
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, March 14, 1992                   TAG: 9203140223
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-6   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

FEDERAL MOGUL TO ADD JOBS

Federal Mogul will add 30 to 35 workers at its bearings manufacturing plant, bringing the total work force to 700.

Plant Manager Tim Rosche said the company sold $14 million last quarter - $3 million more than expected - and likely will continue that strong trend into the second quarter.

The new workers will be permanent, as far as he can tell, Rosche said. The automotive industry runs on yearly cycles, according to the automakers' new models.

In June, Federal Mogul will begin work on 1993 Buick models, and that work should last about a year, Rosche said.

Federal Mogul's work for General Motors remains uncertain because of GM's massive layoffs announced last year, he said.

"We're still just sitting back and waiting," Rosche said. GM is the company's biggest customer, buying about one-third of the plant's automotive bearings.

by CNB