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| 1940
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Spring Division established in Bellwood, Illinois, and began production of diaphragm springs and other precision stampings.
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| 1950
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Spring Division introduces the fully-phased double cage sprag one-way clutch to the automotive marketplace.
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| 1950
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Ford introduces Ford-O-Matic and Merc-O-Matic automatic transmissions, engineered and produced by Borg-Warner Gear Division.
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| 1964
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NSK-Warner, a joint venture established with NSK Limited in Fujisawa City, Japan, produced automatic transmission components for the rapidly growing Japanese automotive market.
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| 1967
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Spring Division introduces FLEX-BAND® Transmission Bands.
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| 1968
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Sprag clutch manufacturer Stieber-Rolkupplung, predecessor of BW-GmbH in Heidelberg, Germany acquired.
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| 1969
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Aisin-Warner, a joint venture established with Aisin Seiki Limited in Japan, manufactured BorgWarner designed automatic transmissions for Toyota and other customers. Today its successor, Aisin AW Limited, is one of BorgWarner Transmission Systems’ largest global customers.
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| 1970
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Brummer Division operations moved to a new facility in Frankfort, Illinois.
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| 1972
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Holley Corporation opens new plant in Water Valley, Mississippi to manufacture carburetors.
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| 1980
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Stieber Division completes construction of its second manufacturing facility in Ketsch, Germany.
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| 1981
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Spring Division launches the industry’s first asbestos-free wet friction materials.
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| 1983
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Newly merged Spring / Brummer Division begins production of light weight MAJI-BAND® transmission bands in Frankfort.
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| 1989
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Production of first transmission control solenoid module for Chrysler A604 automatic transaxle.
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| 1990
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BorgWarner Transmission Systems-Korea, Inc., a majority owned joint venture in Eumsung, South Korea, began production of automatic transmission components for Hyundai Motor Company.
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| 1990
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Water Valley plant begins production of Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) solenoids for Saturn division of GM.
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| 1991
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Water Valley plant launches production of Variable Force Solenoids (VFS) for application in Ford and GM Powertrain automatic transmissions.
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| 1992
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BorgWarner and NSK Limited dedicate new engineering and manufacturing facilities in Fukuroi, Japan.
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| 1992
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Water Valley plant launches production of Ford CD4E transmission control module incorporating Variable Force, PWM, and On/Off solenoids.
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| 1995
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BorgWarner acquires solenoid manufacturer SUM in Tulle, France.
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| 1996
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BorgWarner acquires Original Equipment products and manufacturing operations of Holley-Coltec, and merges with Control Systems Division to form Air/Fluid Systems.
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| 2000
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Transmission Systems begins production of dual wet clutch modules for BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems’ Integrated Torque Management – Two (ITM-II) all wheel drive system for FWD vehicle platforms introduced in the Acura MDX.
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| 2002
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BorgWarner opens its Powertrain Technical Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, co-locating Transmission Systems’ Headquarters, Friction Material Research, and Advanced Product Engineering for North America in a single state-of-the-art facility.
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| 2003
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BorgWarner Transmission Systems - Began production of DualTronic™ Wet Clutch and Mechatronic Control Modules, co-developed with Volkswagen for its revolutionary new 6-speed Dual Shift Gearbox (DSG) in Europe.
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| 2004
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BorgWarner opens Shanghai Sales and Engineering Office.
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| 2005
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* BorgWarner's new Juarez, Mexico production facility opens
* BorgWarner's Arndststadt, Germany DCT facility announces expansion
* BorgWarner receives Pace Award for Dualtronic Clutch and Controls
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| 2006
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* BorgWarner's new Tulle, France facility is dedicated and begins production to support DCT expansion
* NSK-Warner begins friction products production in new Shanghai, China facility
* BorgWarner begins solenoid production in new Ningbo, China facility
* BorgWarner announces the acquisition of Eaton's Monaco solenoid and controls operation
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| 2007
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* BorgWarner opens new European Drivtrain Competence Center in Ketsch, Germany
* BorgWarner announces expansion of Juarez facility to be complete 4th Quarter
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