| 1895 |
Fichtel & Sachs AG founded, producing ball bearings and bicycle hubs
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| 1904 |
First year of clutch production for Borg & Beck location in Chicago, IL
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| 1921 |
Infamous Borg & Beck single plate clutch design goes into production. Clutch becomes original equipment in tens of thousands of cars and trucks
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| 1928 |
Borg Warner founded through merger of Borg & Beck with Marvel Carburetor, Warner Gear, Mechanics Universal and Long Manufacturing
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| 1931 |
Adolf Boge establishes Boge & Sohn KG to produce shock absorbers
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| 1972 |
Boge of America established in Irvine, CA
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| 1978 |
Sachs Automotive Products Company established in Westlake, OH
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| 1987 |
Mannesmann AG acquires majority of shares in Fichtel & Sachs AG
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| 1989 |
Sachs purchases Borg & Beck clutch plants from Borg Warner. Reintroduces the Borg & Beck brand name to the U.S. aftermarket
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| 1993 |
Boge and Fichtel & Sachs, two of the largest German manufacturers of shock absorbers, merge
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| 1994 |
SAP of Ohio and Boge of America in Georgia merge under Sachs-Boge of America
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| 1997 |
Sachs-Boge of America becomes Sachs North America
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| 1998 |
New production sites in Mexico, China and Turkey. Sachs Race Engineering established
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| 2000 |
Sachs North America‘s Racing Division established
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| 2001 |
Sachs Handel GmbH and Sachs North America acquired by Siemens AG
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| 2002 |
Sachs organization is acquired by ZF AG
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