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103 AutoData | October 2018 tor of Purchases in South America, the choice of the place was not for nothing. “The suppliers are responsible for 70% of the vehicles’ cost, and the partnership we have with them is very important. When we planned this event our goal was pre- cisely to bring them into our factory.” The recognition is annual and accor- ding to Ford the best are selected from broad assessment based on several criteria: indicators of quality, delivery, competitive costs, business relationship, working conditions, product develop- ment, customer service, logistics and manufacturing. At the meeting, suppliers had access to Ford’s business results and plans for the South America region, as well as in- formation about product strategy, marke- ting and sales actions, and the segment of trucks. Another novelty in the 2018 edition of the Ford event was an interactive panel: participants were able to send questions and doubts to the automaker’s executi- ves via an online system – they were, be- sides Guimarães, Lisa Drake, the global vice president of powertrain and purcha- ses, Burt Jordan, global vice president of vehicles and indirect purchasing, Joe Smyth, global executive director of qua- lity engineering to the supplier, and Lyle Watters, president for South America. And finally, the event brought a third novelty: Troller was part of the recog- nition in an exclusive category for the first time. Disclousure/Ford Body and Exterior ITW Delfast Body and Interior Magna do Brasil Chassis Fric Rot Saic Electrical and electronics systems Yazaki do Brasil Powertrain Components Mahle Powertrain Installation Faurecia Emissions Control Stamp Raw Material Usiminas Industrial Materials Iturri Coimpar Services Bradesco Saúde Logistics & Transport Rodoviário Líder Machines and Equipment Prodismo SLR Parts and Accessories Cosan Lubrificantes Trucks Denso do Brasil Troller Alpha Metalúrgica Ford Top Supplier 2018