Private company

Delco Electronics

American auto parts supplier

Delco Electronics Corporation was the automotive electronics design and manufacturing subsidiary of General Motors based in Kokomo, Indiana, that manufactured Delco Automobile radios and other electric products found in GM cars. In 1972, General Motors merged it with the AC Electronics division and it continued to operate as part of the Delco Electronics division of General Motors.2 It was founded by Edward Andrew Deeds and Charles F. Kettering.1 It ceased to exist in 2004.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1909Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersKokomo1
  • Founded inDayton1

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Delco Electronics Corporation was the automotive electronics design and manufacturing subsidiary of General Motors based in Kokomo, Indiana, that manufactured Delco Automobile radios and other electric products found in GM cars. In 1972, General Motors merged it with the AC Electronics division and it continued to operate as part of the Delco Electronics division of General Motors.2

Corporate structure

Delco Electronics is part of a group headed by General Motors. 362 entities, 42 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • General Motors Detroit, Michigan, United States
    • Delco Electronics Kokomo
    • General Motors do Brasil Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil
    • General Motors Financial Company, Inc. Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • AMERICREDIT SYNDICATED WAREHOUSE TRUST Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
      • Banco Monex Inst BCA Mul Monex GPO Finan Div Fid F2965 Subsidiary · Mexico City, Mexico
      • Cibanco SA IBM FID 00251 Subsidiary · Mexico City, Mexico
      • General Motors Financial of Canada, Ltd. Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2016-PP6 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM FINANCIAL AUTOMOBILE LEASING TRUST 2016-PP7 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2017-PP1 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2017-PP2 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2017-PP3 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2017-PP4 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM FINANCIAL AUTOMOBILE LEASING TRUST 2017-PP5 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM FINANCIAL AUTOMOBILE LEASING TRUST 2018-PP1 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM FINANCIAL AUTOMOBILE LEASING TRUST 2018-PP10 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP2 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP3 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP4 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP5 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP6 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP7 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP8 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP9 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2019-PP1 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2019-PP2 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2019-PP3 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • and 107 more
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    • BrightDrop Subsidiary · Detroit
    • Buick Subsidiary · Detroit
    • Cadillac Subsidiary · Detroit
    • Cartercar Subsidiary · Pontiac
    • Chevrolet Subsidiary · Detroit
      • Chevrolet China Subsidiary
    • Chevrolet Europe Subsidiary · Zurich
    • Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem Subsidiary
    • Elmore Subsidiary · Elmore
    • Fremont Assembly Subsidiary · Fremont
    • General Motors de Chile Subsidiary · Santiago
    • General Motors de México Subsidiary · Mexico City
    • General Motors Diesel Division Subsidiary · Detroit
    • General Motors Egypt Subsidiary · Maadi
    • General Motors India Private Limited Subsidiary · Gurgaon, India
    • General Motors OBB Subsidiary
    • General Motors of Argentina Subsidiary · Buenos Aires
    • General Motors Peninsular Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
    • General Motors Specialty Vehicles Subsidiary · Adelaide
    • General Motors Thailand Subsidiary · Bangkok, Thailand
    • Ghandhara Industries Subsidiary · Karachi
    • and 198 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Charles F. Kettering and Edward Andrew Deeds in 1909, in Dayton.1

Leadership

Who has led Delco Electronics, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • vehicle audio

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2004Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1909Founded Founded in Dayton1

Sources

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