Delco-Remy Corporation

Delco-Remy Corporation traces its roots to Anderson, Indiana, where the Remy Electric Company was founded in 1896 by brothers Frank and Perry Remy. In the 1910s, Remy and Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company, better known as Delco, were brought together, and by 1918 Delco-Remy was operating as a General Motors division.

For much of the 20th century, Delco-Remy was a major GM parts business, known for starters, generators, ignition systems, alternators, and other electrical equipment for passenger cars, trucks, military vehicles, and industrial uses. Anderson became closely identified with the company, and Delco-Remy grew into one of the area's most important employers and manufacturers.

The original GM division lasted until 1994, when its heavy-duty and automotive operations were sold to private investors. The business later became Remy International in 2004, while the Delco Remy name continued as a licensed brand for heavy-duty products. Because this is a company rather than an individual author, a standard portrait image is not really applicable here.