Who We Are
Building Value
Piston Group wasn’t just founded to make things. It was founded with a vision to make things better. And that begins with building better teams solely dedicated to achieving excellence at every level of execution through a combination of experience, expertise, and a deep seeded passion for what we do. Our companies consistently set the standard because our people consistently raise the bar.
We create solutions and breakthroughs. But at the end of the day, what we really create is value. And that has become the purpose that our entire Piston Group family lives and breathes every day — to not just build, but to build value.
Our Story
We Are Piston Group
Our People
Our Culture
We believe in creating the spark. We focus on igniting progress and charging forward to solve challenges and embrace opportunities.
Diversity + Inclusion
We depend on diversity in our planning, strategy, and processes. We understand, accept, and value differences because this is what leads to innovation. It all starts with diverse thinking. It all starts with our people.
Inclusion is the power of people, connected by a common purpose. At Piston Group we embrace inclusion as a means to connect inspired ideas from every individual within our extended employee, customer and supplier enterprise.
Leadership
Leading with Energy
Vinnie Johnson
Founder, Chairman
Vicki Richardson
Chief Administrative Officer
& Executive Assistant to Vinnie Johnson
Mamadou Diallo
Chief Executive Officer
Bob Holloway
Chief Operating Officer
Team Members
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Minority-Owned
Business
Certifications
ISO 14001
TS 16949
IATF 16949
AS9100
Ford Q1
Toyota Quality Excellence Award
Piston Automotive received the Toyota Quality Excellence Award
2023
GM Supplier of the Year Award
Piston Automotive received the GM Supplier of the Year Award
2023
Toyota Quality Excellence Award
Piston Automotive received the Toyota Quality Excellence Award
2022
Certificate of Excellence
Plant 2 awarded GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award (SQEA)
2021
NMSDC Corporate Plus Member
Piston Group is p roud to be recognized as a NMSDC Corporate Plus Member.
2020
#1 Crain’s Detroit Business
Largest Minority-Owned Business in S outheast Michigan.
2020
#4 Crain’s Fast 50
Southeast Michigan's Fastest Growing Companies.
2020
Diversity Supplier of the Year World Excellence Award
Piston Automotive was honored by Ford Motor Company with the Diversity Supplier of the Year World Excellence Award and the F itness Production Award.
2020
2019 Honda Excellence Quality & DeliveryAward
Marion, OH facility received the 2019 Ex cellence in Quality and Delivery Award from Honda
2020
Supplier of ‘Built to Serve’ Ram 1500
Continued supplier of unique accent color stitching for Seat Trim on the 'B uilt to Serve' Ram 1500.
2020
Value Optimization Supplier of the Year
Value Optimization Supplier of the Year by FCA (Stellantis)
2020
GM Certificate of Excellence
Certificate of Excellence (Del Rio) in recognitions for Outstanding On-Time shipping performance by GM.
2020
Direct Purchasing Diversity Supplier of the Year
Awarded Direct Purchasing Diversity Supplier of the Year by FCA (Stellantis).
2020
2019 Ford Motor Company Advocacy Award
(Piston Automotive)
2019
#1 Crain’s Detroit Fast 50
2019
#1 Crain’s Detroit Minority-Owned Businesses
(Based On 2018 Revenue)
2019
#5 Crain’s Private 200 List
Ranked By 2018 Revenue
2019
#3 Crain’s Fast 50
Named Crain’s Detroit Business Fastest Growing Companies
2018
#2 Crain’s Largest Minority-Owned Business
2018
#16 Crain’s Private 200
2018
#25 Of The 100 Largest Suppliers In North America
2018
FCA (Stellantis) Minority Business Enterprise Of The Year
2017
Automotive News All-Star Vinnie Johnson
2017
Suppliers
Teamwork is Part of Our DNA
At Piston Group we recognize that supplier diversity can be powerful. Our companies demonstrate a commitment to supplier diversity through our ongoing efforts to recruit and develop diverse businesses and provide them opportunities.Diversity forges new avenues to promote inclusiveness, expand partner opportunities, offer a variety of perspectives, and access to new and additional experiences needed to answer today’s intricate challenges.
To be defined as a diverse business at least 51 percent ownership must be by a member of historically disadvantaged groups. These groups are headquartered in the United States and identified by the U.S. government as such:
- Woman-Owned Businesses,
- Minority-Owned Businesses,
- Veteran-Owned Businesses,
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses,
- Businesses in Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zones,
- Small Businesses
Our desire is to build a better tomorrow. We welcome all supplier partners that share this vision to connect with our brands to explore any and all opportunities.
Passion to Innovate
Together we develop new technologies and build exciting products that touch people’s lives in a positive way. Part passion and part engineering marvel, every solution is nurtured from discovery to invention and manufacturing creation.