GM selects 20 domestic companies as this year's outstanding partners... expanding export and procurement scale

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General Motors (GM) has selected 20 domestic companies as this year's "Outstanding Partners." GM announced this fact on May 27 and revealed 103 partners from around the world at an awards ceremony held on May 19 (local time) in Austin, Texas. Among them, Korean companies accounted for approximately 20% of all award-winning companies.

The number of domestic companies selected as GM's outstanding partners has increased significantly from 5 in 2005 to 20 in 2025. For the past three years, Korean companies have maintained a share of about 20% of all award-winning companies.

GM evaluates over 6,000 partners worldwide to select "Outstanding Partners of the Year." Evaluation criteria include company performance, innovation, culture aligned with GM values, and contribution to goal achievement. Safety, inclusion, relationships, sustainability, innovation, execution, resilience, and profitability are also key evaluation standards.

Tommy Jose, GM's Vice President of Global Purchasing for Overseas Operations, stated that partners are indispensable partners in providing vehicle quality, design, and technology. Bang Sun-il, Vice President of Purchasing at GM Korea, emphasized that the consistent high evaluation of domestic partners is a result of demonstrating technological strength and quality competitiveness. Vice President Bang Sun-il also announced that GM Korea will continue to serve as an integrated platform connecting parts, logistics, and production capabilities with the global market.

The scale of parts directly exported by domestic partners to GM's global network reaches approximately 1.4 trillion won annually. From 2023 to 2025, GM Korea procured parts worth approximately 19 trillion won through 266 direct transaction partner companies and over 1,400 indirect and logistics partner companies. Since its establishment in 2002, GM Korea has invested a cumulative total of 970 billion won and produced over 27 million completed vehicles and semi-knocked-down (CKD) vehicles.

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