The award was given during ceremonies Saturday, April 28 at the historic Warner Theatre in the nation's capital.

"Auto terminal Zárate represents the best of the best and it has set an example during the past year for other companies to follow," said Bo Andersson, executive in charge, GM Worldwide Purchasing. "It is a role model and it is an honor to work with a company so committed to supporting our priorities for quality.

" It´s a great honor for me to receive on behalf of Auto Terminal Zárate this award given by General Motors" said Mr. Luis M. Dotras, Vice-President of the Company. " We are very proud in being recognized for the second consecutive time, compromising us in reinforcing our commitment of providing even better quality and service year after year."

The GM Supplier of the Year award began as a global program in 1992. Award-winners are selected by a global team of executives from purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics who base their decisions on suppler performance in quality, service, technology and price. This year, General Motors honored 165 suppliers from 19 countries for their excellence throughout 2000.

The Company Auto Terminal Zarate S.A. is a vigorous company, which runs a totally private port dedicated exclusively to import, export and storage of vehicles. ATZ's port facilities and quality standards makes it unique in Latin America, and careful handling of vehicles guarantees minimum damage rates.

ATZ has a parking lot capacity of 28.000 vehicles in its150 acres, with two berth sites for 60.000 TDW vessels, being since July 1999 the company ISO 9002 Certificated.

Customers General Motors, Ford, VW, Daimler-Chrysler, Fiat, BMW, Toyota, Peugeot, Citroen, Honda, Suzuki, Nissan, Rover, Mazda, Scania and Iveco are ATZ's most important customers.

Same investors group, is presently developing construction in vicinities of ATZ, of a multipurpose and container handling port which will be, as from next September 2.001, operative with two post panamax gantry cranes