History of the GM Module

GM Module Replacement Parts

ACDelco provides General Motor brand owners with replacement parts and components, including GM module replacements which are the same original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts used in the vehicle when it was built. The use of OEM parts and equipment keeps the vehicle completely 100% General Motors and brings years of reliability and performance. ACDelco was created in 1916 by GM and Chevrolet founder, William C. Durant.

Durant was a successful horse carriage manufacturer prior to entering the automotive industry. Durant used a business strategy at the time which was unheard of, where he owned a separate division which supplied all the parts and materials needed to build the horse carriages to his carriage company. As a result of this ingenuity, Durant was able to become a leading carriage manufacturer in the nation. Durant used this same strategy at GM to create United Motors, which would later become known as ACDelco. United Motors consisted of several smaller parts suppliers, which were merged together to offer the materials and parts, including GM module components to the GM divisions.

In 1908 Durant partnered with Albert Champion to create the AC Spark Plug division of General Motors. Albert Champion had founded Champion Ignition in 1899 but had lost control of his company. Both of these companies provided spark plugs and ignition components for various automobile manufacturers and both have survived to this day. In the mid-1970s amid tough economic conditions and an oil crisis, GM merged the parts division with the spark plugs division to create ACDelco. This new division was able to reach more customers since customers were now able to purchase all of their replacement parts, GM module components and spark plugs from a single GM division.

When GM fully acquired ACDelco in 1918, it was designed to exclusively provide parts, GM module components and materials for General Motors brand divisions only. However, over time, General Motors has removed this requirement in order to reach more people by offering replacement parts for other automobile manufacturers’ vehicles. Regardless of whether a person owns a General Motors vehicle or another manufacturer, ACDelco most likely makes replacement parts and components.

Newer model General Motors vehicles include the use of complex computer systems which regulate many features including the ignition system. The ignition system which uses remote starting and other modern features is just one type of GM module in use in the vehicle. These new advanced ignition systems were created to provide more options for the general public when selecting an automobile, which were built by ACDelco.

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