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That year, the company merged with Edison General Electric to become General Electric (GE). [2] By 1894, the Lynn plant was known as the "river works" after its position along the Saugus River. [3] The factory was expanded in 1943 as a supercharger facility (Air Force Plant No. 29), and helped to build the first jet engine during World War II ...
* Note: two versions: one contained a 16-cylinder 7HDL, co-developed by GE and the German firm Deutz-MWM, rated at 6000 HP; the other a 16-cylinder 7FDL rated at 4390 HP. The units equipped with the 7FDL were a sub-version AC6000 "Convertible" and were produced to get the type into operation while the 7HDL was developed.
Canadian pharmacist Murray Koffler was an investor in the G.E.M. chain, bringing the first G.E.M. store to Toronto in 1959. He eventually subleased the G.E.M. drug department in several Toronto area stores.
GE Healthcare was the first to be spun off, on January 4, 2023. [19] GE Vernova was the second to be spun off. In preparation for the spin-off, GE Vernova, LLC was founded on February 28, 2023. [20] The LLC was incorporated on April 2, 2024, [21] as GE Vernova Inc. and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol GEV. [22]
From 2010 to late 2014, GE Appliances & Lighting was a sub-business under GE Home & Business Solutions. [ 12 ] On September 8, 2014, General Electric agreed to sell the company to Electrolux , a Swedish appliance manufacturer and the second-largest consumer appliance manufacturer after Whirlpool Corporation , for US$3.3 billion in cash.
The activity in Ericsson GE Mobile Communications was characterized by severe cooperation problems between the two companies, and inability to break into the U.S. market for mobile phones. [3] In the beginning of 1992 Ericsson purchased another 20% of the joint venture, thereby increasing their stake in Ericsson GE Mobile Communications to 80%. [6]
In 1986, GE Fanuc Automation Corporation was jointly established in the US by FANUC and General Electric (GE). Under the joint venture company, three operating companies, GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc., in the U.S., GE Fanuc Automation Europe S.A. in Luxembourg, and Fanuc GE Automation Asia Ltd. in Japan were established (the Asian company was established in 1987).
The Dash 9 Series is a line of diesel locomotives built by GE Transportation. It replaced the Dash 8 Series in the mid-1990s, and was superseded by the Evolution Series in the mid-2000s. Dash 9 series locomotives are some of the most common in the United States.