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FACC
Cooperation with Arabian company Mubadala / Building of new plant in Abu Dhabi / Transfer of orders
25.06.2009
STANKIEWICZ
IAC to acquire insolvent automotive supplier / Solutions have not yet been found for the French and US sites
24.06.2009
INERGY
Fuel systems plants planned for China and India
23.06.2009
AKSYS
Follow-up: Production stabilised / Insolvency money secured / Several parties interested
18.06.2009
MANN+HUMMEL
Earnings decline in 2008 despite higher sales / Negative result in Q1 this year / Short-time working at all German sites / Seipler: "Well equipped to overcome the crisis"
17.06.2009
PLASTIVALOIRE
Strengthening of automotive segment with Key Plastics now signed and sealed
11.06.2009
GRAMMER
New facility in Germany
11.06.2009
PLASTAL
Follow-up: German companies now insolvent after all / Job losses unavoidable / Buyer sought
09.06.2009
DELPHI
Auto supplier to emerge from bankruptcy / Global operations sold for USD 3.6 bn to Platinum Equity / General Motors to buy five critical parts facilities
05.06.2009
VISTEON
Auto supplier files for Chapter 11 reorganisation in US / Ford supports debtor-in-possession facility
05.06.2009
POLYTEC
Swedish production site to close / OEM supplier says additional plant shutdowns are to come
02.06.2009
MANN+HUMMEL
Production to be stepped up in the US / New order for Chevrolet “Volt” hybrid vehicle
02.06.2009
AKSYS
Auto supplier insolvent / German government and reconstruction bank deny aid / Nearly 2,000 jobs at risk
28.05.2009
PLASTIVALOIRE
Union announces takeover of Key Plastics France / Slovak plant included in deal / Final decision this week
27.05.2009
EUROSTYLE
Spanish and Brazilian operations to be renamed / Positive performance in 2008 / Little short-time working, no job losses
22.05.2009
POLYTEC
Follow-up: Polytec to retain two Peguform facilities / Core of future composites strategy
15.05.2009
HP PELZER
Takeover of Mexican plant from Carcoustics / Rumours of purchase of Stankiewicz
13.05.2009
POLYTEC
Rescue plan foresees sale of Peguform to Cross Industries / Insolvency is averted
07.05.2009
POLYTEC
Rescue package could split up group / Pierer to take over Peguform / Huemer to run the original Polytec
04.05.2009
RÖCHLING
Eppingen injection moulding plant to be closed
04.05.2009
WOCO
Founder Franz-Josef Wolf back at the helm / Short-time working to be extended to headquarters
30.04.2009
EXEL COMPOSITES
Loss-making sports business divested / Concentrating on composite profiles for technical applications
28.04.2009
LEONI
Sales share of Automotive division to be reduced / Five market segments / New acquisitions from 2010
28.04.2009
POLYTEC
Problems are becoming more pressing / Automotive supplier is cutting 2,000 jobs / Takeover on the horizon?
20.04.2009
EUROSTYLE
GMD acquires insolvent automotive supplier / Plans to cut 400 of the 1,030 jobs / Investment planned
20.04.2009
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