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A Stellantis plant in Michigan will remain shut down for several weeks due to a shortage of key components, a sign of the growing fallout from a supplier’s aluminum factory fire last month.

RealTruck Group told lenders it uses fundamentally different financing tools from those tapped by First Brands Group, another parts maker that collapsed into bankruptcy last month.

The work of untangling the company’s finances is left to Charles Moore, a restructuring expert hired last month during rushed negotiations between the company and its top creditors.

Distracted drivers can pose a major safety threat to remote repair technicians working on trucks along the shoulder of a highway.

Raistone has demanded a court-appointed examiner investigate First Brands, claiming in court papers that as much as $2.3 billion “simply vanished” from the company.

A joint venture between Norinchukin Bank and Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. faces $1.75 billion of exposure to bankrupt auto parts supplier First Brands Group, court documents show.

First Brands' bankruptcy filing set off a round of damage limitation by Wall Street firms now attempting to size up their exposure to the company.

A fund controlled by a unit of Jefferies Financial Group sunk nearly a quarter of its $3 billion trade finance portfolio into receivables tied to auto parts supplier First Brands Group.

The measures underscore the pressures on the German auto industry, which is reeling from sluggish demand in Europe, the cost of tariffs and rising competition from Chinese manufacturers.

The financing fueled investor concerns before the auto parts supplier fell into bankruptcy.