First Brands (Fram) bankruptcy

[gamefoo21]

It was hugely crushing to see Fram Ultras get gutted in quality.

I bought the normal Fram and the Ultra for the 4.4L Volvo V8...

The build quality of the almost $30 Ultra which was Made in the USA was disgusting. Massive pleat issues, cut filter material, like they used half of the media that was recommended. One part of the filter is almost flat trying to stretch around. Of course it's the cheapened white filter material.

The made in China regular Fram for $15, was a good looking filter, lots of media, straight, well formed.

These are not can filters, so you can see what you are getting, it's just mind boggling. They extracted every penny they could and ran for the hills.

 

[Egg_Head]

Does this bankruptcy mean we can go back to saying "OCD" w/o getting censored?

 

[EvoMan]

It’s actually CDO, which is the same as OCD, but in alphabetical order as God intended it to be.

 

[OilStained]

It’s actually CDO, which is the same as OCD, but in alphabetical order as God intended it to be.

Enlighten me

 

[Opelman]

In a tangent to the First Brands fiasco, they just announced the closing of Dalton foundry in Warsaw Indiana. First Brands purchased it less than 2 years ago. Dalton has been operating for almost 100 years. A lot of people have just lost gainful employment. Terrible.

 

[Pablo]

In a tangent to the First Brands fiasco, they just announced the closing of Dalton foundry in Warsaw Indiana. First Brands purchased it less than 2 years ago. Dalton has been operating for almost 100 years. A lot of people have just lost gainful employment. Terrible.

That’s disgusting

Are there any good articles on Dalton?

 

[MParr]

That’s disgusting

Are there any good articles on Dalton?

https://www.inkfreenews.com/2025/12...n-in-warsaw-to-close-its-doors-by-march-2026/

 

[Pablo]

https://www.inkfreenews.com/2025/12...n-in-warsaw-to-close-its-doors-by-march-2026/

And I am back to throwing that clown James in jail with complete prejudice.

I mean I know nothing really of Dalton, but there are way to make a company viable if struggling. I'm sure he sucked some value for his own pockets.

 

[Ronsant]

I have read some stats that US manufacturing jobs are declining. This isn’t going to help.

 

[methusaleh]

Enlighten me

Maybe if you read it like military nomenclature:

Can, Death type, Orange color, NSN….

 

[Hootbro]

In a tangent to the First Brands fiasco, they just announced the closing of Dalton foundry in Warsaw Indiana. First Brands purchased it less than 2 years ago. Dalton has been operating for almost 100 years. A lot of people have just lost gainful employment. Terrible.

I dug around a bit on this Dalton Foundry and it looks like a private equity firm owned them since 2016 before First Brands bought them in early 2024.

On the surface, it does not look like it was good fit with other First Brand products so much to have a vertical integration savings from the purchase. Makes me wonder what the state of the business was before First Brands bought them and were they on there way out of business before that and the First Brands purchase just delayed the inevitable?

Their work seems pretty niche for manufacturing metal casting. Either the business was there or not.

 

[Klaus]

GM And Ford Working To Keep Struggling Parts Supplier In Operation​

GM and Ford Motor Company are hammering out a rare and urgent financial rescue for bankrupt supplier First Brands Group.

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2026/0...-keep-struggling-parts-supplier-in-operation/

 

[MParr]

GM And Ford Working To Keep Struggling Parts Supplier In Operation​

GM and Ford Motor Company are hammering out a rare and urgent financial rescue for bankrupt supplier First Brands Group.

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2026/0...-keep-struggling-parts-supplier-in-operation/

It's my understanding that Valeo is the primary wiper parts supplier for Ford. GM has their oil filters built by First Brands.

 

[Hootbro]

GM And Ford Working To Keep Struggling Parts Supplier In Operation​

GM and Ford Motor Company are hammering out a rare and urgent financial rescue for bankrupt supplier First Brands Group.

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2026/0...-keep-struggling-parts-supplier-in-operation/

Which I find a bit ironic, especially for GM that their AC Delco and Delphi division were actually in the oil filter manufacturing business until 25+ years ago before they spun them off and just made them a parts brand management company.

 

[Pablo]

Which I find a bit ironic, especially for GM that their AC Delco and Delphi division were actually in the oil filter manufacturing business until 25+ years ago before they spun them off and just made them a parts brand management company.

Let alone preemptive supplier management

 

[Snagglefoot]

FRAM: Pay me now….or pay me later.

 

[lbhsbz]

https://apnews.com/article/first-br...atrick-james-7762ad05a881f335c5f6a5059fc1cc1c

 

[Pablo]

https://apnews.com/article/first-br...atrick-james-7762ad05a881f335c5f6a5059fc1cc1c

Here's to it sticking. Swindler!!

 

[jimmyjamesndt]

Here's to it sticking. Swindler!!

He will buy a pardon.

 

[Pablo]

He will buy a pardon.

Unlikely