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1991—2008

Valve train system

Systems Partner

1991

Merger of the iron and steel activities of MAHLE GmbH with J.Wizemann GmbH & Co. to form MAHLE-Wizemann Group

1992 Series production of pistons with GRAFAL® skirt coating

1993 Acquisition of remaining shares in Knecht Filterwerke GmbH

Oil filter module with filter inserts and plastic cover

1994

Establishment of MAHLE Pistones S. de R.L. de C.V., Mexico—now MAHLE Componentes de Motor de México, S. de R.L. de C.V.

Merger of MAHLE-Wizemann Group with Pleuco GmbH to form MWP MAHLE-J.Wizemann-Pleuco GmbH—now MAHLE Ventiltrieb GmbH, Germany

Introduction of Micro-Star® cabin air filters

1995 MAHLE 142 and MAHLE 145 piston alloys go into series production

Funnel-type cooling channel pistons enter series production

1996

Majority holding in Metal Leve S.A., Brazil—now MAHLE Metal Leve S.A.

Joint venture MWP Migma Ltd.—now MAHLE Engine Components India Private Limited

Start of robot-aided medium-pressure die casting for the production of ceramic fiber-reinforced pistons

First prize from the Federation of German Industry for MAHLE's ecological oil filter concept

1997

Takeover of the piston ring activities of Cofap S.A. with locations in Brazil and Portugal—now MAHLE Componentes de Motores do Brasil Ltda.

Joint venture Kirloskar Knecht Filters Private Ltd.—now MAHLE Filter Systems India Private Limited

Joint venture Knecht Duroplast Sistemas de Filtración S.A. de C.V.—now MAHLE Sistemas de Filtración de México S.A. de C.V., Mexico

Series production of air intake modules

1998

Establishment of MAHLE Spolka z o.o.—now MAHLE Polska Spolka z o.o., Poland

MAHLE 174 alloy for high-load aluminum diesel engines goes into series production

1999

All majority-owned companies of the MAHLE Group are renamed to include "MAHLE"

Establishment of MAHLE Filtersysteme GmbH (previously Knecht Filterwerke GmbH) and MAHLE Ventiltrieb GmbH (previously MAHLE-J.Wizemann-Pleuco GmbH)

Joint venture MAHLE-Izumi (Liaoning) Piston Co., Ltd., China—now MAHLE Bearings Engine Components (Yingkou) Co., Ltd.

Establishment of MAHLE (Nanjing) Piston Co., Ltd., China—now MAHLE Engine Components (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.

Acquisition of a majority holding in CIVA Compagnia Italiana Valvole S.r.l., Italy—now MAHLE Valve Train Italia S.r.l.

Acquisition of a majority holding in WSM Krotoszyn S.A.—now MAHLE Polska Spolka z o.o., Poland

Joint venture Donghyun MAHLE Filter Systems Co., Ltd.—now MAHLE Donghyun Filter Systems Co., Ltd., South Korea

Passenger car pistons with FERROPRINT® skirt coating go into series production

2000

Forged steel MONOTHERM® pistons produced in series

Pistons with cooled ring carrier for passenger car diesel engines enter series production

2001

Acquisition of a holding in Brockhaus Soehne GmbH

Acquisition of the Tennex Group—now MAHLE Filter Systems Japan Corporation, with filter plants in Japan, the Philippines, the USA, and England

FERROCOMP® large-bore pistons go into series production

Air intake module for gasoline engine with variable length control

2002

Establishment of MAHLE-ACL Piston Products Pty Ltd.—now MAHLE Engine Components Australia Pty Ltd., Australia

First plastic oil filter for passenger car diesel engines

First ECOFORM® pistons for passenger car gasoline engines

Series production of plastic cylinder head covers

2003

Establishment of ZNF Maschinenfabrik Spandau as a majority joint venture with BMW for camshaft production—now 100% MAHLE Ventiltrieb Brandenburg GmbH

First MAHLE engine (3-cylinder racing engine for Formula SAE)

2004

Sound generator for air intake systems of pressure charged engines

Acquisition of Schmiedewerk Rosswein GmbH in Saxony—now part of MAHLE Brockhaus GmbH

Acquisition of the filters division of Shanghai Filter Factory—now part of MAHLE Shanghai Filter Systems Co., Ltd.

2005

Acquisition of Cosworth Technology Ltd. with locations in the UK and USA—now MAHLE Powertrain Ltd.

First all-plastic complete oil filter module

Establishment of the filter plant MAHLE Componente de Motor SRL in Timisoara/Romania

Start of series production of a new three-stage resonance air intake module

Acquisition of shares in Anand Automotive Systems Group Purolator India Ltd.

Complete takeover of Brockhaus Soehne GmbH—now MAHLE Brockhaus GmbH, Germany

Expansion of the research and development center in Farmington Hills (Detroit)/USA

2006

Acquisition of the activated carbon canister activities of Behr in the USA

CamInCam® camshaft

Acquisition of Norddeutsche Filter Vertriebs GmbH—now MAHLE NFV GmbH and AKO Filter GmbH—now MAHLE AKO GmbH

World's first electric disk separator

New aftermarket logistics center opened in Krotoszyn/Poland

New research and development center opened in Shanghai

Series production of plastic cylinder head covers with integrated oil mist separation and pressure regulation

Expansion of the aftermarket activities with the foundation of MAHLE Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and MAHLE Trading Japan Co., Ltd.

Start of development activities for exhaust gas turbochargers for gasoline and diesel engines

2007

Majority joint venture MAHLE Tri-Ring Valve Train (Hubei) Co., Ltd. in Macheng/China

Acquisition of Edival S.A. in Argentina—now MAHLE Argentina S.A.

DLC-coated piston pins

Acquisition of the engine hard parts business of the Dana Corporation, USA

Purchase of Promotora de Industrias Mecánicas, S.A. de C.V. (Promec) in Mexico

MONOXCOMP® and EVOTEC® pistons

Two-stage diesel fuel filter with integrated water separation

Acquisition of the intake modules and air filtration business segment of Siemens VDO Automotive

Foundation of the joint venture MAHLE India Pistons Ltd. under the industrial and technological leadership of MAHLE

Downsizing engine as a technology demonstrator

Valves for exhaust gas recirculation

2008

Research and development center opened in Jundiaí near São Paulo

Majority acquisition of the Turkish engine components manufacturer Mopisan—now MAHLE Mopisan Izmir A.S. and MAHLE Mopisan Konya A.S.

Establishment of Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG as a 50/50 joint venture for the development and production of exhaust gas turbochargers

Majority joint venture MAHLE Hirschvogel Forjas S.A./Brazil for expanding the production of connecting rods and other engine components

Purchase of Clemex de México, S.A. de C.V. in order to strengthen the passenger car bearings and bushings business in the North American market

EGR valve ready to go into series production

Opening of new exhibition building "MAHLE Inside" in Stuttgart/Germany

 


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