In the U.S., an auto parts maker is lucky to net 6% on revenues.

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Today, the giant auto parts maker Delphi laid out its plans in bankruptcy court.

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The deadline triggered a spate of filings by large companies, including Northwest Airlines , Delta Airlines and auto parts maker Delphi .

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Best of all for the venerable defense contractor and auto parts maker, it learned a lesson in fashioning swords into plowshares it can now repeat rapidly.

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Most recently, lawmakers are expressing concern about the potential acquisition of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets:AONEQ) by Wanxiang, a large, privately owned Chinese auto parts maker.

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Note: Chinese businesses such as computer brand Lenovo, e-commerce leader Alibaba, telecom hardware giant Huawei, and auto parts maker Wanxiang have looked in recent years to tap into the U.S. marketplace and resources.

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In the past decade the storied Maumee, Ohio auto parts maker had survived a misguided acquisition binge, a hostile takeover attempt, an accounting scandal, a bankruptcy filing, a taxpayer bailout of two of its largest customers and the Great Recession.

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Rounding out the top 10 where: Hangzhou Everfine Photo, a supplier of testing equipment, Shanghai CSG Smart Science, a supplier of power distribution products, Shandong Sinocera Function Material, a maker of ceramic powder for the electronics industry, Beijing Orient National Communication, a software maker, Jiangsu Yunyi, an auto parts maker, Boomsense, a supplier of repeaters, and Staidson Beijing Biopharmaceuticals, a chemicals products maker.

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Mr. Deripaska's ceding of an interest in the German construction company and the Canadian auto-parts maker show how severely the global credit crisis is affecting the wealth of at least some of Russia's oligarchs.

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Its other auto businesses include China-listed parts maker Wanxiang Qianchao and Jiangsu Senwei, whose customers incude Bosch.

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