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Auto suppliers at breaking point amid downturn

DETROIT (Reuters) - The number of U.S. auto suppliers may shrink by nearly a third as automakers, battling for survival, scramble to break ties with troubled supply companies in a bid to eliminate a major financial drag.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?a=b6iCIK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?i=b6iCIK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?a=pg9B1k"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?i=pg9B1k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?a=QjQ1rk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?i=QjQ1rk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/smallBusinessNews/~4/377409124" height="1" width="1"/>