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MAGNA
Tier 1 ready for the next consolidation round / New strategic alignment should fuel growth
24.02.2005
JOHNSON CONTROLS
Second seats plant to be built in Slovakia
10.02.2005
PLASTIC OMNIUM
Sustained growth in 2004 / Automotive sales now EUR 1.5 bn / Earnings show improvement
10.02.2005
INERGY
Interest in fuel tank manufacturer Yapp / Talks with Chinese investment holding company
10.02.2005
HELVOET
Takeover of Philips HTP Automotive / More specialisation / Broader geographical spread
10.02.2005
HTP
EGM to vote on equity increase / Shareholder squabble / Automotive versus Aerospace
13.01.2005
SARNA
Sale of automotive segment / Sarnamotive Switzerland goes to Wafa investment company
23.12.2004
CARCLO
Joint venture for control cables in India / Output to be cut in UK / Start-up in September 2005
23.12.2004
PEGUFORM
Peguform sold to Cerberus / 330 jobs to go
09.12.2004
WILDEN
German injection moulder with joint ventures in Dubai, China / Sales recovery expected in 2004
25.11.2004
RÜTGERS
Trosifol PVB films business to Kuraray of Japan / Profine divestment believed near
25.11.2004
SARNA
Problems continue in automotive division / Divestment or partnership are alternatives
25.11.2004
VISTEON
New Slovakian plant for auto interiors and climate control / Support for Kia and PSA
28.10.2004
POLYTEC GROUP
Integration of Findlay Europa in last quarter of 2004 / Plastic components for automotive uses
30.09.2004
KEY PLASTICS
Deal with Kendrion on automotive plastics / Further step on the road to global supplier
30.09.2004
SARNA
Automotive segment: Pooling of European and US businesses / Change of management
16.09.2004
KEY AUTOMOTIVE
New EUR 15m plant in Slovakia / Plastic components to PSA / Turnaround manager
02.09.2004
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY
Peguform sale to Cerberus is definite / US investor also acquiring GDX Automotive
02.09.2004
FAURECIA
Earnings up 25% in H1 2004 despite flat auto economy / New plants in three countries
19.08.2004
OEM SUPPLIERS
IBS Brocke files insolvency petition / Peguform ready for sale, US investor demanding job cuts
22.07.2004
PEGUFORM UK
Declining business forces closure / Troubles within the Venture group exacerbate problems
08.07.2004
POLYTEC GROUP
Principal shareholder Capvis acquires Findlay Europa / Merger planned / Further expansion
24.06.2004
FREUDENBERG
Acquisitions nearly balance out divestments / “Far-reaching” portfolio realignment complete
10.06.2004
KENDRION
Sale of the remaining Automotive Plastics businesses near / Purchaser not yet disclosed
10.06.2004
SIMOLDES
Portuguese auto supplier plans Polish plant
27.05.2004
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