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Adwest Automotive, the manufacturer of gear shifts and engine thermostats, is to be acquired by Dura Automotive of the US for £125m. 27-Jan-1999 Adwest Automotive is in discussions with an unnamed US producer of automatic gear shifts about the possibility of forming a partnership that would give Adwest its first significant presence in the US. 08-Sep-1998 Adwest is acquiring Heidemann, the German gear-shift maker, for £32m, and is selling its US electronics business, in order to focus on automotive components and systems. 12-Sep-1997 Adwest has sold three power systems companies for £8m - Abbott Electronics was sold to XCEL Corp of the US, Air-Log went to EIS, and Ross Courtenay Cirencester went to a management buy-out. 17-Sep-1996 Adwest is buying Rearsby, the automotive component maker, for £29m, thus creating a leading player in the manufacture of control cables, clutches and gear parts. 04-Jun-1996 Adwest, the specialist engineer, is to sell its power systems and investment property operations as part of a major restructuring programme. 20-Mar-1996 Adwest has sold its 50% stake in Bryad, the housebuilder, to Bryant Group, for £2.9m. 08-Dec-1995 Adwest Group is buying Conversion Devices, the US power supply maker, for $10.4m. 06-Nov-1995
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