What brand of spark plugs are made in the USA?

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Are there any spark plugs made in the USA?

In fact, a substantial number of NGK Spark Plugs and oxygen sensors sold in the United States are made right here in America.
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Are NGK Spark Plugs made in America?

The NGK Spark Plug manufacturing plant opened in Sissonville, West Virginia, in 1995. The Sissonville plant now produces oxygen sensors and spark plugs for internal combustion engines, along with ceramics and applicable products.
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Are Champion plugs made in the USA?

Champion Spark Plug will consolidate its U.S. manufacturing operations by closing two plants, company officials said. Under Champions's plan, plants in Toledo and Detroit will be integrated over the next two years into the company's Burlington, Iowa, and Cambridge, Ohio, facilities.
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Where are Denso spark plugs made?

All DENSO Spark Plugs are manufactured in Japan, Indonesia, China and USA.
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What happened to Autolite?

In the 1983 merger, the three brand names FRAM, Bendix, and Autolite became part of Allied Automotive, one of the five business sectors of Allied Corporation.
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Where does NGK Spark Plugs come from?

On November 11 1936, NGK SPARK PLUG Co., Ltd. was founded in Nagoya, Japan with a start-up capital of one million yen.
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Are Motorcraft and autolite the same?

Autolite has continued since and is still a brand name in use today. Motorcraft was originally launched in the 1950s and was temporarily discontinued after Ford had purchased the Autolite trade name and utilized it as their primary auto parts brand.
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Are NGK Made in Japan?

Amazon.com: 4 Pack Genuine OEM Ngk Copper Spark Plugs Bpr5es # 7734 Made in Japan : Automotive.
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Are NGK coils made in China?

Despite being a Japanese brand, these were made in China as printed on the item label on box. After installing all the NGK U5055 ignition coils in my Beemer, the engines sounded much smoother, and after getting it on the road for a couple of short trial runs, the SES engine light disappeared without a reset!
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Are there fake NGK Spark Plugs?

Yes, in fact it does. NGK SPARK PLUG's Technical Service team recently became aware of cases where customers bought CR9EIX NGK spark plugs on the internet, which proved to be fake products.
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Are NGK Spark Plugs made in Thailand?

LTD. Establishes a New Production Plant in Thailand to Strengthen the Production Capacity of Various Automotive Sensors.
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Who owned Champion Spark Plug?

In 1989, Champion was purchased by Cooper Industries and is now a wholly owned brand of Federal-Mogul Corporation. Its main products are a line of spark plugs for a wide range of cars, trucks, SUVs, racing and marine applications.
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Where is NTK manufactured?

In North America, NGK is headquartered in Wixom, MI and maintains manufacturing, inventory, and distribution facilities in Irvine, CA, Sissonville, WV, and Chicago, IL.
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Are NGK Spark Plugs made in France?

Following its philosophy of being as close as possible to the customer, NGK Spark Plug runs 24 production plants around the world. The Group's production facility in Meung sur Loire, France, is of great importance to the European market.
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Are NTK and NGK same company?

NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. produces IC packages, sensors for exhaust gas cleaning, ceramic tools and other items under the "NTK" brand.
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Why are NGK Spark Plugs better?

Modern engines demand more power while using less fuel, shortening the life of traditional iridium and platinum spark plugs. NGK's patented ruthenium technology stands up better to wear to bring maximum durability and performance to your engine.
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Does Honda use NGK Spark Plugs?

As I mentioned, most of Honda vehicles come with NGK spark plugs installed with them.
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What does the R mean in NGK plugs?

[R] Resistor - If an R is present, this indicates a resistor type spark plug. Resistor type spark plugs reduce the amount of radio frequency interference (RFI) that can cause ignition misfires and static on the radio.
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Who made Autolite spark plugs?

Its history as a spark plug manufacturer began in the mid-1930s after Royce G. Martin, President of the Electric Autolite Company, opened a lab to develop the first Autolite spark plug with the help of ceramic engineer, Robert Twells.
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Are Autolite spark plugs pre gapped?

Autolite® and all spark plug manufacturers offer spark plugs pre-gapped in the most popular gap sizes. Because of the many gap sizes required, no one offers spark plugs properly gapped for every application. Gapping has always been the job of the installer.
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