The first sales office and the first factory in the U.S. were opened in 1906 and 1910 respectively. By 1913, the company had branch operations in America, Asia, Africa, and Australia, and was generating 88% of its sales outside Germany. In rapid succession in the years following the First World War, Bosch launched innovations for the motor vehicle, including diesel fuel injection in 1927.

Continental AG, commonly known as Continental and colloquially as Conti,^[3] is a German multinational automotive parts manufacturing company. Headquartered in Hanover, Lower Saxony, it is the world's third-largest automotive supplier and the fourth-largest tire manufacturer.^{[4][failed verification]} Continental specializes in tires, brake systems, vehicle electronics, automotive safety, powertrain, chassis components, tachographs, and other parts for the automotive and transportation industries.

Dunlop Tyres is a brand of tyres which is managed by different companies around the world. It was founded by pneumatic tyre pioneer John Boyd Dunlop in Belfast, Ireland, in 1888

FeroBrake Ferodo-decades of service to the South African braking industry. Becoming a household brand takes time, dedication, expertise, and a commitment to quality and service- factors that have been at the center of Ferobrake products since the brand was introduced to South Africa in 1965. As a supplier at that time of brake and clutch products and services to the mining, marine, marine, aviation, commercial transport, light passenger car, and rail sectors, the company was soon a leader in its field.

WILLARD Willard Batteries is a prominent player in the industry, renowned for its legacy as a household South African name, reliability, expertise, and experience. With a wealth of knowledge accumulated over almost seven decades, Willard Batteries has established itself as a leader in battery manufacturing and innovation.

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Firestone Harvey Firestone reinvented the wheel because he changed how we drove when he started the Firestone Tire Company. Behind everything he did was a commitment to being ahead of the curve—from the invention of non-skid tread to a racing legacy that’s second to none. Today, his pioneering spirit can still be found within our company’s strong culture of innovation.

As of 2019, 3M produces approximately 60,000 products ^[69] and has four business groups focused on safety and industrial, transportation and electronics, health care, and consumer products.^[70] 3M obtained its first patent in 1924 and acquires approximately 3,000 new patents annually. The company surpassed the 100,000-patent threshold in 2014.^[71

We are the industry experts you can count on, driving the industry forward as the largest supplier and manufacturer of spark plugs and oxygen sensors for import and domestic vehicles. With rigorous testing standards and countless first-to-market technologies, NGK and NTK  are innovation leaders.