Company Announcement - Pasdec Automotive Technologies’ innovation, quality, and overall competence and performance is recognised by Volkswagen in a ceremony held in Germany. In Neuburg Germany on the 15th July 2015, Pasdec Automotive Technologies (Pasdec), one of South Africa’s leading component manufacturers, was presented with the Volkswagen Group Award 2015 for its best suppliers.

Before an audience of 260 guests from 26 countries, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, and Dr. Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz, Member of the Board of Management responsible for Procurement, handed the awards over to the Group's 26 best suppliers this year.
This is the 13th year that the Volkswagen Group has honoured the entrepreneurial performance of its best suppliers with the Volkswagen Group Award. The award-winners are distinguished by their innovative power, product quality, development competence, sustainability and professional project management. “To make really good cars, you need really good partners – and we certainly have them,” said Winterkorn at the award ceremony.

Garcia Sanz praised the partner companies: “On behalf of the Volkswagen Group, I would like to thank you for your dedication and your achievements. We can only shape the mobility of the future and continue our success with strong suppliers. Together, we have reached historic milestones with the Group. This applies to the implementation of our module strategy and to the delivery of 10 million vehicles to our customers for the first time. Electro-mobility and the continuing digitalization of our industry are key building bricks in our joint success. Together with you, we will actively develop new business areas and growth prospects.

Dato’ Kevin Pather, CEO of Pasdec Automotive Technologies, said, “The importance of this award cannot be overstated. The progress we have made since the beginning of the project illustrates how the collaboration between Pasdec and VWGSA has resulted in a burgeoning partnership that bodes well for the future. A vital component of this partnership has been the phenomenal support that Pasdec has received from all of VWGSA’s departments. Our capabilities and processes have been greatly enhanced by input from these departments, namely Quality Purchase Parts Electrical, Supplier Quality Audits, Engineering and Purchasing.

An important outcome has been the potential for substantial capital investment in equipment and technology. Furthermore, our dedicated internal team has profited significantly from the learning curve preceding this award and are now fully equipped to take our partnership to a new level.”