This division was sold in 1991 for about $265 million.

In 1984, this division was sold after several years of continued losses.

It announced last month that two more divisions would be sold.

Ultimately, the division was sold to an independent Pittsburgh investment group.

As a result, the firm sold its retail division in mid-2004 following bankruptcy litigation.

In the course of this focusing process many smaller subsidiaries and division have been sold.

The division was sold in approximately 1981 and eventually the plant was closed.

Soon after, the international division was sold to Bill Harbert.

A major divestment came in 2000 when it sold its brake-pad division for £389m.

But some investment bankers and legal scholars have criticized them, especially when they involve the management of the company whose division is being sold.