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SUZHOU, China, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- International Team Excellence Award Recognizes Nexteer for Two Consecutive

Sessions

Nexteer Automotive (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (Nexteer Suzhou) earns the Bronze Level

Winner of the International Team Excellence Award (ITEA) in the 2021 World

Conference on Quality & Improvement, the world's premier quality conference and

competition.

Richard Feng, American Society of Quality (ASQ) Fellow and Deputy Regional

Director of ASQ APAC Region, and Richard Wang, Chairman of ASQ Jiangsu Region,

visited Nexteer APAC Technical Center to present the award to the Nexteer

Suzhou team, while also participating in Nexteer's internal Culture of Quality

Week activities.

"As a global leader in intuitive motion control, Nexteer's innovative steering

and driveline products and technologies are safety-critical components. That is

why quality is so important to us during production and during the rapid

development of new innovations for the future of mobility." said Dr. David Fan,

Global Vice President and APAC Division President, Nexteer Automotive, "Nexteer

employees take great pride in owning quality in all they do by promoting,

living and leading a culture of quality across our entire global organization."

In the 2021 ITEA competition, Nexteer Suzhou's "Scrap Rate Reduction of BEV

Module Back Drive Test Stations" project team demonstrated a deep understanding

of quality concepts, proficiency in quality technology, flexibility and

maturity in usage of quality tools and methodology, and the implementation of

effective quality processes. The Nexteer Suzhou team achieved the Bronze Level

Award among the 18 teams from eight countries that were in the ITEA finals.

This marks the second time that Nexteer Suzhou has been recognized with an ITEA

award, as the Company won the ITEA Finalist Award in 2019.

"As the Oscars and Olympic Games in Quality, the selection of ITEA awards is

rigorous," said Feng. "Nexteer Suzhou's project team demonstrated a deep

understanding of quality and lean manufacturing and represented the top level

of Quality and Improvement in China."

The ITEA award is hosted by ASQ and is the most authoritative quality award in

the world. Since its establishment in 1985, more than 1,200 representative

teams around the world have participated in the competition. ITEA has become

the best platform for global enterprises and elite teams to demonstrate their

outstanding operational capabilities, brand value and their capabilities in

continuous improvement.

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/ ) for

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SOURCE:  Nexteer

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   Caption: Richard Feng (first person from the right), ASQ Fellow and Deputy Regional

Director of ASQ APAC Region, and Richard Wang (third person from the right),

Chairman of ASQ Jiangsu Region, present the award to Dr. David Fan (second

person from the right), Global Vice President and APAC Division President,

Nexteer Automotive, and other Nexteer representatives.