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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.