# Vitro to acquire PGW automotive OEM glass business from LKQ Corp. for $310M

Mexico-based glass manufacturer Vitro signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC automotive OEM glass business from LKQ Corp. for approximately $310 million. The acquisition includes seven manufacturing plants in the US, one in Poland, and equity in two joint ventures.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-02-18
- Where: United States
- Value: $310.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: automotive OEM glass
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Vitro](https://endata.com/companies/4167.md) (acquirer)
- [LKQ Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/20355.md) (investor)
- [LKQ Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/20355.md) (partner)
- [Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC](https://endata.com/companies/20867.md) (target)

## Sources

- [usg.mydigitalpublication.com](https://usg.mydigitalpublication.com/articles/mergers-acquisitions?article_id=2715091&i=385489), 2017-02-18: "We are pleased to have reached this agreement, our second acquisition in [2016], which is complementary to the recent acquisition of the construction glass business from PPG."
- [glasscanadamag.com](https://www.glasscanadamag.com/vitro-acquires-pgws-automotive-glass-business-4428/), 2017-03-09: "Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. has acquired Pittsburgh Glass Works' (PGW) automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) glass business from LKQ Corporation."

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