STOCKHOLM, Sweden - (Business Wire) Regulatory News: Autoliv India has been presented with the Maruti Suzuki Overall Excellence Gold Award. This award was given based upon Autoliv India’s overall supplier performance and, in particular, the successful launch of the first airbag project in India – the Suzuki A-Star.
The award was presented jointly by Maruti-Suzuki’s Chairman R C Bhargava, and MD & CEO Mr. S Nakanishi in recognition of supplier excellence during the annual supplier conference, attended by more than a hundred supplier companies.
Maruti-Suzuki is India’s largest passenger car manufacturer. The Suzuki A-Star is the first Indian car to have domestically produced airbags (Front & Side) in it. Autoliv supplies all 6 airbags and the steering wheel for A-Star.
“It is a great honor for Autoliv to be recognized with such a prestigious award”, said Jan Carlson, Autoliv’s President and CEO, after the award-winning ceremony in India. “It acknowledges the hard work of our Indian team and the importance of safety for automakers in emerging markets.”.
Autoliv has four manufacturing facilities in India – Bangalore (HO), Gurgaon, Chennai, and Uttaranchal. Apart from manufacturing airbags and seatbelts, it has testing & development facilities for seatbelts and airbags. Since Autoliv India was founded in early 90’s, it has experienced a steady growth of business. Today the company is the clear leader in the Indian seatbelt and airbag markets, with a market share of more than 50%. Major customers include Maruti-Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata, Mahindra, Toyota, GM, Ford, & Nissan and sales totaled approximately $50 million in 2008.
Autoliv Inc., the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, develops and manufactures automotive safety systems for all major automotive manufacturers in the world. Together with its joint ventures, Autoliv has 80 facilities with approximately 34,000 employees in 31 countries. In addition, the Company has technical centers in eleven countries around the world, with 21 test tracks, more than any other automotive safety supplier. Sales in 2008 amounted to US $6.5 billion. The Company's shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ALV) and its Swedish Depository Receipts on the OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm (ALIVsdb).
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Johan Lofvenholm
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