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Honda Honours Multimatic for Outstanding Performance with Supplier Award
MARKHAM, ON, Canada (April 22, 2025) – Multimatic was presented with the Mass Production Supplier Award at the annual Honda Supplier Conference for outstanding performance in the category of Excellence in Quality and Delivery in 2024.
“Multimatic is honoured to be one of just 33 mass production suppliers to receive this prestigious Supplier Award,” said James Huwer, Technical Sales Manager, Multimatic Product Services. “With Honda collaborating with approximately 700 OEM suppliers across North America, being acknowledged as a top performer during such a transformative time in the industry is a true testament to the dedication to excellence across our entire organization.”
Honda purchased approximately $32.5 billion in parts for mass production operations from approximately 700 North American mass production suppliers in 2024, which supported the sales of more than 1.6 million Honda and Acura vehicles in North America.
“We are in a challenging time for the automotive industry, a once in a hundred-year period of transformation, but it’s an exciting time for Honda as we go back to the starting point to pursue our Second Founding as a company,” said Mike Lapham, Vice President of Procurement in the Purchasing & Supply Chain Center at Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC. “By working closely together with our suppliers we will take bold action to increase flexibility and agility to strike the right balance of internal combustion engine, hybrid and EV models to meet the needs of our Honda and Acura customers.”
In 2024, Honda recognized 33 mass production suppliers for outstanding performance in two categories – Excellence in Quality and Delivery & Excellence in Value, in addition to 19 service parts suppliers with awards that reflect a supplier’s combined performance in three categories: quality, cost, and on-time delivery.
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About Multimatic
Multimatic is a privately held, global enterprise supplying components, systems and engineering services to the automotive industry.
Multimatic’s core competencies include the engineering and manufacturing of complex mechanisms, body hardware, suspension systems and body structures, as well as the design and development of lightweight composite automotive systems. In addition, Multimatic delivers niche vehicle design, development and production for road and race applications.
Headquartered near Toronto, Canada, Multimatic has manufacturing divisions and engineering facilities in North America, Europe, Asia, and alliance relationships with partners around the world.
Multimatic is comprised of four operating groups: Multimatic Technologies, Multimatic Mechanisms, Multimatic Structures & Suspension, and Multimatic Niche Vehicles.
For further information, please visit www.multimatic.com.
About Honda in North America
Honda established operations in North America in 1959. Today, the company employs about 42,000 associates in the region, who are engaged in the development, manufacturing, sales and service support of Honda and Acura automobiles, Honda power equipment, Honda powersports products and the HondaJet Elite II advanced light jet.
Based on its longstanding commitment to build products close to the customer, Honda operates 18 major manufacturing plants in North America, working with over 750 suppliers in the region to produce a diverse range of quality products. Honda has built automobiles in North America for over 40 years and, in 2024, 99.6% of all Honda and Acura automobiles sold in the U.S. were produced in North America.
Honda also conducts research and development activities at 23 facilities in North America where we fully design, develop and engineer many of the company’s North American-made products. Honda and Acura high-performance racing programs are also conducted in North America including the design and development of powertrain, chassis, electronics, and performance parts, as well as technical and race support.
Learn more with the Honda Digital FactBook.