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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AIAG announced that it bestowed its inaugural Pioneer Award to Chrysler Group, honoring the auto manufacturer's 30-year support of AIAG and the industry as a founding member of the not-for-profit, member-supported organization. The award, which was presented during a ceremony last evening at AIAG's 2013 Corporate Responsibility Summit, recognizes Chrysler's historical and ongoing support of industry collaboration in the areas of corporate...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AIAG and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) jointly announced a partnership today to provide incentives for Michigan's small- and medium-sized automotive companies interested in launching or expanding exports to China. "AIAG is committed to help accelerate growth in the lower-tier automotive supply base in terms of both capacity and capability," said J. Scot Sharland, executive director of AIAG. "Our...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Three U.S. ports that account for more than half of the country's import and export of finished vehicles have joined AIAG to leverage the not-for-profit organization's expertise in developing ideas and solutions for an efficient automotive industry supply chain, AIAG announced today. The Port of Baltimore in Maryland, the Georgia Ports Authority and the Jacksonville Port Authority in Florida are the first ports to become members of...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AIAG has joined forces with Industria Nacional de Autopartes (INA), the representative association for automotive suppliers in Mexico, to support and drive transformational initiatives in the lower-tier automotive supply base in the United States and Mexico through a special membership program, the not-for-profit, member-supported organization announced today. The MEX-US Supplier Power membership grants suppliers with less than $15...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The methods for measuring quality in the automotive industry are viewed as outdated and in need of replacement, according to the results of a new study detailed today by AIAG, a not-for-profit, member-supported organization that works with a wide range of global manufacturing companies and service providers to help them operate at peak performance. The analysis of the first-of-its-kind global quality survey, commissioned through J.D....

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) thanks the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for issuing the final rule for implementing Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on Conflict Minerals. This is a major development that will further help our compliance efforts within the automotive industry. As AIAG analyzes and evaluates the final rule, we remain committed to collaborating...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AIAG announced today that Norfolk Southern Corporation, one of the nation's premier transportation companies, has joined the not-for-profit, member-supported organization. The company's addition provides an entre for AIAG into the railroad and intermodal network sectors as the importance of supply chain management continues to grow in the complex automotive supplier network. "The rebound in the automotive industry has created...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AIAG has introduced a new membership benefits package designed to provide automotive manufacturers and suppliers easier access to the tools needed to boost their rebound from the recession by educating their workforce, increasing quality and improving costs in the global supply chain, the member-supported organization announced today. The "Powering Performance on Demand" membership program features a host of complimentary e-Learning...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AIAG, a not-for-profit, member-supported organization focused on collaboration with a wide range of manufacturing companies and service providers, today announced that it has joined the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as an Organizational Stakeholder, formalizing its commitment to promoting transparency and consistent reporting standards in the automotive industry. As a GRI Organizational Stakeholder, AIAG becomes a member of...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AIAG will release the results of a first-of-its-kind Global Quality Survey it is commissioning through J.D. Power and Associates at AIAG's inaugural Quality Summit in September, the not-for-profit, member-supported organization announced today. The summit, "The Future of Quality: Performance Rules," will feature keynote addresses by Joshua Halliburton, senior director of global consulting at J.D. Power and Associates, and Peter...