional Technical Centre in Hanover/Germany. Production for the European region is taking place in the state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Rácalmás/Hungary which was inaugurated in June 2007 and is continuously being expanded.

Hankook Tire’s European headquarters are located in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main in Germany. The manufacturer operates further branches in several European countries and sells its products through regional distributors in other local markets. Hankook Tire employs approximately 20,000 people worldwide and sells products in over 160 countries. The company has been the technical partner and exclusive tyre supplier of the Generation 3 for the FIA ABB Formula E World Championship since 2023. Internationally leading car manufacturers rely on tyres made by Hankook for their original equipment. Approximately 38 percent of the company's global sales are generated within the European region.

For more information please visit www.hankooktire-mediacenter.com or www.hankooktire.com

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From left to right: - Jim Danahy, Executive Director, Chassis Engineering of General Motors - HJ Kim, Vice President, North America OE Sales of Hankook Tire - Hyun-Jun Cho, Vice President, Head of OE Division of Hankook Tire - Eric Shirley, Director, North America OE Sales of Hankook Tire - Wade Sheffer, Executive Director, Chassis Purchasing of General Motors

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