3M began its long association with the automotive industry nearly 80 years ago. Times have changed since we first introduced Wetordry™ sandpaper to automakers, and today more than twenty 3M divisions supply a variety of innovative products to the industry. The technological developments that made these advances possible have brought almost unlimited opportunity to all of us. It has also brought new and challenging demands for 3M in our role as a major global automotive industry supplier.

Answering those demands means making 3M's reputation for innovation and expertise available to the automotive industry on a global scale.

The auto industries' success and ours depends on something more than efficient delivery of products. The complex automotive industry places high priority on communication between suppliers and automakers, It makes rapid, thorough and meaningful responsiveness by suppliers vital. While demands become more exacting, they also present greater potential for automakers and suppliers who work together, exploiting change to provide better products and services for consumers.

3M Automotive has embraced these challenges, and so doing has developed mutually valued partnerships at many of South Africa's motor manufacture plants.

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