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COMPANY MILESTONES
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1948 | Arthur Warn invents the Locking Hub in Seattle, Washington |
| 1954 | WARN locking hubs are offered as optional factory
equipment by major domestic automotive manufacturers |
| 1956 | WARN invents locking hub with both free
and lock selections |
| 1959 | WARN diversifies product with the introduction of the
first WARN electric winch, as well as an automatic hublock. |
| 1960 | WARN sells first OEM products to
International Harvester, Willys, and Kaiser-Jeep |
| 1961 | Jeep & IH Overdrive Transmission Produced |
| 1961 | The M4 locking hub is sold to Ford |
| 1969 | First WARN winch sold to International Harvester |
| 1973 | WARN introduces Positrac Differential |
| 1978 | WARN begins major relationship with Ford
on F150 and Bronco |
| 1981 | Ford announces that its Ranger truck
series 4x4 models will be equipped with WARN M250 manual locking hubs |
| 1985 | WARN Industries introduces Statistical Process
Control (SPC) into its production process |
| 1985 | WARN begins delivery of M291 locking
hubs to Chrysler |
| 1988 | WARN introduces the industry's first ATV
winch |
| 1989 | WARN introduces Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing
principles and practices |
| 1990 | WARN achieves Q1 Status (96E 4/94) |
| 1991 | Transfer Case Shift Control production begins for Ford |
| 1992 | WARN begins production for KIA and
SsangYong of South Korea |
| 1994 | WARN begins shipment to Nissan |
| 1994 | WARN becomes ISO 9001 registered |
| 1994 | WARN Pulse Vacuum When End Disconnect technology is
selected for Ranger and Super Duty |
| 1995 | WARN begins production of Visteon axle
disconnect components |
| 1996 | QS9000 registered |
| 1997 | WARN receives prestigious Full Service
Supplier Status from Ford |
| 1997 | Tier 1 PVH shipments to Ford's Edison and Twin
Cities Plants for Ranger program |
| 1997 | WARN IWE technology selected for
2002 Expedition and 2004 F150 |
| 1998 | Introduction of the Pulse Vacuum Hublock for Ford's Super Duty Trucks |
| 1998 | Super Duty PVH launch for Kentucky truck plant |
| 1998 | Production of Off-Highway Axle systems |
| 2000 | WARN purchased by private investment group; Jon
Kreitz named CEO |
| 2000 | WARN begins production of Bi-Directional
Over-running clutch for DaimlerChrysler AWD minivan |
| 2001 | WARN's Integrated Wheel End Disconnect selected for
Ford's 2003 Expedition/Navigator |
| 2002 | WARN's Integrated Wheel End Disconnect
selected for Ford's 2004 F150 |
| 2002 | WARN's PVH & MLH selected for Ford's 2005 Super Duty
truck |
| 2002 | WARN's MLH selected for GM's 2005
Kodiak & TopKick |
| 2002 | WARN begins production of IWE for Ford's 2003
Expedition/Navigator |
| 2002 | WARN selected as the official winch supplier
to GM for the new Hummer H2 |
| 2002 | WARN launches the WARN Works brand
of utility winches and hoists |
| 2003 | WARN begins production for Bi-Directional
Over-running clutch for DaimlerChrysler AWD Pacifica |
| 2003 | WARN begins production of IWE for Ford's 2004 F150 |
| 2003 | WARN joins Dover Corporation |
| 2004 | WARN begins production of the factory installed
winch for DaimlerChrysler's Power Wagon |
| 2004 | WARN begins production of PVH & MLH for
Ford's 2005 Super Duty truck |
| 2004 | WARN begins production of MLH for GM's 2005
Kodiak and TopKick |
| 2005 | WARN begins production of IWE for
Ssangyong's 2005 Kyron & Rodius |
| 2005 | WARN promotes Tom Giacomini as CEO/President |
| 2005 | WARN begins production of IWE for Ssangyong's Kryon, Actyon and Rodius SUVs |
| 2006 | WARN begins production of IWE for
Ssangyong's 2006 Rexton |
| 2006 | WARN receives Ford Motor Company's Recognition
of Achievement Award for 2005 |
| 2006 | WARN's Electric Center Disconnect
System selected for Chrysler's AWD 300 and Magnum |
| 2007 | WARN begins production of its Vacuum Locking Hub
for TagAZ |
| 2007 | WARN promotes John McCalla to
CEO/President |
| 2008 | WARN begins production of
IWE for Ford's 2009 F150 |
| 2008 | WARN begins production of its Electric Center
Disconnect System for the AWD Chrysler 300 |
| 2008 | WARN receives Ford Motor Company's Gold
Supplier Award for 2007 |
| 2009 | WARN receives Ford Motor Company's Silver Supplier Award for 2008 |
| 2010 | Introduction of the Constant Vacuum Hublock for Ford's Super Duty Trucks |
| 2010 | WARN offers new severe-duty hub to market (FABCO vehicles are first to use) |
| 2011 | WARN begins production of IWE for SAIC Roewe W5 |
| 2011 | WARN names John Stransky as President |
| 2011 | WARN receives Ford Motor Company's Product Excellence Award, Outstanding 2011 Project Vehicle at SEMA Show |
