Visteon and Metaldyne: Post Mortems |

Visteon and Metaldyne: Post Mortems

Josh Green | May 29, 2009

Yesterday Visteon, a major auto parts supplier, filed for Chapter 11.  So did Metaldyne.  Both have global supply chains, so our research team took a look at their shipping data — to see if there were tell-tale signs that these companies were in trouble.

Indeed, things looked grim starting for Visteon in January of 2008:

Visteon Chapter 11: Panjiva Analysis

Similarly, things looked grim for Metaldyne starting in February of 2008:

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