 "Motherson Sumi buys assets of Scherer & Trier for $44.8 mln")
Auto parts maker Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd would buy assets of Germany's Scherer & Trier group for about 36 million euros ($44.8 million) through a subsidiary, Motherson Sumi said in a statement late on Monday.
The subsidiary, Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group BV of Netherlands has signed an agreement to buy Scherer & Trier assets including two manufacturing facilities situated in Germany and Puebla, Mexico.
Scherer & Trier manufactures parts for companies like Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors and Volkswagen and has a current turnover of 240 million euros, according to the statement.
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