Article: DCR DOWNGRADES GRUPO DINA'S SENIOR DEBT TO 'B-'

CHICAGO, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) has downgraded the $150 million of 10.5 percent guaranteed Eurobond notes of Consorcio G Grupo Dina, S.A. de C.V. to 'B-' (Single- B-Minus) from 'B' (Single-B). Also, Grupo Dina's $164 million of 8 percent subordinated convertible debentures were downgraded to 'CCC' (Triple-C) from 'B-' (Single-B-Minus). Grupo Dina is Mexico's largest manufacturer of medium and heavy duty trucks and intercity coach buses.

The ratings have been lowered due to the cumulative pressure of the Mexican economic crisis and the resulting dramatic drop in market demand, which has strained the liquidity and severely ...

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