General Cable Acquires Mexican-Based Aftermarket Business

General Cable Corp., a leading global supplier of wire and cable products for the energy, specialty, industrial and communications markets, has acquired Beru S.A. de C.V. (Beru) based in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Beru operates an automotive aftermarket assembly and distribution operation with annual revenues of approximately $7 million per year.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY — General Cable Corp., a leading global supplier of wire and cable products for the energy, specialty, industrial and communications markets, has acquired Beru S.A. de C.V. (Beru) based in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Beru operates an automotive aftermarket assembly and distribution operation with annual revenues of approximately $7 million per year.

“The acquisition of Beru is part of our ongoing strategy to support our customers’ planned growth initiatives in the expanding Mexican automotive aftermarket. Beru brings to General Cable a profitable, low-cost assembly operation and available capacity to support this growth,” said Roger Roundhouse, vice president and general manager of General Cable’s Wire Harness and Assembly business.

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