Maxion Wheels Receives Volvo's Quality Through Excellence Award

KONIGSWINTER, Germany, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxion Wheels ("Maxion" or the "Company") announced that its Konigswinter, Germany facility achieved the Volvo Quality Through Excellence Award ("VQE Award"). An award ceremony will follow.  

In a communication to the Company, Volvo said achievement of VQE Award status signifies Konigswinter is among the best manufacturing sites in the industry. Sites who maintain VQE Award status are considered Volvo suppliers of choice. 

"We are very proud to receive this award from Volvo," said Pieter Klinkers, President of Maxion's European-Asian division to which the Konigswinter facility belongs. "Our German plant, like all of our facilities, is dedicated to supplying Volvo and our other global customers with safety-critical products of the very highest quality. I am pleased to see Konigswinter honored in this way."

About Maxion Wheels

Maxion Wheels is a leading worldwide producer of aluminum and steel wheels for passenger cars and light trucks and of steel wheels for commercial trucks and trailers. The Company has global operations with 25 facilities, including business, sales offices and manufacturing facilities, located in 15 countries around the world. The Company sells products to every major North American, Asian and European manufacturer of passenger cars and light trucks and to commercial highway vehicle customers throughout the world.