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102 October 2018 | AutoData RECOGNITION » FORD A lthough very traditional, the Ford factory in Taboão neighborhood, São Bernardo do Campo, the ABCD region of São Paulo, place where Willys was born from the blue oval brand in 1967, had never hosted a supplier recognition ceremony. Until now. By AutoData Newsroom THE FOURTEEN FAVORITES Ford promoted the 2018 edition of its recognition award to the best suppliers in South America: the company received the partners at home, its factory in Taboão. Representatives of 150 companies that sell systems, parts and services to Ford in South America gathered at the Taboão unit at the end of August - and fourteen of them were awarded by the Ford Top Supplier 2018. According to Allan Guimarães, direc-