The Suppliers
April 8, 2009 - Canadian Auto Suppliers, Ottawa Canada
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It's now or never, part suppliers say Cash-starved firms fear Ottawa's lifeline will be dollar short, day late |
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March 20, 2009 - Obama Auto Task Force, Washington D.C.
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| The Obama administration announced yesterday that it will provide $5 billion in financial aid to auto parts manufacturers, signaling the government's continued interest in propping up the domestic car industry and raising hopes that it will soon provide even more money. |  |
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Update April 4, 2009
Update April 9, 2009 |
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March 19, 2009 - Auto Parts Supply Companies
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Auto Woes Caught in Chain Reaction Detroit Rescue Gets Tougher as Carmakers' Pain Weakens Suppliers, Too |
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March 12, 2009 - Toyota and Auto Task Force, Washington D.C.
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Toyota Joins American Rivals, Urges Aid to U.S. Parts Makers The American auto industry picked up a new ally yesterday in its attempt to win government loans: Toyota warned President Obama's auto task force that the parts suppliers it shares with its Detroit rivals are running dangerously low on cash. |
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February 26, 2009 - Auto Suppliers Nationwide
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Trouble on the Assembly Line As Auto Suppliers Seek Their Own Bailout, Detroit Three Face Pressure From the Ground Up |
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February 18, 2009 - Big Three Auto Suppliers
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| Auto suppliers face a lose-lose situation |  |
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Delphi Benefits Cut for 15,000 retirees Update February 25, 2009 |
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February 10, 2009 - Faurecia - Chrysler, Detroit MI
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Chrysler has unpaid bills, supplier says French firm Faurecia sues seeking $110 million |
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January 26, 2009 - Auto Parts Suppliers Nationwide
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| Bankruptcy Fears Grip Auto-Parts Suppliers |  |
January 23, 2009 - Auto Suppliers Nationwide
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Can't build a car without parts Production cuts and tight credit are hurting companies that will supply the parts when auto sales come back. |
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January 20, 2009 - Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, Toronto CA
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Parts makers warn of collapse if auto talks stall Suppliers could hit the wall if Chrysler and GM don't speed the pace of loan negotiations with the Ontario and federal governments |
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January 16, 2009 - Checker Motors, Kalamazoo MI
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| Checker Motors, 87-Year-Old Auto-Parts Maker, Seeks Bankruptcy |  |
January 10, 2009 - Auto Suppliers Nationwide
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| Beyond the Big Three, Many in Auto Industry Suffer - ripple effect on the thousands of companies who supply carmakers with everything from aluminum to airbags, putting some firms at risk and forcing plant closures, layoffs and furloughs at others. |  |
January 7, 2009 - A123 Systems, Watertown MA
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| Battery maker A123 Systems to bring jobs to southeast Michigan |  |
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Updated Story January 12 |
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January 2, 2009 - Bloomberg News Story
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| Carmakers Plan For Disruptions In Parts Supply |  |
December 26, 2008 - Cadence Innovation, Troy MI
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| GM sues bankrupt supplier Cadence saying it is holding necessary equipment "hostage" which could potentially interrupt the launch of its new Chevrolet Camaro |  |
December 16, 2008 - Key Plastics, Northville MI
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| Auto parts supplier Key Plastics files Chapter 11 |  |
| December 12, 2008 - Auto Supply Companies, Worldwide Locations | |
Auto Suppliers Share in the Big Three Anxiety Worry about the domino effect of the auto supply firms — which employ more than twice as many workers as the carmakers. |
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| December 12, 2008 - Chrysler Suppliers, Washington/Toronto | |
Suppliers demand cash from troubled Chrysler A major oil company and a utility are demanding cash up front from Chrysler, offering a glimpse of the threat posed by a collapse of the North American auto supply chain. |
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| December 9, 2008 - Hundred's of Supply Companies, Worldwide Locations | |
| Even if Detroit's car makers get an interim bailout, their suppliers face a wave of business failures in coming months that are expected to disrupt the flow of parts to U.S. assembly lines run by all auto makers. |  |
| November 17, 2008 - Export Development Canada, Ottawa Ontario | |
| Export Development Canada, a government-owned lender and insurer, has stopped writing new policies to protect Canadian auto parts makers in the event of a bankruptcy filing by Chrysler. |  |