Remy International, Inc. (formerly Delco Remy) headquartered in Pendleton, Indiana is an American manufacturer, remanufacturer, and distributor of light duty starters, alternators, hybrid power technology, and Delco Remy brand heavy duty systems. Remy has facilities in eleven countries (such as Belgium, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Mexico[1] and Tunisia) and four different continents around the world.[2]
History
Remy International had its beginnings in 1896 when Frank and Perry Remy Nates opened a home wiring business in Anderson, Indiana. In 1901 the Remy Electric Company was incorporated. Perry Remy had conducted experiments with magnetos and by 1910 the company was producing 50,000 magnetos a year. The magnetos were made for a number of early cars, which included Buick.[3]
To prove the dependability of their product, the Remy brothers sent two men on a 6000 mi journey in 1909. They drove a Remy-equipped Buick Four on a ten-week trip from the hills of Kentucky to the swamps of Florida.
The Remy brothers sold their firm to Stoughton Fletcher Jr. and the Fletcher Savings and Trust in 1911 for a reputed one million dollars. Fletcher expanded the product line to include cranking motors, generators, and distributors.
Remy's competition was Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) under the leadership of Charles F. Kettering, who - along with Clyde Coleman - invented the electric starter motor for vehicles in 1911.[4] Kettering also manufactured ignition equipment and generators.
Products
Heavy duty products
Remy International's heavy duty products are sold under the Delco Remy brand which is licensed from General Motors. As of 2014, only starters and alternators are manufactured and sold under the Delco Remy brand name. The company sells products as components for new vehicle production in addition to replacement units and parts through various distributors and original equipment dealerships.
Alternators
Remy International produces both brush-style and brushless heavy duty alternators. The brushless contains fewer moving parts, increasing both efficiency and durability. Examples of current brushless products include 36SI, 40SI, and 55SI, and brush style the 24SI and 28SI.[16]
Alternators
Remy International produces both brush-style and brushless heavy duty alternators. The brushless contains fewer moving parts, increasing both efficiency and durability. Examples of current brushless products include 36SI, 40SI, and 55SI, and brush style the 24SI and 28SI.[16]
See also
- Oradel Industrial Center
External links
- Delco-Remy Clan (1957–1960) – Digitized copies of the Delco-Remy Division newsletter
References
- Operará empresa Remy en Oradel El Mañana de Nuevo Laredo www.elmanana.com.mx, retrieved 2019-07-23^
- Remy Locations^
- Thomas H. Klier. Who Really Made Your Car?: Restructuring and Geographic Change in the Auto Industry W.E. Upjohn Institute, 2008^