Littelfuse acquires Sweden-based ACCEL  [ Sweden ]

Littelfuse, Inc. announced that it has acquired ACCEL AB, based in Vanersborg, Sweden. ACCEL is a manufacturer of electromechanical products, including sensors and switches, primarily for the automotive industry. ACCEL, which has a production site in Kaunas, Lithuania, had 2011 revenues of approximately 16 million euros. (From a press release on June 1, 2012)