Local Auto Parts Makers on "Pins and Needles"
Northern Michigan companies that make auto parts for the Big 3 automakers are closely watching the hearings in Washington. Area companies have already been severely hurt by General Motors, Ford and Chryslers' troubles. Many have even closed.

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...

Rheinmetall Will Cut Jobs, Halt Plants on Auto Slump (Update1)
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Rheinmetall AG , the German auto parts and weapons supplier, will eliminate 750 jobs, reduce fixed costs by 50 million euros ($63.8 million) and extend Christmas production breaks because of slowing automotive demand.

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 ...

Auto store advancing
The ground has been broken, and work is in progress on what soon will be Advance Auto Parts in Salem. The auto parts store is located on state Route 14 across from Wal-Mart and Dunkin' Donuts. The construction is being done by WXZ Construction, LLC Development, Inc. from Fairview Park, Ohio.

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.

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.

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.

Area auto dealers join cry for bailout
The Auto Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia held a press conference Thursday morning to make the case that the Big Three automakers failing would hurt the region. (F) (GM)

Congress still skeptical about auto bailout
Dec. 4, 2008--Auto executives, from left, General Motors Chief Executive Officer Richard Wagoner, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger, Ford Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally, and Chrysler Chief Executive Officer Robert Nardelli testify on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Acadiana auto dealers watch D.C. talks
What can Congress do to help an ailing domestic auto industry?

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

Auto theft, on the rise in county, can be a nightmare
If you've ever had your car stolen - and auto theft is rising fast in Clark County - you know it can be anything from a hassle to a nightmare.