Tower Automotive LLC is a global designer and producer of structural components and assemblies used by virtually every major automotive vehicle manufacturer.
Products
- Body structural stampings and assemblies
- Chassis structural stampings and assemblies, including full frames and cradles
- Suspension components, modules and systems
- Exposed sheet metal ("Class A") surfaces
Revenue
$1.6 billion (year ended December 31, 2009)
Number of Employees
7,400
Corporate Headquarters
Livonia, Michigan, United States
Locations
43 facilities in 11 countries in North and South America, Europe and Asia
Customers (ranked by revenue)
- Volkswagen
- Fiat
- Ford
- Hyundai-Kia
- Volvo
- Nissan
- BMV
- Chrysler
- Daimler
- Toyota
- Chery
- Opel
- Honda
History
- Founded in 1993 as R.J. Tower Corporation, later renamed Tower Automotive
- Fast growth during the 1990's with acquisitions in North America, Europe, Asia and South America
- Tower Automotive, Inc. (a U.S. registered company) and its U.S. operating subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in February 2005
- Emerged from Chapter 11 in July 2007 as an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.