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BTV PLAST Takeover by private equity investor Benson Oak	11.12.2008
RANGER French injection moulder slashes 80 jobs	10.12.2008
MAGNA Closure of manufacturing units in Canada / About 1,110 jobs affected	09.12.2008
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIERS French engineering federation calls for financial assistance for automotive suppliers	09.12.2008
STANKIEWICZ Agreement on concept to continue the business / Gilde to contribute financially to rescue plan	08.12.2008
HENNIGES AUTOMOTIVE German company files insolvency petition / Four units in two countries and 2,000 employees are affected	05.12.2008
FINMECCANICA Aerospace supplier plans joint ventures with Russian firm	02.12.2008
KEY PLASTICS French-Slovakian unit in administration / Massive job cuts / "Facilities far oversized,” auto supplier says	01.12.2008
US AUTO INDUSTRY Congress urged to include suppliers in plans	24.11.2008
AUTOMOTIVE First German supplier insolvency averted for now / Automakers grouping criticises bank policies / Short-time working and extended leave	18.11.2008
VISIOCORP Considering strategic options / New working hours to generate savings	18.11.2008
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Recovery not expected before 2010 / Both OEMs and suppliers are feeling the heat	03.11.2008
RANGER French injection moulding company files for protection from creditors	03.11.2008
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Financial crisis exacerbates car makers' slump / Suppliers adopting a wait-and-see attitude / Impact could be most severe for SMEs / First victims are being identified / Eastern Europe unlikely to be OEMs' white knight	31.10.2008
EUROSTYLE Auto supplier seeks creditor protection for French subsidiaries / Two months allotted for rescue plan	28.10.2008
POLYTEC Acquisition of Peguform completed / Combined group sales will exceed EUR 1 bn in 2008	28.10.2008
RÖCHLING Manufacturing and sales consolidation in US / Expansion plans for hardboard production	24.10.2008
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Call for aid in Europe for economical vehicles	13.10.2008
SABIC Stamax LGF PP now available worldwide / Plans to expand production	10.10.2008
VALEO German rear lighting systems production to be shifted to France and Poland / Increasing competition	17.09.2008
IAC Job losses in Sweden / Plant closures threatened as economy weakens / Takeover of Visteon site in UK	12.09.2008
JOHNSON CONTROLS Extensive restructuring in North America, western Europe / Pretax charge of USD 400-500m in Q4 2008	09.09.2008
EADS Expansion in composites processing / Augsburg, Nordenham and Varel facilities transferred to new business	08.09.2008
CADENCE INNOVATION US automotive supplier files for Chapter 11 reorganisation / European plants not affected	04.09.2008
HARITA / FEHRER Joint venture planned by Indian and German auto suppliers / PU upholstery for seating systems	03.09.2008

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