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Collins & Aikman may intensify production cuts.(Suppliers)

Automotive News Europe,  October, 2006  

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Byline: David Barkholz

Collins & Aikman is evaluating whether it should close additional plants and shed more workers in the US because of production cuts by its Detroit 3 customers (General Motors, Ford Motor and DaimlerChrysler).

The US supplier of vehicle interiors is preparing to emerge from Chapter 11 reorganization. Collins & Aikman, of Southfield, Michigan, is cutting about 125 salaried employees in its corporate offices and plastic-trim division, which represents 10 percent of its salaried work force, says company spokesman David Youngman.

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