The Electric Auto-Lite Company was founded in 1907 by Artemus W. Fisher in South Bend, Indiana as the A. W. Fisher Company. He partnered with Clement O. Miniger in 1911, and the name of the firm was changed to Electric Auto-Lite and its place of operation moved to Toledo, Ohio. Its industry is spark plugs and ignition wire sets and its latest headquarters were in Lake Forest, Illinois. In July 1917, the Electric Auto-Lite Corporation was formed as a holding company. It was acquired by the Ford Motor Company in 1961, who sold it to the Bendix Corporation in 1973. Bendix became a part of AlliedSignal, Inc. in 1983, in which Auto-Lite was sold by Honeywell. Since 2011, it's been a brand under the FRAM Group.
SUBSIDIARIES[]
- Electric Auto-Lite, Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario)
COMPANY NAMES[]
- A. W. Fisher Company (1907-1909)
- Fisher Manufacturing Company (1909-1911)
- Electric Auto-Lite Company (1911-1962)
- Autolite, Division of Ford Motor Company (1962-1973)
PRODUCTS[]
- Batteries
- Spark Plugs
- "Transport"
- "Willys Light" Electric Lighting Plants
- Wires & Cables
ADVERTISEMENTS[]
Gas Power (March 1908)
The Automobile (June 27, 1912)
Motor Age (Jan. 15, 1914)
Automobile Trade Journal (January 1918)
The Saturday Evening Post (January 3, 1920)
Automobile Trade Journal (January 1921)
Farm Light & Power Year Book (1922)
Farm Light & Power Year Book (1922)
Farm Mechanics (December 1922)
Automotive Electricity (November 1928)
Popular Science (December 1937)
Aviation (October 1942)
Popular Mechanics (May 1947)
Commercial Car Journal (September 1950)
Popular Mechanics (May 1957)