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27 Automotive Suppliers File Chapter 11 Bankruptcies in 2009; End of Year Status Summary; Likelihood of Bankruptcy Preference Recovery

Pressures in the global automotive industry forced 27 FN1 automotive parts and component manufacturers and 2 automakers to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009.  The number »»

Cooper-Standard Automotive Combo 503(b)(9) Claims, Essential Supplier and Foreign Vendor Motion

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. and its affiliated debtors (“Cooper-Standard Automotive” or the “Debtors”) have combined into one motion a request to allow payment of 503(b)(9) administrative expense claims, »»

How Did Lear Decide Which Suppliers are its Critical Vendors

Lear Corporation and co-debtor subsidiaries (“Lear”) have estimated that they collectively have 1,600 vendors with outstanding prepetition claims.  Lear has identified 214 of these vendors as “critical »»

GM Bankruptcy – Selective Cure List and Substantive Objections

There were approximately 479 objections filed by the June 15, 2009 deadline by suppliers and other trade creditors to GM’s proposed cure costs (click link to see »»

GM Bankruptcy – For Suppliers Chrysler Bankruptcy Lesson 1

(Update: Since the original post date we have added two additional posts on the GM Cure Cost Procedure and the Supplier Objections that were filed to »»

Contech U.S., LLC Bankruptcy – 503(b)(9) Claim Bar Date and Procedures

For any supplier and other bankruptcy creditor in the bankruptcy of Contech U.S., LLC [1], timely and properly filing an administrative expense claim under 11 USC § »»

Visteon Bankruptcy – First Day Motions

Visteon Corp. has filed 13 first day motions and the Affidavit of Willaim G. Quigley, III, Chief Financial Officer in Support. The motions include one critical vendor »»

Visteon Bankruptcy – Largest Unsecured Bankruptcy Creditors

Visteon Corp. has filed a consolidated list of the 30 largest unsecured creditors of the Visteon Corp. and affiliated Debtors (the “Top Unsercured Creditor List”) in lieu »»

Visteon Bankruptcy – Debtors and Petitions

Visteon Corporation and 30 affiliated entities (”Debtors”) filed a petitions in Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of »»

Metaldyne Bankruptcy – A Dismal Picture for Suppliers

A bleak picture emerges for bankruptcy creditors in this bankruptcy of a top 50 Tier 1 automotive supplier.  Metaldyne Corporation and 30 subsidiaries (collectively referred to as »»

Metaldyne Bankruptcy – Largest Unsecured Bankruptcy Creditors

Metaldyne requested and was granted authority to file a consolidated list of the 50 largest unsecured creditors of the Metaydyne Corporation and its 30 affiliated Debtors (the »»

Metaldyne Bankruptcy – 31 Debtors and Petitions

Metaldyne Corporation and 30 affiliated entities (”Debtors”) filed a petitions in Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York for relief under chapter 11 of title »»

Proliance International – 30 Largest Unsecured Bankruptcy Creditors

Proliance International has filed a consolidated list of the 30 largest unsecured creditors for itself and its affiliated Debtors (the “Top Unsecured Creditor List”) in lieu of »»

Proliance International Bankruptcy – Debtors and Petitions

Proliance International, Inc. and 3 affiliated entities (”Debtors”) filed a petitions in Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 »»

Lear Corporation – 50 Largest Unsecured Bankruptcy Creditors

Lear Corporation has requested authority to file a consolidated list of the 50 largest unsecured creditors for itself and its affiliated Debtors (the “Top Unsecured Creditor List”) in »»

Lear Bankruptcy – 24 Debtors and Petitions

Lear Corporation and 23 affiliated entities (”Debtors”) filed a petitions in Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York for relief under chapter 11 of title »»

Fluid Routing Solutions Bankruptcy – First Day Motion to Pay Certain Supplier Administrative Priority Claims

Feb. 08, 2009 – Through two “First Day Motions”, Fluid Routing Solutions, Inc. and its affiliated filers (“Fluid Routing Solutions”) are taking steps to hold their own supplier base »»

Fluid Routing Solutions, Inc. Bankruptcy (Fluid Solutions)

The bankruptcy filing on February 6, 2009 of Fluid Routing Solutions, Inc. demonstrates that the ability of US automotive suppliers to obtain institutional financing has reached the »»

Fluid Routing Solutions – Auction Over, Asset Sale Approved

On March 26, 2009, 48 days after the Chapter 11 filing, the sale of the fluid routing business and assets of Fluid Routing Solutions was approved. »»

Fluid Routing Solutions Bankruptcy – Summary Post

In our posts on the bankruptcy of Fluid Routing Solutions, we have discussed unique aspects of this case that made it worthy of study.  These aspects »»