Bosch picked up three awards at Toyota Motor Europe's Annual Supplier Business Meeting. Held at Toyota Motor Europe's Viewing Hall Technical Centre in Zaventem, Brussels, the awards featured over 300 suppliers, making Bosch's three wins a huge achievement.
The Quality Superior Performance Award was awarded to the Bosch Bursa plant by Hiroyuki Ochiai, Executive Vice President Manufacturing and Operations for Toyota Motor Europe, following improvement in quality and warranty at the plant, the response time to quality concerns and the problem solving capability and proactive mindset towards quality issues.
As well as being recognised in previous years, this is the first time that Bosch has won the Quality Superior Performance Award, and Wolf-Henning Scheider, Member of the Bosch Board of Management responsible for Automotive Chassis Systems Control, Electrical Drives and Starter Motors and Generators, was thrilled to receive the award on behalf of the company.
Further evidence of Bosch consistently achieving high-quality standards was evident with the honour of Automotive Aftermarket receiving the Achievement Award in the 'Supply' category. Peter Fouquet, Executive Vice President Automotive and President of Bosch UK, accepted the award from Hiroyuki Ochiai for the service parts availability, assistance in emergencies, the ability to deal with fluctuating orders and the division's crisis management performance. This is the third time that Automotive Aftermarket have received recognition from Toyota.
Rounding off Bosch's awards for the night was the Certificate of Recognition for contributions on the field of Quality for the Jihlava diesel plant in the Czech Republic.
"Being recognised in the Toyota Motor Europe Awards is a tremendous honour for our company and associates," said Peter Fouquet. "Bosch remains committed to providing excellent service and building long-term working relationships with our customers. These awards are further evidence of the continual effort that Bosch makes everyday to ensure the quality of all of our products and services."