Big suppliers get bigger in an era of consolidation. How some of the biggest have grown; sales of original equipment parts in millions:
Supplier 1992 1997
Lear Corp. $1,423 $7,343
Dana Corp. 2,730 6,217
Magna International 2,359 5,500
LucasVarity PLC* 1,600 4,471
Breed Technologies 89 701
*Formerly Lucas Industries PLC
Source: Automotive News Data Center
