Representatives for a German company with ties to the Tri-Cities told 11 Connects its Johnson City plant could be on the chopping block.
The move would leave about 140 people out of work.
Wenesday afternoon, Robert Bosch L.L.C. officials told local employees the company is considering closing its Johnson City location.
The plant, on Twin Oaks Drive, makes brake drums, rotors and hubs for the automotive industry.
Company spokesperson Becky Macdonald told us the plant is currently working at 50 percent capacity.
She added, the next step in deciding whether to close the Johnson City facility is a meeting between Bosch officials and local United Auto Workers Union representatives.
Macdonald did not have a date for that meeting.
The reason the Johnson City Plant could be on the chopping block: Macdonald said the brake manufacturing business is a competitive environment, and the Johnson City plant is simply not competitive.
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