The Volkswagen Group honored International Electronics and Engineering (IEE S.A.) with a prestigious development award during its Volkswagen Group Award held in Hannover, Germany. 

With this award the Volkswagen Group recognizes IEE as one of the best performing development suppliers. The award specially refers to excellence in development. This category reflects innovation capabilities, equipment, project competence, method competence and the quality of co-operation.

The award ceremonies were held at the Maritim Hotel in Hannover. Awards were presented to 25 suppliers in the five categories of Quality, Development Competence, Logistics, Entrepreneurial Skills and Environment. The awards were presented by Dr. Bernd Pischetstrieder, chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, and Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz, member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG responsible for supply, to Michel Witte, IEE vice president.

"This important award is a clear recognition of our partnership with Volkswagen and to our continuous commitment to provide intelligent business solutions to Volkswagen," declared Witte. "We are committed to building a reliable, quality product that provides significant safety benefits to vehicle occupants. Our research and development facilities and our high-volume manufacturing capacity allow us to consistently deliver timely innovative and quality products to exact specification. IEE is proud to be the safety-sensor technology partner to leading automobile manufacturers world-wide."

For several years IEE has maintained a development partnership with Volks-wagen and currently supplies Seat Belt Reminder sensors. The IEE Seat Belt Reminder sensor in conjunction with a seat belt buckle switch triggers a warning light and an audible signal reminding the seat occupant to fasten his or her seat belt. The IEE Seat Belt Reminder consists of a sensor mat made of two sandwiched carrier sheets held together by an adhesive. Increased pressure on the sensor mat causes a decrease in electrical resistance of the cells thus activating the seat belt reminder sensor. A signal is transmitted that the seat is occupied.