Continental Automotive honours 10 global suppliers for 2022

Continental Automotive has honoured the performance of its best suppliers for 2022 with its ‘Supplier of the Year’ awards. The ceremony on August 2 was the first onsite event after three years of pandemic-related virtual presentations.

Fifty-five international participants attended an evening in the historic Herzogssaal in Regensburg. In 2022, a total of 145.5 billion components were delivered across 78 Continental locations worldwide.

Speaking at the event, Nikolai Setzer, CEO of Continental, acknowledged the performance of the business partners. “We always had a strong relationship with our suppliers and became even closer in the past, very dynamic, and challenging years. Cultivating a synergistic relationship with our strategic supply base is a key to success for us – after all, ‘for one another’ is a core corporate value at Continental.”

“With the ‘Supplier of the Year’ award we emphasise that we are eager to continue our strong collaboration and shape the technological transformation in the Automotive market earlier together,” said Peter Popp, Head of Automotive Purchasing at Continental during the ceremony.

In 2022, a total of 145.5 billion components were delivered across 78 Continental locations worldwide.

The 10 award-winning series suppliers include:

Special Quality Award
Renesas
Electronics
ROHM Co., Ltd. (Power Supply & Multimedia)
Electromechanics
Panasonic Industrial Device Motor BU (Motor Systems)
Elec & Eltek (Standard Printed Circuit Boards)
Mechanics
Mansfield Group (Deep Drawn and Spring Parts)
Shinko Nameplate Co., Ltd. (Decorative Plastics)
Business Area specific solutions
Corning Automotive Glass Solutions (LC Displays)
Ningbo Sunny Automotive Optech Co. Ltd. (Optical Devices)
Production Equipment
Fuji Corporation (Automated Insertion Machines)
Software Engineering Services
GlobalLogic (Software Engineering Services)