Hayes Lemmerz Receives Ford 2006 World Excellence Award

Hayes Lemmerz International has been awarded the Ford Motor Company’s Silver World Excellence Award for exemplary performance during 2006 as a supplier of automotive wheels and brakes.

In granting the World Excellence Awards, Ford specifically gave recognition to the Hayes Lemmerz automotive steel wheel facility in Ostrava, Czech Republic and its automotive brake facility in Apodaca (Monterrey), Mexico, for achieving the highest levels of performance in cost, quality and delivery. In announcing the award recipients, Ford’s senior vice president for global purchasing, Tony Brown said, “Their efforts have positively impacted customer satisfaction.”

Daniel Sandberg, president of Hayes Lemmerz’ Automotive Components Group said, “Receiving Ford’s World Excellence Award is well-deserved recognition of our brake operations in Mexico. This is a world class facility where our team is dedicated to delivering impeccable quality products to our customers, on- time and at a competitive price.”

Fred Bentley, COO and president of Hayes Lemmerz Global Wheel Group said, “As a global supplier to Ford, we are extremely proud of this achievement. It’s a tremendous compliment to our people and their passion for excellence.”