General Motors India has won the prestigious National Safety Award in the Motor Vehicles category.  Its Halol plant has been selected for the award  for  its  best safety systems in the industry.

The annual honour is presented by the Directorate General of the Factory Advice Service & Labour Institute (DGFASLI), the country's premier institution for safety under the aegis of Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India.

"The award demonstrates General Motors commitment to safety and security measures at its plants, said Mr. P.  Balendran,Vice President, General Motors India.   We have maintained a continued focus on encouraging accident prevention and implementing safety procedures across all our processes and management.  This award is very significant, as it comes against stiff competition from automobile manufacturers in India.    GM India aims to continue raising the bar for safety in all its operations, Mr. Balendran added."

Government of India instituted the National Safety Awards in 1965 to recognize good safety performance on the part of industrial establishments and to encourage accident prevention and safety promotion programmes.  GM India was selected for the award in the automobiles category are for its  safety performance against stiff competition, which has been endorsed by Directorate of  Industrial Safety & Health.

It may be recalled that GM India has also won TNS Automotive Total Customer Satisfaction study awards for two consecutive years. In the J.D. Power India Initial Quality Study, the Chevrolet Spark topped its segment rankings in 2007 and 2008, while the Chevrolet Aveo U-VA was first in its segment in 2008.

General Motors India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors Company and has two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities at Halol in Gujarat and Talegaon in Maharashtra. General Motors India manufactures the Chevrolet Optra Magnum, Chevrolet Aveo, Chevrolet SRV, Chevrolet Aveo U-VA, Chevrolet Spark, Chevrolet Tavera and Chevrolet Captiva for the Indian market.

Courtesy: General Motors India

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Posted by Naresh Koshti on 10 September, 2009 12:04:22 PM IST #