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1958 |
- Vern Gleasman patents fore
runner of Torsen Type 1
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1982 |
- Gleason
Corporation buys patent rights from Gleasman
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1983 |
- Torsen is adopted
in the AM General HMMWV (High
Mobility Multi-purposed Wheeled Vehicle)
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1986 |
- Audi implements
Torsen in the quattro
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1989 |
- Toyota implements
Torsen
- Gleason Corporation
and Zexel form a
joint venture
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1991 |
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1994 |
- Rover implements
Torsen
- Zexel Corporation
assumes complete ownership of Torsen
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1997 |
- Volkswagen
implements Torsen
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1998 |
- BMW, Lexus, and
HUMMER implement Torsen
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1999 |
- GM implements
Torsen in F-Car Series
- Honda implements
Torsen in the S2000
- Robert Bosch
acquires majority share in Zexel Corporation
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2001 |
- Ford implements
Torsen in the Ranger FX4 series
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2002 |
-
Toyota implements Torsen in the 4Runner
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2003 |
-
Bosch sells Torsen division to Toyoda Machine Works, Ltd.
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GM implements Torsen in the SSR
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2005 |
- GM implements Torsen
in the Trailblazer SS
- Toyoda Machine Works,
Ltd. and Koyo Seiko merge to form JTEKT Corporation.
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2006 |
- Toyota implements
Torsen in the FJ Cruiser (MY 2007).
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