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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Sustains Manufacturing Engineering's Knowledge Base at World-Class Levels

- Marks the Company's Third Consecutive Year Receiving Award

Nexteer Automotive (https://www.nexteer.com/) earned a 2020 Manufacturing

Leadership Award by the National Association of Manufacturers for Nexteer's

outstanding achievement in Manufacturing Engineering Global Talent Management

and Training.

Nexteer's Manufacturing Engineering Global Talent Management and Training

Program enables the Company to train, grow, advance and retain its technical

workforce globally. The program provides Nexteer Manufacturing Engineers with

comprehensive development and training opportunities, as well as a feedback

system to advance their knowledge base to world-class levels.

"We are honored to be recognized by the National Association of Manufacturers

for the third straight year for our commitment to manufacturing excellence and

our people," said Robin Milavec, Senior Vice President, Executive Board

Director, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO),

Nexteer Automotive. "As Nexteer grows with our customers, it becomes even more

important for us to onboard, train and grow our global technical talent to keep

pace with the lightning speed of innovation in our industry. This talent

management and training program provides us with a custom solution to keep

elevating our Manufacturing Engineering department and share knowledge and

expertise across our global team."

The Manufacturing Engineering Global Talent Management and Training Program

offers more than 495 base level courses and publications online - including

more than 60 Nexteer specific courses and more than 40 Nexteer custom

instructor-lead and hands-on labs. With these combined systems and resources,

Nexteer's Manufacturing Engineers can help manage, grow and retain the

Company's valued resources.

In 2019, Nexteer was recognized with a Manufacturing Leadership Award for

Enterprise Integration and Technology Leadership. In 2018, Nexteer received the

Engineering and Production Technology Award from the National Association of

Manufacturers (then Manufacturing Leadership Council).

Nexteer will be formally recognized at the Manufacturing Leadership Awards

Gala, which will take place as a virtual event on October 8, 2020.

About Nexteer

Nexteer Automotive (HK 1316), a global leader in intuitive motion control, is a

multi-billion dollar global steering and driveline business delivering electric

and hydraulic power steering systems, steering columns, driveline systems, as

well as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving

enabling technologies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company

has 28 manufacturing plants, four technical and software centers and 13

customer service centers strategically located in North and South America,

Europe, Asia and Africa. The company serves more than 60 customers in every

major region of the world including BMW, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, GM, PSA Groupe,

Toyota and VW, as well as automakers in India and China. www.nexteer.com

Source: Nexteer Automotive