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In the meantime, MAHLE has become one ofthe world’s leading system partners of the auto-motive and engine industry with about 37,500 employees at 80 production sites on four con-tinents. Over 2,000 professional engineerswork in our R&D centers in Stuttgart, North-ampton, Detroit (Farmington Hills and Novi),São Paulo, Tokyo and Shanghai, designing newcomponents for the internal combustion enginesof tomorrow. MAHLE innovations will become standard for your vehicles in the near future. 3 After the First World War, the automobile got upto speed. The first Italian grand prix was held1921 in Brescia and the first 24 hours of Le Mansraced in 1923. The Nürburgring was opened in1927. The most successful German race carbetween 1928 and 1931 was the Mercedes SSK.The speed record of the Englishman Seagravewas a considerable 327.28 km/h. The automotive industry became an important sector of theeconomy. Eighty-six car manufacturers existedin Germany in 1923 producing 144 different typesof cars. In 1921, the light-alloy piston developedby the brothers Hermann and Ernst Mahle wasproduced in volume. Air and oil filters followed inorder to protect the piston from dirt and dust. The success story of MAHLE begins with inno-vation and continues with cutting-edge technol-ogy which leads us to be first to market. Forexample:
â–  1921, first volume production of light-alloypistons in Europe
â–  1976, low-pressure, die-cast aluminum engine blocks ready for volume production
â–  1985, production of composite camshafts
â–  2000, pistons with cooled ring carriers enter volume production
â–  2002, first plastic oil filter for passenger cardiesel engines
â–  2004, first complete engine
The successfull innova-tions by MAHLE are a result of the pleasure our developers get from the experiment.