The document discusses the recovery of the automotive industry, with automotive production and new vehicle sales increasing in 2011 over 2010 levels. It also mentions that both General Motors and Ford were profitable in 2010 after losses in previous years. The document promotes ThomasNet.com as a source for automotive companies to find suppliers and source parts, listing many major automotive manufacturers, retailers, and service providers that use the site.

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American Axle Manufacturing Ford Motor Co.
Goodyear Tire Rubber Tower Automotive
Autoliv General Motors
Johnson Controls TRW Automotive Holdings
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2. These Auto Industry Companies Could Become
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and service providers source on ThomasNet.com – some that form the Alliance
with hundreds of users. of Automobile
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American Axle Manufacturing Jaguar
Arvinmeritor Johnson Controls
Asbury Automotive Group Land Rover
Audi Lear Corp.
Autonation Leyland Trucks
BMW Group Navistar
Borgwarner MAN
Carlisle Mazda
Chrysler Metaldyne
Daimler Mitsubishi Motors
Dana Corp. Oshkosh Truck
Dura Automotive Systems Paccar
Exide Technologies Porsche
Fiat Scania
Ford Motor Co. Tenneco Automotive
General Motors Toyota
Goodyear Tire Rubber TRW Automotive
Hayes Lemmerz Visteon
Honda
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