Business Segments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Business Segments

The company's Chief Executive Officer is our chief operating decision maker ("CODM") because he has final authority over performance assessment and resource allocation decisions.  The CODM evaluates both consolidated and disaggregated financial information for each of the company's business units in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.  Each manufacturing facility manufactures the same products, ships products to the same group of customers, utilizes the same cast manufacturing process and, as a result, production can generally be transferred among our facilities.  Accordingly, we operate as a single integrated business and, as such, have only one operating segment - automotive wheels.  

Geographic Information

Net sales by geographic location are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Thirteen Weeks Ended
Net sales:	March 27, 2016		March 29, 2015
U.S.	$	37,396	$	43,619
Mexico	148,669		130,110
Consolidated net sales	$	186,065	$	173,729
Long Lived Assets
Long-lived assets includes property, plant and equipment, net, by geographic location as follows:
Property, plant and equipment, net:	March 27, 2016		December 27, 2015
U.S.	$	42,691	$	44,274
Mexico	187,715		190,372
Consolidated property, plant and equipment, net	$	230,406	$	234,646