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GM MOVES TO OUTSOURCE PLASTIC FUEL TANKS: SUPPLIERS BENEFIT FROM STRIKE FALLOUT

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By:
JOSEPH PRYWELLER Crain News Service
August 17, 1998 05:00 AM

DETROIT - General Motors is making a quicker-than-expected jump to plastic fuel tanks, and three plastic parts suppliers not known for working with GM are benefiting.

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