Autolite
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Autolite or Auto–Lite is an American brand of
History
The origins of Autolite are traced to 1911, when Electric Autolite was founded. The company produced
In a 1940 promotional film, Autolite featured stop motion animation of its products marching past Autolite factories to the tune of Franz Schubert's Military March. An abbreviated version of this sequence was later used in television ads for Autolite. Announcer Harlow Wilcox turned the ad's tagline "You're always right with Autolite!" into a national catchphrase.
In 1961, the Ford Motor Company acquired the Autolite trade name, an Ohio spark plug factory, a Michigan battery facility, limited distribution rights, and the services of several employees.[1] Autolite products became standard original factory equipment in Ford vehicles. A federal antitrust lawsuit was filed against Ford, which dragged on through the remainder of the 1960s, ultimately being decided in 1972 by the Supreme Court against Ford, and Ford was forced to sell its Autolite–related assets to the Bendix Corporation by 1973. At that point, Ford replaced the Autolite brand with the Motorcraft name worldwide for its original factory equipment, which is still in use by Ford to this day.
In 1963, the portion of the Autolite company which was not acquired by Ford merged with the
Manufacturing Location of Autolite Spark Plugs
Autolite Spark Plugs are manufactured by FRAM Group, a company that also offers oil, air, fuel filters, as well as PCV valves and transmission modulators. FRAM Group is a subsidiary of the Rank Group, a New Zealand–based private investment company owned by Graeme Hart, the richest person in New Zealand.
The manufacturing location of Autolite Spark Plugs depends on the product line they are producing and the market demand they want to meet. But most of the manufacturing of Autolite Spark Plugs takes place in China, where FRAM GROUP OPERATIONS LLC Imports from SHANGHAI SWEET AUTO PARTS COLTD in China through the Port of Oakland.[2] Some of the Autolite Spark Plugs are also made in the United States in FRAM Group’s factories in Greenville, Ohio, and Albion, Illinois.
See also
- Auto-Lite strike
References
- ^ "930 F.2d 277". Archived from the original on 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ https://www.volza.com/us-importers/fram-group-operations-llc-98667.aspx