'
Borg & Beck'' is a British
car parts
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Doors
Windows
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company owned by First Line Ltd.
It was started as a tool company in
Moline, Illinois
Moline ( ) is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. With a population of 42,985 in 2020, it is the largest city in Rock Island County. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island ...
, in the United States, b
Charles Borgand Marshall Beck.
In 1909 the
inventedthe first practical sliding
clutch.
It merged with other companies in 1928 to become
BorgWarner.
In 1931, the Borg & Beck Company Limited was set up by
Automotive Products
Automotive Products, commonly abbreviated to AP, was an automotive industry components company set up in 1920 by Edward Boughton, Willie Emmott and Denis Brock, to import and sell American-made components to service the fleet of ex-military truc ...
in the UK to manufacture clutches under American patents from Borg & Beck in the USA.
This allowed the company to sell British made Borg & Beck clutches in Great Britain, British Overseas Territories and the British Empire (except Canada).
The company was particularly successful in the UK, where, during the 1970s, over 85% of British-made vehicles had a Borg & Beck clutch fitted as OE.
The Borg & Beck brand was purchased in 2006 b
First Line Ltd.ref name="garagewire" /> who supply over 40,000 products across 60 different product groups to the Automotive Aftermarket globally.
References
Auto parts suppliers of the United Kingdom
Automotive companies established in 1903
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