AURORA, ONTARIO, Canada, December 1, 2010 – Magna Slovteca s.r.o, a manufacturing division of Magna International Inc.’s Mirrors operating unit, has won a 2010 Automotive Lean Production Award in the global companies category from the German trade journal Automobil Produktion and the business consulting company Agamus Consult. The awards honor plants which have been highly successful in implementing lean production processes aimed at superior customer service, and were given during the fifth Automotive Lean Production trade conference, which was held at Audi AG in Ingolstadt, Germany, on November 23.

“This award recognizes the outstanding performance of the entire team at Magna Slovteca and underlines that our continuous efforts to improve efficiency have been successful. This is an important message to our customers and gives additional motivation to the Slovteca team,” said Don Walker, CEO of Magna International.

Magna Slovteca was recognized for implementing the production system MAFACT (Magna Factory Concept) which is based on a strict lean production philosophy incorporating the entire value chain.

More than 60 companies – automakers as well as suppliers – participated in this international benchmark competition. This year's award winners, in addition to Magna Slovteca, are Audi, BMW, Schmitz Cargobull and PWO.

About Magna Mirrors
Magna Mirrors is a global supplier to the automotive industry and one of the largest producers of automotive mirror and vision systems. Magna Mirrors is focused on developing value-added products including complete exterior and interior mirror systems, actuators, electrochromic glass, and door handle systems. The group employs more than 7,000 people at manufacturing and engineering facilities located in North America, Europe, Asia, and South Africa.

About Magna International
Magna International (www.magna.com) is the most diversified global automotive supplier. We design, develop and manufacture technologically advanced automotive systems, assemblies, modules and components, and engineer and assemble complete vehicles, primarily for sale to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") of cars and light trucks. Our capabilities include the design, engineering, testing and manufacture of automotive interior systems; seating systems; closure systems; body and chassis systems; vision systems; electronic systems; exterior systems; powertrain systems; roof systems; hybrid and electric vehicles/systems; as well as complete vehicle engineering and assembly.

We have over 92,000 employees in 245 manufacturing operations and 80 product development, engineering and sales centers in 25 countries.