About Us

ACDelco was founded over 100 years ago and
flourishes on the innovation at the heart 
of each of our products

Driving is an everyday exercise of trust.

Trust that when you turn the steering wheel, the vehicle turns the same way. Trust that when you flip a switch, a pair of lights will turn on to light up the way, or the wipers start clearing up your view. When you’re a driver, you trust that your vehicle will get you to where you’re going safe and sound.


OE DESIGNED

installed during production

ENGINEERED

TESTED

to rigorous standards

GM-BACKED

100 years of footsteps,
90,000 kinds of parts.

SOARING HISTORY
You make a lot of history when you stand with General Motors. Take a scroll through our century of innovation.
START
THE SPARK IGNITES
It began with William Durant and his United Motors Corporation, which acquired dozens of smaller parts manufacturers, including Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (DELCO). When General Motors came along, changing United Motors Corporation to United Motors Service and adding AC Spark Plug to the roster, only the sky was the limit.
1990s
LUCKY LINDY
Literally! When Charles Lindbergh set off in the Spirit of St. Louis to become the first person in history to be in New York one day and Paris the next, AC Spark Plug helped power the transatlantic journey that captured imaginations around the world.
1920s
QUEEN OF THE AIR
But there was more aviation history to be made, and we helped Amelia Earhart make it. The plane in which Earhart became the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic (in under 15 hours) featured AC spark plugs. 1930s
1930s
BUILDING FOR VICTORY
The 1940s brought the challenging, threatening years of World War II, and both UMS and AC Spark Plug parts went to work for the Allied cause. We also took to the skies again, producing DELCO batteries for Navy planes.
1940s
PEACETIME EXPANSION
Having helped secure a brighter future for all, we got to work building our own. United Motors Service branched out, and began providing sales, service and training for AC rebuilt fuel pumps, DELCO batteries, DELCO radio service parts, Saginaw recirculating-ball bumper jacks and more.
1950s
OUT OF THIS WORLD
But the space race was on, and we were proud parts of it. In fact, AC Spark Plug and DELCO Electronics teams helped NASA develop the inertial guidance systems for the entire Apollo program that took the first Astronauts to the moon.
1960s
NEW FRONTIERS
We didn't stop there. Once man landed on the moon, he needed a way to explore it. So AC Spark Plug and DELCO (which General Motors united to form ACDelco), helped to create key components of the lunar rover vehicle used by Apollo 15 astronauts.
1970s
THE RIGHT FIT
Back on solid ground, we kept our minds on science. With field resources deployed to support the aftermarket, service engineers were brought into the engineering of GM vehicles to ensure that ACDelco Parts fit exactly like true GM Original Equipment should.
1980s
SPEEDING AHEAD AHEAD
Then we made the most of solid ground by hitting the track, with ACDelco sponsoring multiple drivers in leading motorsports events throughout the last decade of the millennium.
1990s
A GLOBAL IMPACT
The new millennium brought new and exciting ways to connect; online commerce helped ACDelco expand its already extensive reach, with distribution across North America, Africa, and countries including Japan and India.
2000s
ACDELCO ENTERS PH MARKET
For the first time ACDelco enters the Philippine market offering different product lines such as oils, batteries and filters.
2002
EYE ON THE FUTURE
And we're celebrating all of it as we mark our 100th anniversary this year, with a renewed commitment to offering the latest in GM technological improvement and innovation as the true GM Original Equipment parts brand.
2010s
ACDELCO PARTNERS WITH THUNDER
Thunder Automotive Parts, Inc. was appointed by General Motors Overseas Distribution LLC as the official distributor of ACDelco products in the Philippine market. The company has strengthened key product lines and also expanded into other service parts such as brake parts and under chassis parts.
2017

Our History - A RUNNING START

Our roots empower us. ACDelco has been at the forefront of automotive innovation since the birth of GM in 1908, but a strong start in automotive wasn’t enough. We’ve helped a woman fly around the world and a man traverse the surface of the moon. However, our history isn’t half as promising as our future, as we continue to go forward with GM Genuine Parts by our side to offer and grow our technical training and rewards programs. From the assembly line to the finish, GM technological innovation and improvement continues to build with GM Original Equipment as our foundation.

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