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Commercial Vehicle Group Earns Hino Motors Excellence In Value Improvement Award


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NEW ALBANY, OH--June 7, 2013: Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. a leading supplier of fully integrated system solutions for the global commercial vehicle market, announced today that it was honored with the Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. (HMMUSA) Excellence in Value Improvement Award during the Annual Business Meeting held on June 6, 2013 in Plymouth, MI.

CVG has worked with HMMUSA to provide Hino-branded vehicles seating manufactured at CVG's National Seating facility in Vonore, Tennessee.  The seating provided to HMMUSA since 2011 is used in Class 6 and 7 trucks Hino produces in North America.

This award recognizes CVG's proactive and on-going collaboration with HMMUSA to increase product value and address cost challenges over the 2012-2013 build cycle.

"We are very pleased to achieve this recognition from Hino, a well-recognized quality truck brand.  It is a strong testament to all those on our Seating Team who worked very hard to develop a positive and productive relationship with Hino.  The opportunity to provide Hino with seating products for Class 6 and 7 trucks supports our corporate strategy to diversify our end markets, expand our product range and broaden our customer base," stated Jerry Armstrong, President of CVG's North and South America Seating & Trim Products.

CVG currently manufactures vehicle seating in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Mexico and Australia under the National Seating, Bostrom Seating, KAB Seating and Stratos Seating brands.