nyse towr industry automotive industry founder 1993 headquarters livonia michigan united states number of locations 39 facilities area served worldwide key people mark malcolm president & ceo products body structural stampings and assemblies chassis structural stampings and assemblies including full frames and cradles suspension components modules and systems exposed sheet metal class b surfaces revenue us 2.1 billion fy 2012 operating income us 64.2 million fy 2012 net income us 18.0 million fy 2012 total assets us 1.24 billion fy 2012 total equity us 63.25 million fy 2012 number of employees 9 000 website www.towerinternational.com footnotes references 1 tower international llc is a global designer and producer of structural components and assemblies used by some major automotive vehicle manufacturers . the company s main products include body structural stampings and assemblies chassis structural stampings and assemblies including full frames and cradles suspension components modules and systems and exposed sheet metal class a surfaces . headquartered in livonia michigan the company generated revenues of 2.08 billion in 2012 . the company currently has 39 facilities in 13 countries in north and south america europe and asia . in the automotive news global supplier ranking for 2006 the company ranked 55th . contents 1 history 2 products 3 locations 4 references history edit tower international was founded in 1993 as r.j. tower corporation and later renamed tower automotive . 2 during the 1990s tower automotive grew fast with multiple acquisitions in north america europe asia and south america . in february 2005 tower automotive inc. and its operating subsidiaries filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization . 3 in july 2007 tower automotive successfully emerged from chapter 11 as an affiliate of cerberus capital management l.p which purchased the company for 1 billion . 4 in october 2010 the company issued an initial public offering intended to raise up to 122 million in order to pay off part of tower s 654 million debt . 4 products edit tower manufactures vehicle upper body structures which includes large metal stampings such as body pillars roof rails side members crossmembers floor panels and intrusion beams as well as class a exterior surfaces and assemblies such as body panels and doors . locations edit tower automotive headquarters building livonia tower is headquartered in livonia michigan . 4 of its 39 facilities it manufactures its products at 29 of them . the 29 production facilities are supported by eight engineering and sales locations . 5 references edit tower international inc. towr . yahoo finance . tower international history . tower international . company news ; tower automotive files for bankruptcy . the new york times . a b c cerberus s tower automotive plans ipo to repay debt . business week . 4 october 2010 . retrieved 24 december 2010 . locations . tower international . v t e cerberus capital management banks bawag p.s.k. albertsons acme markets albertsons amigos carrs haggen jewel osco lucky market street pavilions randalls safeway shaw s and star market super saver tom thumb united supermarkets vons freedom group advanced armament corporation barnes bullets bushmaster firearms international dakota arms dpms panther arms h & r firearms marlin mountain khakis para usa parker gunmakers remington arms tapco yp holdings yp connecticut information services yp midwest publishing yp southeast advertising & publishing yp texas region yellow pages yp western directory yellowpages.com other blue bird corporation bluelinx holdings dyncorp hawaiian telcom silverleaf resorts spyglass entertainment steward health care system tower international retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tower international & oldid 710867381 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangecerberus capital management companiesauto parts supplierslivonia michigancompanies based in wayne county michiganeconomy of michigan navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages italiano edit links this page was last modified on 19 march 2016 at 14 28 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view