LG Innotek wins best partner award from JLR

Yoo Byaeng-kuk, second from right, head of Automotive Components Business Unit at LG Innotek, poses with Barbara Bergmeier, left, executive director of JLR, Ju Won-rae, second from left, head of EU Representative office of LG Innotek and Tobias Moch, right, CPO of JLR, during JLR Supplier Excellence Awards ceremony in Gaydon, U.K., May 30. Courtesy of LG Innotek

By Baek Byung-yeul

LG Innotek won the best partner award from British luxury car brand JLR for its high-quality auto parts, according to the company, Monday.

JLR was formerly known as Jaguar Land Rover, but as of June 1, the company rebranded to JLR. Each year the British automobile manufacturer recognizes its top global suppliers. At this year's JLR Supplier Excellence Awards, JLR recognized suppliers based on five values: Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth and Impact. LG Innotek was selected in the Impact category.

“LG Innotek could have been nominated for any of the five supplier award categories but the way they innovate their products and improve their customer services makes an Impact award particularly appropriate. LG Innotek hugely supports the JLR Product Development teams, continuously improving their products and, in turn, improving JLR's,” JLR said.

LG Innotek has been recognized for its excellent quality by maintaining JLR quality certification for three consecutive years since 2021. LG Innotek has been supplying DC-DC converters for mild hybrid vehicles to JLR. The company said it has made great efforts to quickly supply parts and respond to customer needs by producing parts at its Poland plant.

Apart from DC-DC converters, the company has also produced seven automotive electronic parts, including battery management systems in Poland.

LG Innotek expects that winning the awards from JLR will help the company expand its presence in the global auto parts market as it has already been recognized for its quality products by major carmakers and parts makers such as GM, Continental and Schaeffler.

“LG Innotek will continue to innovate in quality to provide differentiated customer value,” said Yoo Byaeng-kuk, head of the Automotive Components Business Unit at LG Innotek.