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Ford Gets Cut Off by a Top Supplier As Detroit Squeezes Parts Makers - WSJ.com

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How the efforts of parts suppliers to get back some of their pricing power is affecting car manufacturers efforts to reduce costs from purchasing parts. Collins and Aikman's decion to shut down a Ford plant on a pricing disagreement shows that parts makers at the urging of hedge fund investors are becoming assertive on pricing issues. Bankruptcy of many suppliers is also making it difficult to achieve cost reductions for Ford, GM Daimler. This will affect their efforts to reduce costs.

U.S. Auto Parts suppliers pricing actions and its effect on car makers

10/17/2006

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