Engineering services provider FEV North America, Inc. (FEV) was recently presented with the 2018 Supplier Award for Superior Performance for work conducted with Toyota North America, Inc. (TMNA). FEV was recognized for its technical expertise and reliable quality, as well as the high level of customer service it provides.
“We are honored to be recognized for our quality, customer service and project management by our long-term partner, Toyota,” said Patrick Hupperich, CEO of FEV North America Inc. “I am particularly excited about the satisfaction TMNA expressed with our new product offerings and our ongoing communication of new technologies within the automotive industry.”
TMNA evaluates supplier performance annually across engineering and purchasing with pre-established criteria for quality, customer service, project management, and value of services provided Superior performance awardees received the highest scores from these evaluations.
“Toyota collaborates with our supplier partners to design and build vehicles with high safety, quality and reliability standards to meet and exceed our customer’s expectations. We are pleased to recognize companies like FEV for their strong partnership and performance, which allows us to develop “ever better vehicles” for our North American customers. We thank them and their team members for their tremendous support, partnership and commitment,” said Greg Laskey, vice president, Toyota Purchasing & SED.
About FEV
The FEV Group, with headquarters in Aachen, Germany, is an internationally recognized vehicle development services provider. FEV’s expertise ranges from consulting to the development and testing of innovative vehicle concepts through readiness for serial production. In addition to traditional engine and transmission development, vehicle integration, calibration, and the homologation of state-of-the-art gasoline and diesel engines, increasing importance is being placed on the development of hybrid and electric powertrains as well as alternative fuels. FEV experts focus on the advancement of electronic control systems, as well as connected vehicles and automation.
The “FEV Software and Testing Solutions” product portfolio complements these services with cutting-edge test fields, measuring equipment and software solutions that help make the development process more efficient and transfer significant process steps from the road to the test rig – or even to computer simulation.
FEV offers these services to its transport industry customers around the world. The FEV Group employs over 5500 highly-qualified specialists in high-tech development centers near its customers at 40 locations on four continents.
