Nov 23 2004
BASF Brazil, Coatings Division, has received “VW’s Best Supplier Award" in the Supply Quality category. Volkswagen presented the award to BASF for its performance as the coatings supplier to the VW plant in Taubaté during the 23rd International Automobile Trade Show in São Paulo. A total of 27 companies – selected from among the automaker’s 500 suppliers – received awards in various categories.
The award will strengthen the partnership between Volkswagen and BASF and will support ongoing quality improvement and mutual trust between the companies. According to Bernd Martens, director of purchasing for Volkswagen Brazil, “The VW award will strengthen the technical foundation and help to integrate the company further in the Volkswagen Group’s global supplier network.”
Rui Goerck, head of BASF’s Regional Business Unit Coatings and Decorative Paint Solutions South America, notes that “winning the award for best supplier performance for Volkswagen’s Taubaté plant is the result of our team’s hard work and persistent dedication to the goal of helping our customer be more successful. The growth of our business is based on this principle."
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