Japanese Companies in US Transport. Equip. - No. 354, March 1999

J.inUS Transport. Equip. - No. 354, March 1999: "SATURN CORP., a GENERAL MOTORS CORP. company, has awarded contracts to two more Japanese-affiliated parts manufacturers. Via parent TOYO ROKI MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Findlay, Ohio-based FILTECH, INC. beat out 18 other bidders to supply oil filters for Saturn's small cars. The firm expects to ship 345,000 oil filters to Spring Hill, Tennessee in the first year. Filtech has been making air and oil filters and cleaners since 1990, but the Saturn contract marks the first time that it has won significant business from a Big Three builder. "

This says filtech (honda OEM oil filter manufacturer) is a transpant supplier. These suppliers are chosen for quality, price and responsiveness reasons.