COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 336399

All Other Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

46companies1802–1999founding years46still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedGeorg Fischer AG Schaffhausen
1802
FoundedHolden Ltd.
1856
FoundedJohnson Matthey PLC
1891
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedCLARCOR Inc.
1904
FoundedGranaria Holdings B.V.
1912
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedDonaldson Company, Inc.
1918
FoundedTextron Inc.
1923
FoundedNTN Corporation
1927
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
FoundedBridgestone Corporation
1931
FoundedEdelbrock Corporation
1938
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
FoundedUbe Industries, Ltd.
1942
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedMidas Inc.
1956
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedLund International Holdings, Inc.
1965
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
FoundedThe Bing Group
1980
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedBorg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedAVTOVAZ Joint Stock Company
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
FoundedSafety Components International, Inc.
1994
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
FoundedDelphi Automotive Systems Corporation
1998
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Georg Fischer AG Schaffhausen →
Active · founded 1802 · Switzerland
Switzerland's Georg Fischer AG Schaffhausen is a world-leading industrial engineering group engaged in four primary…
Gunite Corporation →
Active · founded 1854
Gunite Corporation manufactures wheel-end components for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
Holden Ltd. →
Active · founded 1856 · Australia
Holden Ltd.
Phoenix AG →
Active · founded 1856 · Germany
Phoenix AG is a major supplier of sound and vibration control systems, technical hoses, and rubber components to the…
Johnson Controls, Inc. →
Active · founded 1885
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Johnson Matthey PLC →
Active · founded 1891 · United Kingdom
Johnson Matthey PLC has been involved in the processing and marketing of precious metals since its founding in 1817.
Montupet S.A. →
Active · founded 1894 · France
Montupet S.A.
CLARCOR Inc. →
Active · founded 1904
CLARCOR Inc.
Applied Power Inc. →
Active · founded 1910
Applied Power Inc.
Eaton Corporation →
Active · founded 1911
Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer whose operations are divided into four main groups: fluid…
Granaria Holdings B.V. →
Active · founded 1912 · The Netherlands
Publicity-shy Granaria Holdings B.V.
Modine Manufacturing Company →
Active · founded 1916
Modine Manufacturing Company operates as a leading thermal management concern that serves the light truck, heavy…
Donaldson Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1918
Early 1970s:Company diversifies through the acquisitions of Torit Corp., Majac, Inc., and Kittell Muffler and…
Facom S.A. →
Active · founded 1918 · France
Facom S.A.
Cummins Engine Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1919
No one makes more large diesel engines than Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
Textron Inc. →
Active · founded 1923
Textron Inc.
Valeo →
Active · founded 1923 · France
France's Valeo is the tenth-largest supplier of components and systems to the worldwide automobile and truck industry.
NTN Corporation →
Active · founded 1927 · Japan
NTN Corporation is one of Japan's largest manufacturers of bearings, second in domestic market share only to longtime…
Sequa Corporation →
Active · founded 1929
Sequa Corporation is a diversified industrial company that produces a broad range of aerospace products, printing and…
The Ohio Art Company →
Active · founded 1930
Headquartered in a small northwest Ohio town, The Ohio Art Company is best known for its classic drawing toy, the Etch…
Bridgestone Corporation →
Active · founded 1931 · Japan
Bridgestone Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer of tires, and the company is number three in the North…
Isuzu Motors, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1937 · Japan
One of the largest producers of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in the world, Isuzu Motors, Ltd.
Toyota Motor Corporation →
Active · founded 1937 · Japan
Toyota Motor Corporation was Japan's largest car company and the world's third largest by the year 2000.
Edelbrock Corporation →
Active · founded 1938
Edelbrock Corporation manufactures and markets specialty performance automotive and motorcycle parts.
Engelhard Corporation →
Active · founded 1938
Engelhard Corporation is a leading supplier of catalysts used in the petroleum, chemical, and food industries.
Ube Industries, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1942 · Japan
Ube Industries, Ltd.
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1943 · Japan
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.
Meggitt PLC →
Active · founded 1947 · United Kingdom
From obscure origins, Meggitt PLC has grown into a global aerospace supplier.
Midas Inc. →
Active · founded 1956 · www.midasinc.com
Midas Inc.
ASC, Inc. →
Active · founded 1965
ASC, Inc.
Lund International Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1965
Lund International Holdings, Inc.
Simula, Inc. →
Active · founded 1975
Simula, Inc.
R&B, Inc. →
Active · founded 1978
R&B, Inc.
The Bing Group →
Active · founded 1980
The Detroit-based Bing Group shapes steel, stamps parts, assembles components, and performs other tasks through a…
Sauer-Danfoss Inc. →
Active · founded 1986
With its headquarters located in Lincolnshire, Illinois, Sauer-Danfoss Inc.
Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. →
Active · founded 1987
Not to be confused with its former parent (Borg-Warner Corporation) or ex-sibling (Borg-Warner Security Corporation),…
Key Safety Systems, Inc. →
Active · founded 1987
Key Safety Systems, Inc.
Jordan Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1988
Jordan Industries, Inc.
AVTOVAZ Joint Stock Company →
Active · founded 1993 · Russia
AVTOVAZ Joint Stock Company, or OAO AVTOVAZ (Avtovaz), manufactures nearly three-quarters of the light automobiles sold…
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1994
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
Safety Components International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1994
Safety Components International, Inc.
TransPro, Inc. →
Active · founded 1995
TransPro, Inc.
Autoliv, Inc. →
Active · founded 1996 · Sweden
Autoliv, Inc.
Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation →
Active · founded 1998
Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation is the world's largest and most diversified manufacturer of automobile components.
Faurecia S.A. →
Active · founded 1998 · France
Faurecia S.A.
Thyssen Krupp AG →
Active · founded 1999 · Germany
Thyssen Krupp AG was created in March 1999 from the merger of two of Germany's oldest industrial giants, Thyssen AG and…
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