Company History
Alma Products Company was founded by E.E Tracy in
December 1943 under the name of Tracy Detroit
Manufacturing Company. The goal of the company
was to assist Ford Motor Company in producing
service parts, as the Ford plants were so crowded
with war work that they did not have sufficient
space or available workers to operate the machines
necessary for their automobile manufacturing. At
the time, car owners were unable to get the parts
necessary for their vehicles, such as clutches, discs,
and timing gears. Alma Products was originally
located at the Redman Trailer Plant site in Alma,
Michigan, and by 1948, relocated to its current
location of 2000 Michigan Avenue under the name
Alma Piston Company. In 1960, the company would
undergo one more name change, Alma Products
Company, which it has been ever since. Over the
years, Alma Products has supplied parts to companies
worldwide including Ford, GM, Chrysler, Caterpillar,
John Deere, Komatsu, Case New Holland, AutoZone,
Pep Boys, Visteon, Daikin, Valeo, Fenwick, etc.