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Article: Faurecia chief sees shift in automotive.
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- Plastics News
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- June 11, 2007
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Byline: Rhoda Miel
Maybe it is time for auto suppliers and industry watchers to take a step back and catch their breath. Despite what has seemed like a relentless onslaught of bad news lately, Jim Orchard thinks the worst may be nearly over.
"On a global scale, this is a very robust business,'' said Orchard, president of Faurecia North America, the Troy, Mich.-based unit of auto supplier Faurecia SA, at Ward's Auto Interiors Show, held June 7 in Detroit. "This is a business not to be afraid of, even for those who may have had a tough couple of years in Detroit.''
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