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Prestolite Electric

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Type
  
Private

Number of locations
  
5

Founded
  
1911

Parent organization
  
PEI HOLDINGS INC

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Industry
  
Heavy Duty (automotive)

Key people
  
Dr. Dazong Wang (interim CEO)

Products
  
Alternators Starter Motors Regulators

Owner
  
Broad Ocean Motor And Ophoenix Capital Management

Divisions
  
North America Asia Pacific Europe

Headquarters
  
Plymouth, Michigan, United States

Prestolite Electric Incorporated is a global manufacturer and supplier of alternators, starters, electrical equipment, and services to the transportation, industrial, military, marine, agricultural and construction industries. The company sells its products to United States defense agencies, OEMs, and aftermarket suppliers under the Indiel, Leece-Neville, and Prestolite Electric brand names. The company operates production and engineering facilities in China, Europe and the United States. Prestolite Electric is privately owned by Broad Ocean Motor And Ophoenix Capital Management.

The Prestolite name

The following companies have been spun off under the Prestolite name and are no longer controlled by Prestolite Electric:

  • Prestolite (spark plugs) "Autolite" name sold in 1961.
  • Prestolite Welding Equipment, formally Hobart Brothers of Troy, Ohio.
  • Prestolite Wire, division was sold in 1985.
  • Prestolite Battery sold to Exide in 1997.

    • The following Prestolite divisions were sold to Ametek in 2000:

  • Prestolite Motors (specialty direct current motors).
  • Prestolite Switch (instruments, switches & contactors).
  • Prestolite Power (power systems & battery chargers).

    • References

    Prestolite Electric Wikipedia
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