Company says decision to close Boaz auto parts site was due to 'challenging economic environment'

Company says decision to close Boaz auto parts site was due to 'challenging economic environment'

BOAZ, Ala. (WHNT) — The parent company of an auto parts manufacturer closing its doors in a little over a month says the decision was due to economic reasons. According to the ADC “warn list,” Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC in Boaz is scheduled to close its doors on September 25. The company itself is MOOG parts, which was bought by Federal-Mogul Corporation from Cooper Industries in the 1990s. Tenneco’s website says it then acquired Federal-Mogul…

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Federal-Mogul, an auto parts manufacturer in Boaz, is closing its facility, putting 82 employees out of work.