And, indeed, other automotive suppliers are taking different approaches.

For example, some automotive suppliers use plastic tote boxes with a folding side to allow easy access.

While successful, the company was only a minor automotive supplier.

It became a stand alone tier one automotive supplier on March 1, 1994.

It is one of the 30 largest automotive suppliers worldwide.

The company was at this time only active as an automotive supplier.

With help from the company, Wolfsburg began attracting automotive suppliers and service companies.

He is a former executive with Johnson Controls, the automotive supplier.

"And we certainly would have had big problems if we had been only an automotive supplier."

He developed an interest in automobiles, and went to work for an automotive supplier in 1947.