Valeo Recognized by General Motors as a 2015 Supplier of the Year Winner

TROY, Mich. - March 11, 2016 - PRLog -- Valeo was named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during its 24^th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held Thursday, 10 March at Cobo Center in Detroit, Mich. Françoise Colpron, Group President Valeo North America and Stephane Prince, Regional Operations Director - Valeo Lighting Systems accepted on behalf of Valeo.

GM recognized 110 of its best suppliers from 17 countries who have consistently exceeded GM's expectations, created outstanding value, or brought new innovations to the company. The announcement represented the most suppliers GM has recognized since debuting the Supplier of the Year event in 1992. This is the 11^th time Valeo has received the award.

"We are focused on building positive supplier relationships, bringing new, customer-centric innovations to GM, and being the OEM of choice among suppliers," said Steve Kiefer, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. "The companies we recognize tonight not only have brought innovation, they delivered it with the quality our customers deserve."

GM's 2015 supplier recognition represents a nearly 40 percent increase in the number of suppliers honored compared to 79 recipients in 2014. More than half of the suppliers are repeat winners from 2014.

Winning suppliers were chosen by a global team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing, and logistics executives and selected based on performance criteria in Product Purchasing, Indirect Purchasing, Customer Care and Aftersales, and Logistics.

"Valeo is honored to be part of this elite group of General Motors' suppliers." said Françoise Colpron, Group President Valeo North America. "This demonstrates the commitment of Valeo to work in partnership with GM to deliver innovative solutions for their vehicles. GM is a valued partner in the automotive industry and we are pleased to support them from all of our business groups in all regions of the globe."

About Valeo
Valeo is an automotive supplier, partner to all automakers worldwide. As a technology company, Valeo proposes innovative products and systems that contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and to the development of intuitive driving. In 2015, the Group generated sales of 14.5 billion euros and invested over 10% of its original equipment sales in research and development. Valeo has 134 plants, 17 research centers, 35 development centers and 15 distribution platforms, and employs 82,800 people in 30 countries worldwide.

Valeo is listed on Euronext Paris and is a member of the CAC 40 index.

For more information about the Valeo Group and its businesses, please visit our website, www.valeo.com

In North America, please contact:
Daniel Saad - Region Communications Director, Valeo North America
Tel.: +1 248-619-8377
dan.saad@valeo.com

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