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Allied Divisions
Here is history on other GM Divisions as we
find it.
Various Allied Component
Divisions in Dayton, OH
There were seven Delco/Allied Divisions in the
Dayton Area. Below is their story as put together by Mr. Ronald
Bennett in 2005. This information came to me from Tom Hewer who
was then at Delphi Energy and Chassis in Dayton. Tom sent this to me before he
left the company during the meltdown in Dayton and other locations as
Delphi was going through its bankruptcy from 2005-2009. Below is a
(15) page PDF file that covers the history in Dayton, OH of:
Introduction - One Page
Aeroproducts Division History - One Page
Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) History -Two Pages
Delco Appliance Division History - One Page
Delco Moraine Division History - Two Pages
Delco Products Division History - Two Pages
Delco Radio Division History - Two Pages
Frigidaire Division History - Two Pages
Inland Manufacturing Division History - Two Pages
GM Dayton Division's
History
Guide Lamp in Anderson, IN
Guide Lamp Division of GMC was located on the West side of Anderson and
for the most part produced headlights, taillights and marker lights for
the Corporation, and in later years it got involved in urethane
bumpers. The brochure describing the Guide's history and
product line appears to have been done in the early 1970s by looking at
dates, clothes and the cars in the brochure. Guide was spun off by
GM in the late 90's as a private company when most of the other component
divisions went into Delphi. From what I can tell it was doomed from
the start. It is my understanding GM would not let the new company
find new business and grow while at the same time GM was cutting back what
it was purchasing and probably not paying fair value for the parts
shipped. Finally on January 13, 2007 it all came to an end.
A
Guide to Guide
Guide Lamp in WWII
Rochester Products in
Rochester, NY
Rochester Products had its original plant in Rochester on Lexington Avenue
where it built many different products but will be remembered most for its
carburetors that were on all GM vehicles for many years. In about
1988 it opened its new Engineering Center in Henrietta. Today the
Lexington Ave Plant is owned by General Motors Components Group Holdings,
LLC and as of 2012 looks to remain operating making fuel injectors and
rails, and intake manifold for the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra
truck lines.
The Engineering Center remains open but does not have any Delphi
manufacturing plants associated with it.
Rochester Products
AC Spark Plug in Flint, MI
AC Spark Plug had a huge complex in Flint, most of which has been torn
down and that which remains is now owned by GM Components Group Holdings,
LLC which will run the plants until the parts produced can be moved to
China. Much of AC was on the east side of Flint in a
complex that spread east of Dort Highway. Employees of AC called it
"The Highway" just as Remy workers referred to one of our complexes as
"The Acre". AC Plants in Flint were subject to much of the labor
strife and sit-down strikes of the late 1930's and early 1940's that lead
to the creation of the UAW.
AC Sparkplug
Delco-Light in Dayton, OH
Delco-Light produced DC power systems for the rural United States for the
first half of the 20th Century until Rural Electrification became
available. Units included a gasoline powered generator, glass
batteries, and the appliances to run off of what was normally a 32VDC
system. Later it was renamed Delco-Appliance.
Delco-Light
Former WWII Chevrolet Plant in Anderson, IN
Chevrolet during WWII had a forge and machining operation in Anderson for
the production of cylinder heads for Pratt and Whitney R-2800 radial
aircraft engines. The Chevrolet engine plant in Tonawanda, NY where
the final assembly was done, built over 60,000 aircraft engines during
WWII. Each engine after being built would be run on a test stand,
then disassembled to look for any problems, reassembled, and then shipped
to the proper aircraft assembly plant for installation in the aircraft.
Chevrolet
Anderson Open House 1945
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