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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 2, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-Demonstrates Ongoing Commitment to Manufacturing 4.0 Advancement

-Marks Fourth Consecutive Year Receiving Award

Nexteer Automotive ( https://www.nexteer.com/ ), a leader in intuitive motion

control, has been recognized as a 2021 Manufacturing Leadership Awards winner

for its outstanding achievement in Enterprise Integration Technology Leadership.

Nexteer's winning project, Manufacturing Engineering Equipment Database (MEED),

is part of the Company's Digital Trace(TM) Manufacturing (

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg9Ko0HudHE&t=14s ) strategy. MEED serves as

the Company's global standard process for equipment launch tracking. The

innovative enhancements made in the 2.0 version allow Nexteer to easily and

collaboratively track equipment status to timed objectives and produce

real-time metrics on its Manufacturing Engineering dashboard. MEED outputs are

also linked with other Nexteer digital programs – thus completing the Company's

digital thread of data from engineering planning to operational execution.

"Nexteer is honored to be recognized by the National Association of

Manufacturers for the fourth straight year for our commitment to manufacturing

excellence. Each of our award-winning projects have grown our capabilities,

enhanced our efficiency and strengthened our commitment to Manufacturing 4.0

advancement," said Robin Milavec, Senior Vice President, Executive Board

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

Nexteer Automotive. "Our 2021 award-winning project, MEED, is a valuable tool

in our Manufacturing Engineering toolbox that further enhances our Digital

Trace™ Manufacturing strategy."

In 2020, Nexteer earned a Manufacturing Leadership Award by the National

Association of Manufacturers for outstanding achievement in Manufacturing

Engineering Global Talent Management and Training. In 2019, Nexteer was

recognized with a Manufacturing Leadership Award for Enterprise Integration and

Technology Leadership, and 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 May 19, 2021.

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 27 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, Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota and VW,

as well as automakers in India and China. www.nexteer.com

Link to Nexteer Media Center ( https://www.nexteer.com/media-center/ )

About the Manufacturing Leadership Awards

The Manufacturing Leadership Awards honor manufacturing companies and

individual manufacturing leaders that are shaping the future of global

manufacturing. Winning projects and individual manufacturing leaders have

demonstrated achievement in one of a wide range of categories, and are chosen

by a panel of expert judges (

http://mlawards.gilcommunity.com/about-awards/judges/ ) for results that have

delivered clear and compelling value, return on investment, and other tangible

outcomes. There will be several winners in each category, including one High

Achiever's Award in each project category, as well as a 2021 Manufacturer of

the Year for both small and large enterprises. Also unveiled at the gala will

be the ML Awards Manufacturing Leader of the Year and Lifetime Achievement

Award winners.

For more information on the Manufacturing Leadership Awards, please go to

https://mlawards.manufacturingleadershipcouncil.com/.

About the National Association of Manufacturers

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the largest manufacturing

association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in

every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs more than

12 million men and women, contributes $2.25 trillion to the U.S. economy

annually, has the largest economic impact of any major sector and accounts for

more than three-quarters of all private-sector research and development in the

nation. The NAM is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the

leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the

global economy and create jobs across the United States.

The NAM's world-class staff of policy experts provide unmatched access and

information on the key issues affecting your business and bottom line. We are

on the front lines of a wide range of policy battles, from immigration reform

and labor relations, to energy and the environment, to trade policy and taxes.

At every turn, we are working on behalf of manufacturers in America to advance

policies that help manufacturers do what they do best: create economic strength

and jobs. www.nam.org

SOURCE: Nexteer