Seating supplier IMA to lay off 127 in Highland Park
Kurt Nagl - Integrated Manufacturing Assembly, a joint venture of Lear Corp. and Comer Holdings, says the layoffs are due to a program loss.
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Lear seeks tenants for downtown Detroit building
Chad Livengood - The auto supplier is actively trying to lease out space in the recently renovated Hemmeter Building as it re-evaluates its real estate portfolio.
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How Lear is adjusting its seat strategy
Lindsay ChappellAutomotive News - With the rise of autonomous vehicles, the Southfield-based supplier is rapidly evolving into a maker of "smart" seats with new CEO Ray Scott at the helm.
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Lear raises outlook on rising seating, electronics sales
Crain's Detroit Business - The Southfield-based seating and electronics supplier reports record first-quarter earnings in its first report under new President and CEO Ray Scott.
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Lear's Scott talks strategy, innovation and the future
Lindsay Chappell and Richard TruettAutomotive News - With ride-sharing and self-driving vehicles on the horizon, Ray Scott believes technology and the changing ways cars will be used will require a...
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Lear to close Canada seating plant after Unifor rejects contract offer
Greg LaysonAutomotive News - The Southfield-based manufacturer said it would close the plant "due to the resounding rejection" of a tentative agreement with the union on Tuesday.
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Lear workers ratify 4-year deal at Ontario plant that was targeted for closure
John IrwinAutomotive News - Union President Colin James said a yes vote on the ratification may save the plant. The 320 workers have been on strike since April 28 over contract disagreements.
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Lear hires John Absmeier as CTO as it shifts into technology innovation
Dustin Walsh - The addition of the longtime automotive technology veteran is emblematic of the Southfield-based supplier's shifting business strategy to make automotive seats high-tech devices.
View ArticleLear holds grand opening of Flint facility
Crain's Detroit Business - The Southfield-based automotive seating and electrical-distribution system company spent $29 million on the facility, which began limited production in July.
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