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Prestigious Awards Received from Automakers
General Motors award ceremony
Poster commemorating award from General Motors
Alpine earned prestigious awards from General Motors Company (GM) of the United States, Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles N.V. (FCA), and Volvo Cars Corporation (VOLVO).
GM: 2014 Supplier of the Year
GM granted its 2014 Supplier of the Year awards to only 78 of its several thousand suppliers, including
Alpine.
In its business with General Motors, Alpine contributes actively in a range of ways—by proposing
innovative technologies and working to resolve issues, for instance—and therefore is rated highly as a
strategic partner with regard to the development, supply, and quality of products. We were extremely
gratified to receive this year’s award recognizing not only the operability of our products, but also their
premium design.
VOLVO: 2014 Award of Excellence
VOLVO awarded us the technology award in their 2014 Award of Excellence. They were impressed by
our center stack display, which enhances convenience for drivers in cold regions such as northern Europe
by offering them an infrared touch sensor rarely found inside vehicles to operate the controls while
wearing gloves. They also commended the technological capability that produced our Fresh Air
Subwoofer, which enhances output in terms of acoustic range whilst maintaining a spacious environment
inside the vehicle cabin.
FCA: Supplier Recognition of Excellence
We were the only supplier in the electronics field to receive FCA’s Supplier Recognition of Excellence
award.
Subwoofers are large speakers, and space constraints have always been an issue when mounting them in
vehicles. Alpine has therefore been working to resolve the limitations on where these speakers can be
mounted by developing slimmer, lighter subwoofers, while at the same time delivering better sound