| 1947 |
Art Simpson begins a printing equipment
repair business in 225 feet of rented space in Scarborough, Ontario,
Canada. |
| 1969 |
Art Simpson moved the business to Progress Avenue and
built the Scarborough plant, a 264,700 ft² facility. |
| 1974 |
A.G. Simpson made its first bumper for General Motors.
Added a new state-of-the-art electrostatic paint line. Purchased a
plant in Windsor, Ontario. |
| 1977 |
Completely modernized the Scarborough plant adding
all new presses with automated controls. Expanded the operation for
first trials of aluminum bumpers. Opened a plant on Ellesmere Avenue
in Scarborough, which had railway facilities to supply Ford Motor
Company. |
| 1980 |
Purchased a plant in Oshawa, Ontario, which increased
A.G. Simpson's bumper capacity and plating capability. |
| 1981 |
Developed the first E-coat line in the automotive supply
industry. Acquired a plant in Port Perry, Ontario. |
| 1987 |
Purchased a plant in Cambridge, Ontario. |
| 1989 |
Expanded the Cambridge plant as a $100 million dollar
state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. |
| 1991 |
Expanded the Windsor plant and opened a plant in Sterling
Heights, Michigan, to secure new bumper business and increase chrome
plating capacity. |
| 1993 |
Increased production in the Cambridge plant and added
two additional presslines in Sterling Heights. |
| 1994 |
Opened a plant in Dickson, Tennessee, to supply and
service local OEMs. |
| 1995 |
Moved sales force from Scarborough to Detroit and opened
the Southfield Sales & Technology Center. Established a batch
assembly facility in Earth City, Missouri. |
| 1996 |
Established sequencing center in Hazel Park, Michigan. |
| 1997 |
A.G. Simpson celebrates its 50th anniversary. |
| 1999 |
Sales and Technology Center moves to new location in
Troy, Michigan and shares facilities with an expanded sequencing operation
relocated from Hazel Park. Launches industry's first robotic sun roof
preparation process in Dickson plant. Partners with Tiercon Plastics
and brings injection molding operation into Oshawa plant. |
| 2000 |
A.G. Simpson completes large scale automation upgrade
of pressline in Cambridge plant. Completes sale of Dickson plant.
Launches assembly operation in Oshawa plant. |
| 2002 |
A.G.Simpson becomes acquired by J2 Management Corp
in a
restructuring exercise. |
| 2003 |
A.G Simpson initiates re-branding to AGS Automotive
Systems. |
| 2003 |
AGS Automotive Systems opens new sequencing facility
in Shreveport, Louisiana |
| 2005 |
Parent company of AGS, J2 Management Corp., aquires assets of Tiercon Industries Inc., adding plastic injection molding capability and a world class exterior plastics paint facility to the AGS/J2 portfolio. |
| 2006 |
AGS puts into operation two state of the art automated bumper assembly lines in connection with the launch of the GMT900 program. |
| 2006 |
AGS bumper assembly facility, previously operatiing from rented premises in Troy, Michigan, relocates to a 110,000 ft² company owned facility in Sterling Heights, Michigan which was closed during the restructuring of AGS's predecessor company in 2001. AGS's Sales and Engineering also relocates to Sterling Heights following a major refresh of the office space at this facility. |
| 2007 |
AGS joins Toyota, Honda, GM, Chrysler, Ford, Linamar and Navistar as a recipient of funding under the Ontario Government’s OAIS program. |
| 2008 |
The 25,000 ft² chrome plating facility located at AGS’s Sterling Heights facility, closed in 2001, goes back into production. |
