Auto Meter Products, Inc., a Harbour Group company, has acquired the rights to produce the air-core movement that it currently uses to power many of its award-winning automotive performance gauges from SIMCO Limited, of Lapeer, Mich. Auto Meter has acquired the exclusive rights to manufacture and sell the Micro Air Core (“MAC”) movements for the performance automotive aftermarket, Jeff Fox, Harbour Group’s chief executive officer, announced. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The MAC movements feature a patented design that delivers a high degree of accuracy and reliable pointer indication in gauge applications. The extremely compact design of these air core movements enables the use of thin instruments with greater lighting freedom and gauge design.
“We believe these air core movements are clearly the best in the market, and we are excited to add this design and technology to our manufacturing process,” said Jeff King, president of Auto Meter. “We have used these movements for many years, and we are extremely confident in their precision and reliability.”
Mr. Fox commented, “Auto Meter is the leader in performance automotive instrumentation, and Harbour Group is pleased to invest both human and financial capital to support their efforts to extend that leadership. We worked closely with Jeff [King] and his team to formalize this agreement, which will deliver benefits to Auto Meter’s customers immediately.”
Auto Meter designs and manufactures a broad range of automotive gauges, test equipment, data acquisition systems and accessories for auto, truck, motorcycle, and marine enthusiasts. From professional race teams to backyard mechanics, enthusiasts everywhere trust Auto Meter products to enhance the performance and appearance of their vehicles. Based in Sycamore, Ill., Auto Meter delivers products to enthusiasts around the world through a comprehensive distribution network of wholesale distributors, retailers, professional resellers and original equipment manufacturers.
Harbour Group is a privately owned company based in St. Louis, Missouri with additional offices in Shanghai, China and Bangalore, India. Harbour Group and its operating companies are engaged in the manufacture and distribution of a wide variety of consumer and industrial products, including, specialty LED systems, linear actuators and switches, lubricating systems and equipment, abrasives, diamond cutting products and related tools, entertainment and music products, decorative kitchen and bath hardware and auxiliary plastic processing equipment. Since its founding in 1976, Harbour Group has acquired 164 companies in 33 different industries.
