Struggling battery maker A123 Systems Inc.
— with nearly 800 employees in Michigan — said it reached a deal with a Chinese auto parts company for an investment of up to $450 million that could keep the company in business.The investment could see the Chinese firm acquire A123.
Waltham, Mass.-based A123 said it had reached a non-binding agreement with Wanxiang Group Corp., which could see the Chinese firm ultimately own 80 percent of the company.
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