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32 July 2018 | AutoData THE WAY TO THE TOP As Maxion Wheels, Continental, NGK and ZF were on the top of the AutoData ranking of Quality and Partnership they were automatically classified to the AutoData 2018 Award By Marcos Rozen AD RANKING » THE BEST FOUR A lthough being present in the Auto- Data ranking is an excellent result for any supplier, four companies deserve even greater prominen- ce: Maxion Wheels, Continental Group, NGK and ZF, in the following order and, therefore, have automatically qualified to compete for the AutoData Award in the category of Quality and Partnership. We now present the revenue of each company for this exceptional qualification. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE BEING GLOBAL MaxionWheels has once again earned the benefits from the strategy of becoming a true Brazilian multinational: the com- pany appeared in the AutoData Quality and Partnership rankingwhen received the world’s best supplier award by the hands of Volkswagen in 2015 - the last three years are considered for the elaboration of the table. Only this merit earned 16 points for the company [check the complete criteria for scoring in the table]. Besides that, MaxionWheels accoun- ted 36 more points for nine victories in categories of some automakers: three from General Motors, two in 2016 and one in 2017, one from FCA in 2015, two from PSA in 2015 and 2016, and three from Honda, one in 2015 and two in 2017. And two more points for having received a certificate, from Caoa Manufacturer, in 2016. Total: 54. Valter Sales, director of sales and ma- rketing, affirms that “Maxion Wheels is proud of the first place in the AutoData Quality and Partnership Ranking of 2018. Certainly this is the result of a consistent work of our teams that are dedicated, Christian Castanho