Delphi corporation:

Delphi Corp. will close a north Alabama auto parts factory that employs more than 1,000 people by March 2009, and cutbacks will begin almost immediately. The union said the plant at Athens employs nearly 1,400 union members and managers, while Delphi said the total employment was closer to 1,200 people. The company declared bankruptcy in October 2005 and said in court papers that it planned to close the Athens plant unless a buyer was found. It manufactures steering components and axles.