Car parts maker closes its doors with 400 jobs at risk: The five problems crushing the industry

A car components supplier employing 400 workers closed indefinitely yesterday in a move which is likely to force production shutdowns at Holden and Ford.

Autodom, which supplies components to the companies as well as to Toyota and Jayco, has shut the doors of its South Australian and Victorian plants for “an indefinite period”.

Managers at Autodom told staff they would almost certainly be out of a job.

The car part maker’s shutdown follows the collapse earlier this year of APV Automotive.