Schaeffler scoops prestigious awards
Schaeffler has been honoured for the precision, performance and quality of its service to three of its vehicle manufacturer customers in Asia.
The company received the ‘Certificate of Achievement in Quality Performance 2012’ from Toyota in Japan for being a supplier which fulfils the very highest standards in terms of quality and delivery.
While in China, it was presented with Nissan’s ‘Excellent Quality Supplier Award’ and was also named as ‘Excellent Supplier 2012’ by Volkswagen Automotive Shanghai.
Wolfgang Dangel, member of the Executive Board Automotive of Schaeffler AG, said: “We are well positioned in Asia and last, but not least these numerous awards show that our customers are satisfied with our top performance. We can say that we are now reaping the benefits of our commitment in Asia.”
Dangel added that Schaeffler recognised at an early stage that future increases in volume would take place outside of Europe.
He said: “This is why we started our localisation activities many years ago. We have been present in South America for 55 years and in North America for more than 40 years. Our brands have been present in Asia for over 50 years. And we have also been in China for over two decades and increased our growth in good time.”
Schaeffler’s business activities in the Asia Pacific region are managed from its headquarters in Shanghai, which was established in 2007.
The Schaeffler Group has subsidiaries in the People’s Republic of China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and India, which all provide full support throughout the region.
Thirteen production sites provide direct support for the automotive and Industrial divisions while ten regional development centres support Schaeffler’s Asian customers.
In the UK, Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket (UK) Ltd is renowned for its supply of original equipment LuK clutch, INA tensioner and FAG wheel bearings to the UK independent automotive aftermarket.