OREANDA-NEWS. April 11, 2014. ArcelorMittal was named a GM Supplier of the Year and received the automaker’s Overdrive Award during General Motors 22nd annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony. The event was held at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. 

GM’s exclusive Supplier of the Year honour was presented to only 68 suppliers who have consistently exceeded GM’s expectations by being innovative, delivering quality products and services on time and by creating outstanding value.

“Our suppliers play an important role in helping GM deliver compelling vehicles to our customers,” said Grace Lieblein, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “ArcelorMittal has an outstanding track record for consistently meeting our business needs, while also supporting our cultural priorities.”

In addition to being named a 2013 Supplier of the Year, ArcelorMittal earned GM’s prestigious Overdrive Award, an honour given to just four companies worldwide. This award recognises suppliers who have undertaken extraordinary initiatives that drove outstanding results for GM’s business, while demonstrating values important to GM and exceptional commitment to their community.

“The recognition from General Motors is testament to the commitment from ArcelorMittal employees through the world, working to produce safe, sustainable steel and exceed our customers’ expectations each and every day,” said Gordon O’Neill, ArcelorMittal’s global account manager for GM. “It is quite the privilege to be selected in such a competitive process, considering the scope of global suppliers that go beyond steel to include companies that supply services, parts, components, sub-systems and other critical products that create today’s modern vehicle.”