INDUSTRY NEWS


Tupy Receives Supplier Award From Volkswagen Iron block and


cylinder head maker Tupy, Joinville, Brazil, received the Volkswagen Group Award this year. The trophy was presented at the Porsche plant, in Leipzig, Germany, and recognized the best global suppliers of all the companies of the Volkswagen Group. It honored global suppliers that fulfilled the expecta- tions of product de- velopment, innova- tion capacity, quality and effectiveness serving the group’s different plants. The executives of the German group emphasized the synergy with their supply chain as a basic factor in the


ment to product excellence, deliv- ery and service towards one of our main customers,” said Fernando Ce- stari de Rizzo, vice president, automo- tive business unit, Tupy.


Engine blocks


and cylinder heads, in addi- tion to other Tupy engineering parts supplied by the Brazil and Mexico plants, are present in cars from Audi,


search for new technologies and innovations. “This recognition strengthens our partnership and shows our commit-


Porsche and Volkswagen (pictured is the 2014 Beetle), as well as in VW, MAN and Scania trucks and buses around the world.


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