Our team in China awards top suppliers

On May 15th our plant in Suzhou, China hosted a Supplier of the Year award ceremony to recognize stamping supplier, Chongqing Huyu, and raw material supplier, Lilai Steel, as Supplier of the Year for 2018.

In attendance were Klaus Lawory – Vice President of Procurement, Tomasz Marczuk – Supplier Quality Engineer Leader, and both the Purchasing and Logistics teams in China. In his speech, Klaus Lawory praised the cooperation with both companies, emphasizing their reliability.

Chongqing Huyu started their business with KIRCHHOFF Automotive Chongqing in 2012 on the C490 project for Changan Ford. Zhang Juhua, the owner of Huyu, said: “The cooperation with KIRCHHOFF Automotive has made us grow fast, we are getting stronger. We expect more business with KIRCHHOFF Automotive in the future.“

Similarly, Lilai Steel started doing business with us in 2013 – which has doubled since then. Zhang Ke, the General Manager of Lilai Steel, expressed his appreciation. “KIRCHHOFF Automotive is one of our most important customers. We will provide the best service in the future as always.”

After the ceremony, the KIRCHHOFF Automotive team enjoyed dinner with our suppliers to celebrate and discuss prospects for additional cooperation in the future.