For Immediate Release
Apr 16, 2009

2009 Honda Supplier Award Recipients

BIRMINGHAM, ALA -

Triple Award Recipient for Quality, Delivery & Productivity

Elesys North America Inc., Suwanee, Ga. – Occupant Detection System

Double Award Recipients for Quality and Delivery

Ambrake Corporation, Elizabethtown, Ky. -- Brake Calipers & Pads

F.T. Precision Inc., Fredericktown, Ohio – Rocker Arms

Mikuni American Corporation, Reynosa, Mexico – Oil Pump

Oiles America Corp., Concord, N.C. – Gaskets

Shindengen, Charleston, S.C. – CDI Units, Regulator Rectifier

TK Holdings, Inc. - SWS, Monterrey, Mexico – Seat Weight Sensor

TS Tech Tri-Con Industries LTD, Lincoln, Neb. – Motorcycle & ATV Seats

Double Award Recipients for Delivery and Productivity

Bucyrus Precision Tech., Inc., Bucyrus, Ohio – Automatic Transmission Shafts

International Automotive Components, Old Fort, N.C. -- Carpet

Jayna, Inc., Troy, Ohio – Knuckle Machining

Quality Performance

Allied Ring Corporation, St. Johns, Mich. – Piston Rings

Borg Warner-Morse Tec, Ithaca, N.Y. -- Chains

Cardington Yutaka Technologies Inc., Cardington, Ohio – Torque Converters & Exhaust Systems

Creative Foam Corporation, Dowagiac, Mich. – Door Hole Seals

Design Plastics, Inc., Omaha, Neb. – Seat Belt Protectors

Dynax America Corporation, Roanoke, Vir. – Differential Assembly Clutches

Hella North America, Inc., Flora, Ill. – Vacuum Pump

Jefferson Southern Corp., Rockmart, Ga. – Large Complex Upper Body Stampings

McCord Leakless Sealing Corp., Athens, Ala. – Gaskets

Mitsubishi Electric Automotive, Northville, Mich. – RES Display, USB

New Mather Metals, Inc., Franklin, Ky. – Stabilizer Bars and Springs

Orlick Industries LTD, Hamilton, Ontario – HPDC Water Passages, Oil Pans, Brackets

Rikenkaki America Corporation, Marysville, Ohio – Door Hinges & Checkers

TRW Fuji Valve Inc. Sevierville, Tenn. – Cotter Valves

Delivery Performance

Borg Warner Automotive, Seneca, S.C. – Four-Wheel-Drive Differential Assembly

F & P America Mfg., Inc., Troy, Ohio -- Subframe & Suspension Components

F & P Mfg., Inc., Tottenham, Ontario – Subframe & Suspension Components

Furukawa Electric North America APD, Mexicali, Mexico – Relay Box & Cable Reel

Fuserashi Intl Technology Inc., Valley City, Ohio – Fasteners

Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, Mich. -- Mirrors

International Crankshaft Inc., Georgetown, Ky. – Crankshaft Forgings

Johnan America, Inc., Bardstown, Ky. -- Regulators

Johnson Control Inc., Holland, Mich. -- Seat Device

Johnson Controls Inc., Holland, Ohio -- Batteries

Kamco Industries, Inc., West Unity, Ohio -- Plastic Injection Molded Components

KTH Leesburg Products, LLC, Leesburg, Ala. -- Under Body Stampings

Meritor Suspension Systems Co., Hopkinsville, Ky. -- Stabilizer Bars and Springs

NSK Steering Systems America, Inc., Bennington, Vt. – Steering Column

Ohashi Technica U.S.A. Inc., Sunbury, Ohio – Fasteners

Polycon Industries, Guelph, Ontario – Bumper Absorber

Rollstamp Mfg., A Div. of Decoma/Magna Int’l, Concord, Ontario – Sash Moldings

Ryobi Die Casting (USA), Inc., Shelbyville, Ind. – Engine Brackets

Team Industries, Cambridge, Minn. – Axle & Prop Shaft

T. Rad North America, Inc., Hopkinsville, Ky. – Radiators

U.S. Engine Valve Company, Westminster, S.C. – Engine Valves

YH America, Inc., Versailles, Ky. – Power Steering Hoses

Productivity Improvement

Clarion Corp. of America, Dublin, Ohio – Tuner

Cosma International, Clinton, Tenn. – Large Complex Stampings

East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc., Lyon Station, Pa. – Batteries

Fujikura America, Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich. – OPDS Sensors

Hutchinson FTS, Inc., Livingston, Tenn. – Air Conditioning Tubes & Hoses

Mattoon Precision Manufacturing Inc., Mattoon, Ill. -- Lower Control Arms Machining

Nichirin Inc., Lewisburg, Tenn. – Rubber Hoses & Tubes

Nichirin-Flex U.S.A., Inc., Juarez, Mexico – Air Conditioning Pipe & Hoses

Nissen Chemitec America, London, Ohio – Plastic Injection Molded Components

Parker Hannifin Corp., Montemorelos, Mexico – Air Conditioning Pipe & Hoses

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc., Juarez, Mexico – Wire Harness

Unipres U.S.A. Inc., Portland, Tenn. – Large Complex Stampings & Welded Assemblies

Corporate Citizenship Award

Honda also honored Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC of Wilson, N.C. with the Corporate Citizenship Award. Honda presents this award to the supplier that demonstrates excellence in six areas: health and safety, equal opportunity, government relations, community involvement, ethics and compliance, and the environment.



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