Sundram Fasteners (SFL) bags Supplier of the Year award from General Motors for tenth time

Sundram Fasteners (SFL’s) Powertrain Components Division has received the prestigious Supplier of the Year award from General Motors (GM) at its 31st Annual Supplier of the Year awards. 

This marks the tenth time that SFL has received the award, underlining the company’s dedication to delivering quality products that exceed GM’s expectations.

SFL’s range of products includes key automotive components from fasteners to transmission shafts, pumps and assemblies, and radiator caps, among others. This accolade is a recognition to global suppliers that distinguish themselves by fulfilling GM’s requirements, resulting in providing customers with innovative technologies of the highest quality.

Arathi Krishna, Managing Director, Sundram Fasteners Limited said “Our long-standing association with GM has been built on a foundation of mutual trust, collaboration, and an unyielding focus on delivering exceptional quality and customer satisfaction.”

He added that this was a source of inspiration and encouragement for them to continue pushing boundaries.  

“We are thrilled to recognise these outstanding suppliers after yet another challenging year in the automotive industry,” said Jeff Morrison, GM Vice President of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “They overcame countless obstacles and exemplified what it means to be resilient, resourceful and determined. Beyond
that, these suppliers demonstrated their commitment to sustainable innovation and to driving advanced solutions in collaboration with the GM team.”  

Winners of the Supplier of the Year awards were chosen by a global team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing and logistics executives. Parameters for evaluation were Product Purchasing, Global Purchasing and Manufacturing Services, Customer Care and Aftersales and Logistics.  

Sundram Fasteners has been a trusted supplier to General Motors for over three decades, providing critical components such as transmission shafts, radiator caps, and pumps and assemblies for use in GM brands such as Cadillac, GMC, and Chevrolet. 

The Company has a distinguished record of accomplishment, having previously received the Supplier of the Year award for five consecutive years from 1996 to 2000, and more recently, in 2009, 2019, 2020, 2021, and now, in 2022.