ABOUT US

Founded in 1916 in Monroe, Mich., by mechanic and entrepreneur August F. Meyer, the business that eventually became Monroe Auto Equipment Company initially manufactured tire pumps for the owners of early automobiles. Meyer soon added a partner, local Dodge motorcar dealer Charles S. McIntyre, whose industry knowledge helped cultivate demand for the company’s self-oiled, single-barreled pumps. By 1926, Meyer and McIntyre had turned their attention to a larger opportunity – the demand for increased driver comfort and control. Later that year they introduced the first Monroe “Shock Eliminator,” which soon replaced the unwieldy carriage springs on many passenger vehicles. Nine decades and millions of customers later, the Monroe brand has become a globally recognized standard of innovation and product excellence within the ride control category.

Monroe helps bring innovative solutions to the aftermarket, as each new generation of original equipment ride control technology eventually becomes an aftermarket service opportunity. As a premier supplier of OE ride control products to vehicle and equipment manufacturers worldwide, we've helped establish a standard of excellence for product reliability, endurance, and ride and handling performance. Our global OE leadership is more than a quality advantage – it also helps ensure that quality replacement products are available for virtually every popular vehicle model, at every stage of its service life.

Monroe is a trusted business partner to vehicle parts providers and their customers, offering industry-leading application coverage, world-class technical training, innovative marketing programs and a broad portfolio of business-building tools.

Monroe also means choices, offering premium-level ride control solutions engineered and manufactured to help restore or exceed each vehicle’s “like new” ride and handling characteristics; mid-level technologies for outstanding performance, reliability and value; and quality products that offer reliable, economical performance on older vehicles.

Nearly 30,000 employees serving customers globally from more than 93 manufacturing facilities and 15 engineering and technical centers

Every member of the Monroe team understands that the last thing a shop owner or technician wants is a customer comeback related to ride and handling performance. Our full line of aftermarket ride control products - from internal valving technologies to springs and top-mount components - are engineered to address each vehicle’s specific ride performance and handling profile to provide safe, comfortable, precise handling and control:

• Application-specific, OE-style quality and performance
• Expertise in developing OE-style products addressing each vehicle’s operating requirements, life cycle stage and use case
• 100% On-vehicle tested and fit-checked to ensure OE-style fit
• Specific spring technologies based on application