Honda awards both mass production and service parts suppliers at annual conference
Honda purchased $32.5 billion in parts and materials for mass production and another $1.96 billion in parts for use in servicing customer products
Honda works with approximately 700 mass production suppliers and nearly 1,600 service parts suppliers across North America

Honda honored 52 North American suppliers during its annual Honda Supplier Conference with awards for outstanding performance in supplying the company with parts and materials in 2024. During the two-day conference in Columbus, Ohio, Honda recognized 33 suppliers for supporting Honda with parts and materials for mass production1, and 19 suppliers for service parts that serve the needs of customers after they purchase a Honda or Acura product.
Honda purchased approximately $32.5 billion in parts for mass production operations from North American suppliers in 2024, which supported the sales of more than 1.6 million Honda and Acura vehicles in North America. Honda also purchased more than $1.96 billion in parts from its Service Parts suppliers 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.”
Mass Production Supplier AwardsHonda recognized 33 mass production suppliers for outstanding performance in two categories – Excellence in Quality and Delivery & Excellence in Value.
Honda does business with approximately 700 OEM suppliers across North America which provide parts to the company’s 13 plants in the region that produce Honda and Acura cars and light trucks and the engines and transmissions that power them.
Service Parts Supplier Awards Honda honored 19 service parts suppliers with awards that reflect a supplier’s combined performance in three categories: quality, cost, and on-time delivery.
“Despite a number of obstacles over the past year, including market uncertainty and multiple supply challenges, the efforts of our service parts suppliers enabled us to improve service levels,” said Jessica Hammontree, assistant vice president of the Parts Division at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. “By working together with our suppliers Honda ranked number one in the industry for service parts availability for eight consecutive months enabling us to better support our Honda and Acura customers.”
Honda works with nearly 1,600 service parts suppliers in North America to provide service and accessory parts for more than 26 million Honda and Acura automobiles in operation in the United States, as well as service parts for powersports and power equipment products. Honda manages a national network of parts and distribution facilities that support customers by delivering high-quality service parts to Honda and Acura dealers nationwide, as well as supporting global parts operations.
Honda 2024 Mass Production Supplier Award WinnersHonda honored 33 Top OEM Suppliers in one or more of two categories – Excellence in Quality and Delivery & Value.
Excellence in Quality and Delivery

Ada Technologies, Inc.

Ada, Ohio

Ahresty Mexicana S.A. de C.V.

Zacatecas, Mexico

Aisan Industry Kentucky, LLC

Mount Sterling, Kentucky

American Furukawa Incorporated

Columbus, Ohio

American Kenda Rubber Industrial

Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Arcelormittal Tailored Blanks

Detroit, Michigan

Cardington Yutaka Technologies, Inc.

Cardington, Ohio

Cardington Yutaka Technologies, Inc.

Cullman, Alabama

Celina Aluminum Precision Technology Inc.

Celina, Ohio

Continental Tire The Americas, LLC

Auburn Hills, Michigan

Corporacion Mitsuba de Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico

FCC Automotive Parts de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

Villa de Reyes, S.L.P., Mexico

FT Precision Inc.

Fredericktown, Ohio

Henkel Corporation

Madison Heights, Michigan

Kotobukiya Treves de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

Aguascalientes, Mexico

Litens Automotive

Woodbridge, Ontario Canada

Means Industries, Inc.

Saginaw, Michigan

Motherson Yachiyo Ay Manufacturing Ltd.

Columbus, Ohio

MSSC Canada

Chatham, Ontario, Canada

Multimatic, Inc.

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Nissin Manufactura de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Niterra North America, Inc.

Sissonville, West Virginia

NTN Manufacturing de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V.

Aguascalientes, Mexico

Schaeffler Canada Inc.  

Stratford, Ontario, Canada

TFO Tech Co. Ltd.

Jeffersonville, Ohio

Trimont Mfg., Inc.

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries, Inc.

Ludington, Michigan

Yachiyo Mexico Manufacturing S.A. de C.V.

Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico

Yusa Autoparts Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

Guadalupe, Zacatecas, Mexico

Excellence in Value

BASF Corporation

Wyandotte, Michigan

The Piolax Corporation

Canton, Georgia

Pioneer Automotive Technologies Inc.

Miamisburg, Ohio

Schaeffler Group USA Inc.

Cheraw, South Carolina

UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries

Ludington, Michigan

Honda 2024 Service Parts Supplier Award Winners Honda honored 19 suppliers for outstanding performance in service parts that serve the needs of customers after they have purchased Honda and Acura products. Honda Service Parts suppliers were rated on their performance in quality, cost, and delivery. Service Parts awards are based on overall scores reflecting combined performance in all three categories.

Enkei America Inc.

Columbus, Indiana

Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, L.P.

Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Fuserashi International Technology, Inc.

Valley City, Ohio

Jefferson Industries Corp.

West Jefferson, Ohio

Key Fasteners Corporation

Berne, Indiana

Magna Closures Inc.

Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Magna Electronics, LLC

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America

East Syracuse, New York

Nippon Thermostat of America Corp.

Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia

Nishikawa Cooper LLC

Bremen, Indiana

Nissen Chemitec Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

Guanajuato, Mexico

NX Automotive Logistics USA, Inc.

East Liberty, Ohio

Ohashi Technica USA Inc.

Sunbury, Ohio

Pacific Manufacturing Ohio, Inc.

Fairfield, Ohio

Phillips 66

Houston, Texas

Polycon Industries

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Tire Rack Wholesale

South Bend, Indiana

TS Tech Americas Inc. SPPP

Athens, Ohio

Yokowo Manufacturing of America LLC

Hilliard, Ohio

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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. 

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