FRANKFURT SHOW: Supplier sector restructuring opportunities ahead
Author: just-auto.com editorial team | 17 September 2009
Private equity investor Wilbur Ross today told an industry conference at the IAA that he believes there are big opportunities ahead in supplier sector restructuring and that he sees long-term profitability as a result of further consolidation and the removal of overcapacity.
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