History
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1935
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Establishment of Reitter & Schefenacker in Esslingen, Germany,
Production of interior lights |
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1938
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Introduction of tail lights
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1950
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Initial production of exterior mirrors for passenger cars
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1969
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Modern mirror-triangle based exterior mirror
adjustable from the inside of a car with a lever
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1985
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Introduction of the largest multi-colour injection
moulding machine in the world
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1995
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Established large mirror production in Hungary
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2000
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Worldwide #1 in exterior mirrors following acquisition of
Britax mirrors division
(plants in USA, UK, France, Spain, India, Korea and Australia)
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2005
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Relocation to new plant in Korea;
Launch of the first video based blind spot detection system
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2006
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Acquisition of Engelmann companies
(exterior mirrors, interior mirrors and fuel filler flaps)
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2007
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Spin-off lighting business;
First combined power telescopic and power folding mirror;
Renaming - Schefenacker plc becomes Visiocorp plc
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| 2008 |
July: Spin-off sound business;
July: Opening of Joint Venture in China (Ningbo Visiocorp Huaxinag Automotive Mirrors Co.)
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