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How Small Guys in Auto Market Are Being Affected

Most people are thinking that the auto market is in a position in which it is gaining momentum that there is no longer anything that is standing in the way of those automakers that are trying to come back from having devastating losses. However, what most people need to think about is that it is the little companies that have not been able to come back from the bankruptcies that these automakers have declared. And just what does this mean? 

When many automakers declared bankruptcy, the suppliers that they owed for parts were basically left high and dry. Meaning that they did not get the money that was owed to them since the automakers were declaring bankruptcy. Add into the fact that these suppliers relied on the automaker payment to keep their organizations up and running, it meant the end for many suppliers that were located in the United States. And due to the economy falling, many of these suppliers could not even get loans to help with the cost that they were not getting. 

So what is happening to the little people now? It would seem that some of the small suppliers are making a come back, but they have learned a hard lesson and one that they do not want to repeat anytime in the future. They are also finding that now that they have experiences the worse, they are more hesitant to do business with those that have burned them in the past. Thus, why many automakers may be having a hard time getting back into the good graces of their suppliers, especially if they left with a staggering bill and no way to pay it. 

Those smaller businesses out there that are supplying the auto industry are still holding their breath. Needless to say the past three years have proven to put them a bit on edge and they are still not counting their blessings just yet.