TheSamba.com Forums   Forum Index -> General/Chat -> First Brands Auto Supplier filed for bankruptcy   View original topic: First Brands Auto Supplier filed for bankruptcy jlrftype7 Sat Oct 11, 2025 10:10 am While their supplies of parts might not tie directly into your VW parts buying, they are a pretty big player in the Parts Business, owning a good few brands that you might buy for some other vehicle. Apparently their debt load has ballooned over time, partly due to buying all those brands they own. FRAM is a big oart of their line-up, Trico as well. And,,,,, the banks that lent them all those loans are now sweating with their financial involvement to the company. EverettB Sat Oct 11, 2025 9:23 pm Thanks for posting - Let's use this existing thread: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=806449 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group