COMPANYHISTORIES
NAIC 333616

Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

15companies1864–2000founding years12still active3no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedDeutz AG
1864
FoundedPSA Peugeot Citroen S.A.
1896
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedAB Volvo
1915
FoundedCummins Engine Company, Inc.
1919
FoundedSuzuki Motor Corporation
1920
FoundedCaterpillar Inc.
1925
FoundedRuhrgas AG
1926
FoundedTecumseh Products Company
1930
FoundedMercury Marine Group
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedHonda Motor Company Limited
1948
FoundedSANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
1950
FoundedPolaris Industries Inc.
1954
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedAutomobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A.
1963
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedArctic Cat Inc.
1983
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
FoundedSegway LLC
2000
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Deutz AG →
Active · founded 1864 · Germany
Deutz AG is one of Germany's leading manufacturers of diesel and gas engines for the global market.
PSA Peugeot Citroen S.A. →
Defunct · founded 1896 · France
PSA Peugeot Citroen S.A.
AB Volvo →
Active · founded 1915 · Sweden
The largest company in Sweden in revenue terms and the biggest employer in that nation's private sector, AB Volvo is…
Cummins Engine Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1919
No one makes more large diesel engines than Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
Suzuki Motor Corporation →
Active · founded 1920 · Japan
Suzuki Motor Corporation is Japan's fourth largest automaker (trailing Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co.,…
Caterpillar Inc. →
Active · founded 1925
Early 1930s:Remaining production in California is shifted to Peoria, where the company's headquarters are also…
Ruhrgas AG →
Defunct · founded 1926 · Germany
Ruhrgas AG is Germany's largest natural gas distribution company.
Tecumseh Products Company →
Active · founded 1930
Tecumseh Products Company manufactures compressors for refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, gasoline engines…
Mercury Marine Group →
Active · founded 1939
Mercury Marine Group is a leading global manufacturer of marine propulsion systems.
Honda Motor Company Limited →
Active · founded 1948
Honda Motor Company Limited is perhaps best known as an automaker--it is the third largest automaker in Japan--but the…
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. →
Defunct · founded 1950 · Japan
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
Polaris Industries Inc. →
Active · founded 1954
Polaris Industries Inc.
Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1963 · Italy
Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A.
Arctic Cat Inc. →
Active · founded 1983
One of the pioneers as well as leaders in its field, Arctic Cat Inc.
Segway LLC →
Active · founded 2000
Segway LLC was created to market an upright, self-balancing people-mover called the Segway Human Transporter (HT).
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