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However, the original 1906 design has proven so reliable that as of 2012, parts are still available to repair any flushometer ever made. [1] Contemporary (2023) Sloan motion sensor flushometer. In addition to its flush valves based on diaphragm technology, Sloan also introduced piston-type flushometers, including the Crown and the GEM 2.
In 1998, Rubbermaid acquired Century, a car seat manufacturer and introduced the SnugRide infant car seat, which has become America's top-selling infant car seat line. Century actually introduced the travel system where a car seat could fit on a stroller for easy transportation. That same year, Graco was acquired by Rubbermaid. A year later in ...
Lear Corporation is an American company that manufactures automotive seating and electrical systems. In 2019, it ranked #147 [ 3 ] and in 2018, it ranked #148 [ 4 ] on the Fortune 500 list. Early stages
Autoliv is an [5] American- Swedish [6] [7] automotive safety supplier headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, [8] [9] and incorporated in Delaware, United States as Autoliv, Inc. [10] [11] It is the world’s largest automotive safety system supplier, [8] producing systems such as airbags, seatbelts, and steering wheels for automotive manufacturers. [12]
Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. (/ s l oʊ n / SLOHN; May 23, 1875 – February 17, 1966) was an American business executive in the automotive industry. He was a long-time president , chairman and CEO of General Motors Corporation . [ 2 ]
In 1963, Porsche acquired the car body factory. [1] What remained was renamed to Recaro (REutter-CAROsserie), and focus was shifted to high-end seats. [1] The company began producing both OEM seats for Porsche, and a separate line of after-market seats. [1] In 1965, Recaro presented the first Recaro sports seat at the Frankfurt Motor Show. [3]
In the late 1990s it was world leader in car safety seats and aircraft interiors. It bought Buderus Sell, a German aircraft seat manufacturer in June 1997 for £73 million. In June 1998 it bought Public Safety Equipment of America, which made fire engine sirens, for £75 million later in August 1998, it sold its Autolease vehicle leasing ...
Lendrum & Hartman Ltd was a major London importer, the sole UK concessionaires of Buick and Cadillac cars from North America between 1919 and 1968. It became the most prestigious car dealership in the country, having sold a Buick in 1935 to the Prince of Wales, who became King Edward VIII the following year.