Ill. auto parts company files for Chapter 11
LOVES PARK, Ill. ? A northern Illinois auto parts company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, hindered by the drop in auto sales.

Japan auto parts company to open plant in Uruguay
Japanese auto parts maker Yazaki Corp. plans to invest $4.3 million to open a production plant in Uruguay next year despite the credit-crippling international financial crisis.

Japan auto parts company to open plant in Uruguay
Japanese auto parts maker Yazaki Corp. plans to invest $4.3 million to open a production plant in Uruguay next year despite the credit-crippling international financial crisis. Uruguay's presidential Web site says the new company will be called Yazaki Uruguay...

Japan auto parts company to open plant in Uruguay
Japanese auto parts maker Yazaki Corp. plans to invest $4.3 million to open a production plant in Uruguay next year despite the credit-crippling international financial crisis. Uruguay's presidential Web site says the new company will be called Yazaki Uruguay SA. It will make electronic auto parts to export to Mexico and neighboring Brazil. The company will be located in Las Piedras, a ...

Magna shutting down Nova Scotia auto-parts plant
Magna Powertrain is closing its auto-parts manufacturing plant in North Sydney next year, throwing 260 people out of work.

Magna unit to shut Canada auto-parts plant: report
TORONTO (Reuters) - A subsidiary of Magna International is closing an auto-parts plant in the province of Nova Scotia next year, leading to 260 lost jobs, CBC News reported on Tuesday.

Councillor warns of 'devastating' news for auto-parts plant
Workers at an auto-parts plant in North Sydney are bracing for more bad news.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-02 22:24 Magna unit to shut Canada auto-parts plant --report
TORONTO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A subsidiary of Magna International is closing an auto-parts plant in the province of Nova Scotia next year, leading to 260 lost jobs, CBC News reported on Tuesday. The employees were told Tuesday afternoon that a gradual shutdown during 2009 is planned, with the plant closing by the end of that year, CBC News reported on its Web site. The report comes about a week ...

Man robs auto-parts store at gunpoint
Police in Ocoee this morning are searching for a man who robbed an auto-parts store at gunpoint.

Auto Parts Store Robbed For Second Time
Police investigate a second robbery within a week at an auto parts store.

Over 50 Big Three auto parts suppliers denied credit insurance
India?s auto component makers not only face slower growth in the domestic market, the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) is now refusing credit insurance to over 50 auto component companies that sell to the Big Three car makers in Detroit.

Over 2,000 auto parts units face closure
The current slump in the automobile sector has delivered a hard knock to component makers ? classified as small and tiny enterprises ? as about 600 manufacturing units in Jamshedpur have shut down operations, while more than 2,000 other units spread across the country are on the verge of closure.

Auto Workers Union's Remarks to Senate
The prepared remarks submitted by the auto industry workers union's President Ron Gettelfinger before the Senate Banking Committee

I.C. auto parts supplier lays off 37 more
The dramatic downturn in auto sales brought 37 layoffs last week at an Iowa City factory that manufactures plastic interior parts for Detroit's big three automakers.The layoffs have reduced employment at International Automotive Components' Iowa City plant to 685, down about 170, or 20 percent since September.Detroit-based International Automotive Components has operated the former Lear Corp. ...

Magna International Closing Parts Plant
Auto supplier?s parts plant employing 260 in Cape Breton, N.S., is shutting down this month and will be permanently closed by the end of next year.

Magna parts plant in Nova Scotia closing
A Magna International auto parts plant employing 260 in Cape Breton is shutting down, another victim of North America's slumping automobile industry.

Auto-parts boss follows his dream after layoff
When parts manager Mike Bachara saw the numbers going south at Bill Heard Chevrolet in Scottsdale, he knew it was time to ramp up the side business he had started a few years earlier.

Faced with Finance Crisis, German Auto Firms Cut Production
As the global finance crisis ravages the auto industry, German carmakers and car parts manufacturers are forcing their employees not only to take extended holiday breaks but also to work fewer hours.

Auto parts store site plan advances
Business would be built on site of former Hardee's restaurant near McDonald's on Cloverland Drive

Auto Bailout Facing Uphill Road
While Big 3 say $34B bailout is only way to save auto industry, some lawmakers say bankruptcy might be the best option ? Oil Prices Fall to $45 on Weak Economy ? GM Boss Embarks on His Bailout ... POWER TRIP ? POWER TRIP BLOG: Trackin' Down the Big 3 Biggies ? UAW: Union Will Resume Talks With Big 3