Grede Holdings LLC, Southfield, Mich., supplies ferrous castings to the automotive industry. Congratulating customer Ford Motor Company for its F-150 being named the 2015 North American Truck/Utility of the Year, Tony Lovell, vice president, global sales & marketing, said, “This is great news for Ford to receive this highly respected and well-deserved honor for the F-150. From concept to finished assembly, we collaborated with Ford and its tier one suppliers to develop the differential carrier and case. It’s a prime example of Grede’s commitment to working with key customers on meeting their lightweighting objectives. We also are proud to say that the components are made in Grede’s New Castle, Ind., Reedsburg, Wisc. and Novocast, Monterrey, Mexico, foundries right here in North America.”

Ford received the annual award at the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit on January 12. The North American Truck/Utility of the Year winner is selected by a panel of more than 50 automotive journalists from the United States and Canada. The winner is selected based on a variety of factors including innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction, comfort and value. The win by the F-150 is the eighth time a Ford vehicle has won Truck/Utility of the Year.

Grede Holdings LLC, an MPG Inc. company, was formed in 2010 through the combination of assets of the former Grede Foundries Inc., Blackhawk Foundry (USA), and Citation Corp. With estimated annual revenues exceeding $1 billion, the Grede legacy dates to 1920 when William J. Grede founded Grede Foundries Inc. with an iron foundry in Wauwatosa, Wis. The company specializes in high quality ductile, gray and specialty iron castings, including lost foam and high silicon molybdenum applications. Grede Holdings LLC has 4,600 employees and operates 14 foundries and three machining operations in North America serving the transportation and industrial markets globally.

-The 16th Guangzhou Die-casting, Foundry & Industry Furnace Exhibition