Brake pedal demand shrinks Fahrenheit intends to shut down an American factory

The Federal-Mogul Group has announced that it will terminate its brake pedal production operation at its Orangeburg, South Carolina plant and will abolish about 200 employees.

Federal-Mogul spokesman Jim Burke said that in order to solve the company's internal overcapacity, the company decided to integrate production operations in North America and plans to transfer production operations at the Orangeburg factory to the Smithville plant in Tennessee within the next two years. And the Tepotzotlan plant in Mexico.

In the past few years, the brake pedal market in the United States has suffered a double blow to shrinking demand and increased competition; US consumers have been forced to cut spending during the financial crisis, while manufacturers from countries such as China and India have increased their exposure to the US market. Export business.

Following the closure of the Orangeburg factory, Federal-Mogul will reduce 160 full-time employees and 40 contractors and temporary workers, respectively. The company closed another plant in Summerton, South Carolina four years ago and abolished 350 employees.

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