ThyssenKrupp AG is considering the sale of its automotive components division, reported the Wall Street Journal.


According to the newspaper, the company has received several enquiries that could value the division at about EUR3bn (US$3.6bn). The article also said that the company had hired Morgan Stanley and Greenhill & Co to consider a sale.


According to SupplierBusiness, pre-tax profits in ThyssenKrupp’s automotive division fell to zero in the first quarter of 2006, down from €24m a year earlier.