ABC Group Inc. recognized by FCA US as the 2016 ‘Supplier...

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For immediate release ABC Group Inc. recognized by FCA US as the 2016 ‘Supplier of the Year’ Winner for ‘Engine Systems’ Pictured from left to right; Doug Doran, Director of Global Chassis and Engine Systems Purchasing, FCA US LLC, Ray Tonelli, Senior VP of Global Sales, ABC Group Inc., Mary Anne Bueschkens, CEO of ABC Group Inc., and Scott Thiele, Chief Purchasing Officer, FCA – Global Toronto, May 2017 – ABC Group Inc., was named as the FCA US LLC Engine Systems ‘Supplier of the Year’ at its 2017 North American Annual Supplier Conference held Tuesday, May 2 nd . FCA US recognized 16 of its best suppliers from North America that have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to innovation, quality, warranty, cost, delivery and the FCA Foundational Principles. This marks the first year that ABC Group Inc. has been awarded ‘Supplier of the Year’ in the Engine Systems category by FCA US. Air Induction Systems, one of ABC Group’s nine business units, collaborated with BASF and FCA to develop and manufacture the hot-sided turbo duct for the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia.

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ABCGroupInc.recognizedbyFCAUSasthe2016‘SupplieroftheYear’Winnerfor‘EngineSystems’

Picturedfromlefttoright;DougDoran,DirectorofGlobalChassisandEngineSystemsPurchasing,FCAUSLLC,RayTonelli,SeniorVPofGlobalSales,ABCGroupInc.,MaryAnneBueschkens,CEOofABCGroupInc.,andScottThiele,ChiefPurchasingOfficer,FCA–Global

Toronto,May2017–ABCGroupInc.,wasnamedastheFCAUSLLCEngineSystems‘SupplieroftheYear’atits2017NorthAmericanAnnualSupplierConferenceheldTuesday,May2nd.FCA US recognized 16 of its best suppliers from North America that have demonstrated anextraordinary commitment to innovation, quality, warranty, cost, delivery and the FCAFoundationalPrinciples.ThismarksthefirstyearthatABCGroupInc.hasbeenawarded‘SupplieroftheYear’intheEngineSystemscategorybyFCAUS.AirInductionSystems,oneofABCGroup’sninebusinessunits,collaboratedwithBASFandFCAtodevelopandmanufacturethehot-sidedturboductforthe2017AlfaRomeoGiulia.

“Wehonorthosewhocontinuetofuelourmomentumbyprovidingusnotonlythebestideasandcutting-edgetechnologies,butalsothesupplierswhoconsistentlyexceedourexpectations,”saidScottThiele,ChiefPurchasingOfficer,FCA–Global.Recipientswereawardedbasedonanassessmentofeachsupplier’sscorecardperformancein2016.Thisratingsystemevaluatesoperationsandaccomplishments,withinputfromFCAseniorleadership members, in various categories, such as; quality, delivery, cost, warranty andpartnership.“Weare extremelypleased tohavebeenawarded the FCAUS2016 Supplier of the Year forEngineSystems.Ourlong-standingstrategicrelationshipwithFCAhasalwaysbeenfocusedondeliveringhigh-qualityautomotivesolutions”saidABCGroupCEO,MaryAnneBueschkens.“Ourinnovative people are driven to surpass industry expectations, continuing our company’scompetitiveedgeandreputation.”TheawardsweregivenoutduringaprivatedinnerceremonyatMeadowBrookHall,thehistorichomebuiltbyMatildaDodgeWilson,widowofautopioneerJohnDodge,inRochester,Michigan.AboutABCGroupInc.Foundedin1974,ABCGroupIncorporationisoneoftheworld’sleading,full-serviceautomotivesuppliers of thermoplastic components and systems to Original Equipment Manufacturers(OEM’s). Our global headquarters is in Toronto, Canada,with 36 domestic and internationallocationsacrossCanada,UnitedStates,Mexico,Brazil,Germany,Spain,Poland,JapanandChina.ForfurtherinformationaboutABCGroupInc.,pleasevisitwww.abcgroupinc.com