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
$2.5 billion (year ended December 31, 2006)
Number of Employees
11,000+
Corporate Headquarters
Novi, Michigan, United States
Locations
39 facilities in 13 countries in North and South America, Europe and Asia
Customers (ranked by revenue)
- Ford Motor Company (including Volvo Cars)
- Hyundai Kia
- Renault - Nissan
- Volkswagen AG
- Chrysler LLC
- Toyota Motor Corporation
- Fiat Auto
- BMW AG
- Daimler AG
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Automotive News global supplier ranking for 2006
55th
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.