| 1991 | Merger of the iron and steel activities of MAHLE GmbH with J.Wizemann GmbH & Co. to form MAHLE-Wizemann Group
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| 1992 | Series production of pistons with GRAFAL® skirt coating
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| 1993 | Acquisition of remaining shares in Knecht Filterwerke GmbH
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| Oil filter module with filter inserts and plastic cover
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| 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
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| Introduction of Micro-Star® cabin air filters
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| 1995 | MAHLE 142 and MAHLE 145 piston alloys go into series production
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| Funnel-type cooling channel pistons enter series production
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| 1996 | Majority holding in Metal Leve S.A., Brazil—now MAHLE Metal Leve S.A.
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| Joint venture MWP Migma Ltd.—now MAHLE Engine Components India Private Limited
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| Start of robot-aided medium-pressure die casting for the production of ceramic fiber-reinforced pistons
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| First prize from the Federation of German Industry for MAHLE's ecological oil filter concept
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| 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.
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| Joint venture Kirloskar Knecht Filters Private Ltd.—now MAHLE Filter Systems India Private Limited
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| 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
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| Series production of air intake modules
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| 1998 | Establishment of MAHLE Spolka z o.o.—now MAHLE Polska Spolka z o.o., Poland
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| MAHLE 174 alloy for high-load aluminum diesel engines goes into series production
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| 1999 | All majority-owned companies of the MAHLE Group are renamed to include "MAHLE"
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| Establishment of MAHLE Filtersysteme GmbH (previously Knecht Filterwerke GmbH) and MAHLE Ventiltrieb GmbH (previously MAHLE-J.Wizemann-Pleuco GmbH)
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| Joint venture MAHLE-Izumi (Liaoning) Piston Co., Ltd., China—now MAHLE Bearings Engine Components (Yingkou) Co., Ltd.
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| Establishment of MAHLE (Nanjing) Piston Co., Ltd., China—now MAHLE Engine Components (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
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| Acquisition of a majority holding in CIVA Compagnia Italiana Valvole S.r.l., Italy—now MAHLE Valve Train Italia S.r.l.
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| Acquisition of a majority holding in WSM Krotoszyn S.A.—now MAHLE Polska Spolka z o.o., Poland
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| Joint venture Donghyun MAHLE Filter Systems Co., Ltd.—now MAHLE Donghyun Filter Systems Co., Ltd., South Korea
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| Passenger car pistons with FERROPRINT ® skirt coating go into series production
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| 2000 | Forged steel MONOTHERM ® pistons produced in series
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| Pistons with cooled ring carrier for passenger car diesel engines enter series production
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| 2001 | Acquisition of a holding in Brockhaus Soehne GmbH
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| Acquisition of the Tennex Group—now MAHLE Filter Systems Japan Corporation, with filter plants in Japan, the Philippines, the USA, and England
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| FERROCOMP ® large-bore pistons go into series production
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| Air intake module for gasoline engine with variable length control
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| 2002 | Establishment of MAHLE-ACL Piston Products Pty Ltd.—now MAHLE Engine Components Australia Pty Ltd., Australia
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| First plastic oil filter for passenger car diesel engines
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| First ECOFORM ® pistons for passenger car gasoline engines
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| Series production of plastic cylinder head covers
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| 2003 | Establishment of ZNF Maschinenfabrik Spandau as a majority joint venture with BMW for camshaft production—now 100% MAHLE Ventiltrieb Brandenburg GmbH
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| First MAHLE engine (3-cylinder racing engine for Formula SAE)
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| 2004 | Sound generator for air intake systems of pressure charged engines
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| Acquisition of Schmiedewerk Rosswein GmbH in Saxony—now part of MAHLE Brockhaus GmbH
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| Acquisition of the filters division of Shanghai Filter Factory—now part of MAHLE Shanghai Filter Systems Co., Ltd.
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| 2005 | Acquisition of Cosworth Technology Ltd. with locations in the UK and USA—now MAHLE Powertrain Ltd.
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| First all-plastic complete oil filter module
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| Establishment of the filter plant MAHLE Componente de Motor SRL in Timisoara/Romania
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| Start of series production of a new three-stage resonance air intake module
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| Acquisition of shares in Anand Automotive Systems Group Purolator India Ltd. |
| Complete takeover of Brockhaus Soehne GmbH—now MAHLE Brockhaus GmbH, Germany
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| Expansion of the research and development center in Farmington Hills (Detroit)/USA
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| 2006 | Acquisition of the activated carbon canister activities of Behr in the USA
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| CamInCam ® camshaft
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| Acquisition of Norddeutsche Filter Vertriebs GmbH—now MAHLE NFV GmbH and AKO Filter GmbH—now MAHLE AKO GmbH
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| World's first electric disk separator
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| New aftermarket logistics center opened in Krotoszyn/Poland
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| New research and development center opened in Shanghai
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| Series production of plastic cylinder head covers with integrated oil mist separation and pressure regulation
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| Expansion of the aftermarket activities with the foundation of MAHLE Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and MAHLE Trading Japan Co., Ltd.
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| Start of development activities for exhaust gas turbochargers for gasoline and diesel engines
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| 2007 | Majority joint venture MAHLE Tri-Ring Valve Train (Hubei) Co., Ltd. in Macheng/China
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| Acquisition of Edival S.A. in Argentina—now MAHLE Argentina S.A.
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| DLC-coated piston pins
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| Acquisition of the engine hard parts business of the Dana Corporation, USA
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| Purchase of Promotora de Industrias Mecánicas, S.A. de C.V. (Promec) in Mexico
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| MONOXCOMP ® and EVOTEC® pistons
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| Two-stage diesel fuel filter with integrated water separation
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| Acquisition of the intake modules and air filtration business segment of Siemens VDO Automotive
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| Foundation of the joint venture MAHLE India Pistons Ltd. under the industrial and technological leadership of MAHLE
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| Downsizing engine as a technology demonstrator
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| Valves for exhaust gas recirculation
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| 2008 | Research and development center opened in Jundiaí near São Paulo
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| Majority acquisition of the Turkish engine components manufacturer Mopisan—now MAHLE Mopisan Izmir A.S. and MAHLE Mopisan Konya A.S.
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| Establishment of Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG as a 50/50 joint venture for the development and production of exhaust gas turbochargers
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| Majority joint venture MAHLE Hirschvogel Forjas S.A./Brazil for expanding the production of connecting rods and other engine components
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| 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
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| EGR valve ready to go into series production
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| Opening of new exhibition building "MAHLE Inside" in Stuttgart/Germany
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