Supplier Bankruptcy Threatens GM, Ford Australia Output

General Motors and Ford could be forced to suspend production in Australia as early as this week because the country's largest auto parts maker has entered administration.

Autodom Ltd., which supplies body panels and other metal parts to Ford, GM and Toyota, has indefinitely closed all its plants in Australia.

Ford says it has enough parts to keep building the Falcon fullsize sedan and Territory crossover vehicle through mid-week. GM's Holden unit could run out of Autodom parts for its locally made Commodore fullsize sedan and Cruze small car sometime this a week, according to the company.

Toyota says it has enough components to keep making the Camry midsize sedan in Australia for the "short term" and is scrambling to find alternate suppliers.