Flex-N-Gate Corporation
Company Profile
Business Overview
-The Company manufactures metal and plastic exterior and interior components, lighting components, and mechanical assemblies for the automotive industry.
-The Company is organized into the following five divisions based primarily on product line:
- Plastics
- Metals
- Mechanical Assemblies
- Lighting systems
- FLEX-ION which offers a full range of battery development, ranging from chemistry development, cell, module, and pack manufacturing.
Shareholders
-The Company is privately owned.
Products
Plastic products
Exterior products
-Body side moldings
-Box top rails
-Bumper systems
-Chrome plastic grilles
-Cowl screens
-Energy management systems
-Front and rear fascias
-Grille guards
-MIC, painted, and chrome plated grilles
-Radiator supports
-Rocker panels
-Running board systems
-Wheel covers
-Wheel house lining
-Liftgates
-Spoilers
-Door protectors
-Front-end carriers
Interior products
-A, B, C, D-pillars
-Trim assemblies
-Console assemblies
-Door panels and lift gate trim components
-Door switch plates
-Front and rear step garnishes
-Glove box assemblies
-HVAC vent assemblies
-Instrument panel cluster bezels
-Interior body hard trims
-Quarter trim panels
-Speaker and heater grilles
-Steering column bezels
Exterior body metal products
-Front and rear bumper systems
-Tubular side bars
-Running board systems
-Receiver hitches
-Towing accessories
-Heat shield and skid plates
-Bumper beams
-Class "A" closures
-Welded body in white structures
-Large body in white stampings
-Body structure assemblies
-Chassis structural assemblies
-Cradles and crossmembers
-Body mounts
-Roll formed components
-Lightweight battery and module enclosures with integrated components
Assemblies
Complete Front end modules
Parking brake systems
-Hand and foot parking brake systems
-Pawl, sector and torsion lock systems
-Manual and auto adjust systems
-Cable and mechanism systems
Closure systems
-Stamped, forged and profile hinges
-Side door, hood, trunk, decklid, sliding door, liftgate, endgate hinges
-Integrated and separated door check systems
-Plastic encapsulated and paintable torsion spring check systems
-Latches
Pedal systems
-Accelerators, brakes, clutches and modules
-Electronic throttle control (ETC) and cable systems
-Multiple pedal systems and materials
Lighting systems
-LED lamps
-Halogen lamps
-Xenon High Intensity Discharge lamps
-Headlamps
-Modular projector systems
-Reflector systems
-Light pipes
-Side markers and turn signals
-Fog lamps
-Daytime running lamps
-Signature lamps
-Rear combination lamps
-Center high mounted stop lamps
-Flex F/X lighting technology
-Adaptive driving beams
-Interior lighting systems
FLEX-ION battery solutions
-Battery cells
-Battery module
-Battery enclosures
History
1956 | Flex-N-Gate was incorporated. |
1960s | Commenced supplying bumpers to the Jeep Corporation, making them the Company's first OE customers. |
1970s | Its second manufacturing facility was established in Danville, Illinois to support production of OE rear step bumpers. |
2001 | Acquired Ventra Group. |
2007 | Acquired the Collins and Aikman facilities in Evart, Michigan; Belvidere, Illinois; Windsor, Ontario, Canada; and St. Louis, Missouri. |
2008 | Acquired BlackHawk Automotive Plastics, Inc. |
2009 | Acquired a part of Meridian's bumper systems business. |
2012 | Acquired the headlamp and taillight business belonging to Ford Motor Company's Automotive Component Holdings LLC. |
Dec. 2015 | Acquired Cooper-Standard Rockford, a manufacturer of decorative and functional exterior components, through an affiliate of the Company. |
Aug. 2023 | Acquired a Treviso automotive lighting plant in Italy from ams OSRAM. |