Business Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 23, 2012

Business Segments [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Business Segments

Our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is our chief operating decision maker (CODM).  Our CODM evaluates both consolidated and disaggregated financial information at each manufacturing facility in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.  Each manufacturing facility functions as a separate cost center, manufactures the same products, ships product to the same group of customers, utilizes the same cast manufacturing process and, as a result, production can be transferred among our facilities.  Accordingly, we operate as a single integrated business and, as such, have only one operating segment - original equipment aluminum automotive wheels.  Net sales and net property, plant and equipment by geographic area are summarized below.

(Dollars in thousands)	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
Net sales:	September 23, 2012		September 25, 2011		September 23, 2012		September 25, 2011
U.S.	$	68,496	$	76,993	$	236,251	$	218,257
Mexico	125,430		130,064		375,185		387,068
Consolidated net sales	$	193,926	$	207,057	$	611,436	$	605,325
Property, plant and equipment, net:					September 23, 2012		December 25, 2011
U.S.					$	50,105	$	45,936
Mexico					96,992		99,811
Consolidated property, plant and equipment, net					$	147,097	$	145,747