Vehicle-level Thinking & Systems Integration:
It’s in Our DNA

1906
Jackson, Church & Wilcox Co. is established in Saginaw, MI.
1908
The revolutionary Jacox steering gear with a Double Thread Screw & Half Nut Type for the Buick Motor Car Co.
1909
Buick Motor Car Co. purchases Jackson, Church & Wilcox Co. Buick then joins the new General Motors Co.
1917
General Motors realigns the Saginaw plants to become Jackson, Church & Wilcox Division of General Motors Corporation.
1917
The company is awarded a US government contract to produce trench mortar shells for World War I. By war’s end, 3 million rounds were produced.
1919
The company name is changed to the Saginaw Products Company, a Division of General Motors Corporation.
1926
The new Worm & Wheel steering gear is produced for Cadillac Motors.
1928
GM divides the Saginaw Products Company into 4 self-sustaining divisions. Steering systems are designed & manufactured at the new Saginaw Steering Gear Division of GM.
1940
Saginaw Steering Gear (SSG) is the first automotive firm to mass produce the Browning A4 machine gun for the US government applying the same production line methods used to produce steering gears.
1942
SSG was contracted to deliver 280 machine guns to the US military at the cost of $667 per unit. By war’s end, 412,000 machine guns were produced at the cost of $54.72 per unit at SSG. This saved the US government $240 million in warfare spending.
1942
Due to the success of the Browning project, SSG was awarded a government contract to mass produce 37 MM Armor Piercing projectiles. SSG produces over 13 million projectiles by war’s end.
1945
SSG begins production on the M1 carbine as an alternative to the conventional Colt 1911 .45 caliber side arm. SSG produces 517,000 carbines by war’s end. SSG is awarded the Army Navy “E” award for excellence in production of war equipment.
1952
The new Saginaw Safety Power Steering System, comprised of a gear, hydraulic pump, valve mechanism & various hoses, is developed & produced as vehicles become larger & more difficult to steer manually.
1953
To address increasing sales, Plant 3 is built for production of Power Steering Pumps & Manual Steering Gears.
1954
The one millionth Safety Power Steering System is produced at SSG.
1956
Plant 4 is built to accommodate SSG Propeller Shaft business.
1965
Plant 5 is built to manufacture Front Wheel Drive Axles & Air Pumps.
1966
Plant 6 is built to manufacture the new Energy-Absorbing Steering Columns.
1968
Saginaw Ball Screws are chosen by Boeing Company for use on their new 747 jumbo jet.
1970
Plant 7 is built to meet the new demands for power steering. SSG is recognized by the US Dept. for Transportation regarding the impact that the Energy-Absorbing Steering Column has on safety in the aut5omotive world.
1977
SSG reaches the $1 billion sales mark for the first time in company history.
1985
Saginaw Steering Gear Division is changed to Saginaw Division to better reflect our broad range of products offered to the automotive industry.
1995
Saginaw Division become a separate business unit of GM, referred to as Delphi Automotive Systems- A Division of GM.
1995
A Bangalore, India plant is established to manufacture steering components & halfshafts.
1998
New manufacturing facility established in Tychy, Poland.
1999
Delphi becomes an independent company.
2003
Delphi opens new Plant 1 at the Buena Vista, MI, USA complex to produce the first North American application of Electric Power Steering for the Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac G6.
2004
A US government report reveals that the Energy-Absorbing Steering Columns have saved more than 53,000 lives… second only to seatbelts.
2005
Delphi Corporation files for bankruptcy.
2008
2 new manufacturing plants are opened in China.
2009
GM purchases the division from Delphi. The company is named Nexteer Automotive.
2010
GM announces agreement on the sale of Nexteer Automotive to Pacific Century Motors (PCM). PCM transitions to AVIC.
2013
Nexteer Automotive completes Initial Public Offering in Hong Kong (HK:01316).
2014
Nexteer Automotive completes $250 million bond offering
2016
The stand-alone World Headquarters opens in Auburn Hills, Michigan.