GM exec lauds strides in supplier relationships

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NEW ORLEANS—Bill Kopicki. knows relations can be a touchy subject between car makers and their suppliers. As the director of brakes, tires and wheels within General Motors L.L.C.'s Global Purchasing & Supply Chain unit, he helps oversee an annual spend of $6 billion. For 2016, he said GM is forecasting to use 70 million kilograms of synthetic rubber in tires and other automotive components.