WASHINGTON, April 12,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GM Defense LLC, a subsidiary of
General Motors (GM), has selected Hendrick Motorsports as its
2023 Supplier of the Year. The award recognizes global suppliers
that distinguish themselves by exceeding requirements, in turn
providing defense and government customers with innovative
technologies and high-quality solutions.
GM Defense has recognized Hendrick
Motorsports for its efforts in supporting the Infantry Squad
Vehicle (ISV), a troop transporter currently fielded to the U.S.
Army's 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions.
Hendrick Motorsports, the provider
of the chrome-moly steel exoskeleton for the ISV's Roll Over
Protection System, supports enhanced Soldier safety and helps the
GM Defense-led team deliver next generation military mobility
solutions to our U.S. Army customer.
Designed to provide rapid ground mobility, the light and agile
ISV is based on the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2. The vehicle features 90
percent commercial-off-the-shelf parts, including Chevrolet
Performance race components proven to perform under some of the
toughest off-road conditions. A cornerstone program for GM Defense,
the ISV is manufactured in the business' award-winning production
facility in Concord, North
Carolina, located just minutes from Hendrick Motorsports' headquarters.
"Hendrick Motorsports shares GM
Defense's commitment to bringing advanced technologies like the
Infantry Squad Vehicle to our Soldiers," said Steve duMont,
president of GM Defense. "Our team's unrelenting focus on quality,
safety and reliability is what makes the collaboration with the
Hendrick team so successful and is why I'm pleased to recognize
them as our Supplier of the Year for the second year in a row.
Through our important work with Hendrick
Motorsports, as well as our ability to leverage GM's racing
legacy, GM Defense continues to deliver best-in-class tactical
mobility solutions around the world."
"We take immense pride in our relationship with GM Defense,"
said Scott Lampe, senior vice
president and CFO, Hendrick
Motorsports. "It is unbelievably rewarding to support a
program that impacts our country's national security, and we do not
take the responsibility lightly. To be recognized for the second
consecutive year underscores our teammates' commitment to the ISV
mission and to providing unparalleled innovation, quality and
reliability. We look forward to growing our collaboration with GM
Defense and working together to meet the evolving needs of our
armed forces."
GM honored several companies, including Hendrick Motorsports, at its annual Supplier of
the Year event in Miami, Florida.
Each year, GM's Supplier of the Year recipients are selected by a
global, cross-functional GM team for their performance in criteria
such as Product Purchasing, Global Purchasing and Manufacturing
Services, Customer Care and Aftersales, and Logistics.
About GM Defense, LLC.
GM Defense delivers integrated
vehicles, power and propulsion, and autonomy and connectivity
solutions to global defense, security, and government markets. The
exceptional reliability of GM Defense's technologies results from
decades of proven performance and billions of dollars spent in
independent research and development by its parent, General Motors,
a world leader in global design, engineering, and manufacturing
capabilities. For more information, please visit
www.gmdefensellc.com.
About Hendrick
Motorsports
Founded by Rick
Hendrick in 1984, Hendrick
Motorsports is the winningest team in NASCAR Cup Series
history. At the sport's premier level, the organization holds the
all-time records in every major statistical category, including
championships (14), points-paying race victories (305) and laps led
(more than 80,000). It has earned at least one race win in a record
40 different seasons, including an active streak of 39 in a row
(1986-2024). Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024, the team
fields four full-time Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 entries in the NASCAR
Cup Series with drivers Alex Bowman,
William Byron, Chase Elliott and Kyle
Larson. Headquartered on more than 100 acres in Concord, North Carolina, Hendrick Motorsports employs approximately 600
people. For more information, please visit
HendrickMotorsports.com.
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