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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
POLYTEC After Peguform, more deals may be in the works / Grammer on back burner? / Sufficient Liquidity	02.09.2008
POLYTEC German auto supplier Peguform is acquired by smaller Austrian group / New “top 100” player with EUR 2.2 bn in sales	29.08.2008
GEIGER TECHNIK Sintex acquisition concluded / Change of name / Job cuts in Germany	26.08.2008
WEBASTO Investment in a second production cell for polycarbonate glazing / Orders increase	15.08.2008
MAGNA Continuation of expansion in Russia / Acquisition of supplier Technoplast	12.08.2008
DRÄXLMAIER Automotive wiring site selected in Prishtina, Kosovo / Pilot plant to begin operations in August	30.07.2008

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