American Axle & Manufacturing's Richard E. Dauch Receives Quality Leader Award from ASQ Automotive Division
13 Giugno 2007 - 3:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
DETROIT, June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Axle &
Manufacturing (AAM) Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Richard E. Dauch
received the American Society for Quality, Automotive Division,
2007 Quality Leader of the Year Award in recognition for his
long-time leadership, commitment and contributions to quality in
the automotive manufacturing industry. The award was presented
during the ASQ Automotive Division 2007 Award Event held at the
General Motors Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Mich. on June
12, 2007. The Quality Leader of the Year Award recognizes
individuals who have successfully demonstrated a clear vision,
customer-focused, quality philosophy. The Quality Leader Award
recipient's vision includes making quality a global priority, an
organizational imperative and a personal ethic. "I am truly honored
to accept this award, on behalf of all the men and women I have
been fortunate to work with during my 43-year career in the
automotive manufacturing industry," said Dauch, in accepting the
award from Carol Malone, from Macomb Community College. "Providing
our customers with exceptional quality products is a top priority
at American Axle & Manufacturing. Since AAM was founded in
1994, we have emphasized continuous improvement in our operations
utilizing Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and Total Quality
Management Systems. Today, we are proud to say that we have
achieved an industry-leading 9 PPM as measured by our largest
customer." The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is the world's
leading authority on quality. With more than 100,000 individual and
organizational members, this professional association advances
learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve
business results, and to create better workplaces and communities
worldwide. AAM is a world leader in the manufacture, engineering,
design and validation of driveline and drivetrain systems and
related components and modules, chassis systems and metal-formed
products for light trucks, sport utility vehicles and passenger
cars. In addition to locations in the United States (in Michigan,
New York and Ohio), AAM also has offices or facilities in Brazil,
China, Germany, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Poland, South
Korea and the United Kingdom. Certain statements contained in this
press release which are not historical facts contain
forward-looking information with respect to the Company's plans,
projections or future performance, the occurrence of which involves
risk and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual
results or plans to differ materially from those expected by the
company which include risk factors described in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission For more
information... Renee B. Rogers Manager, Communications & Media
Relations (313) 758-4882 Or visit the AAM website at
http://www.aam.com/ DATASOURCE: American Axle & Manufacturing
CONTACT: Renee B. Rogers, Manager, Communications & Media
Relations, American Axle & Manufacturing, +1-313-758-4882, Web
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