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Under the leadership of automotive pioneer Eug¨¨ne Buisson, Soci¨¦t¨¦ Anonyme Fran?aise du Ferodo (SAFF), which began ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ a small workshop ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ the Paris region, produced the first friction materials made ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ France. SAFF became a major player ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ the automotive revolution at the start of the 20th century and was already domÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½atÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g the market for the production of brake lÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½gs and clutches on the eve of World War II. By the early 1950s, it had built its workforce up to 2,500 employees.

The post-war boom was a highly dynamic period for both automakers and automotive suppliers. SAFF, which had 2,500 employees ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ the early 1950s, took advantage of this prosperous period to create numerous ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½novations and extend its busÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ess to cover all types of electrical equipment for vehicles such as spark plugs, alternators and starters, as well as ignition, lightÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g and wiper systems ¨C a strategy that quickly paid off. FollowÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g numerous acquisitions and drawÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g on its almost monopolistic position ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ the French automotive brake and clutch equipment supply market, Ferodo embarked on a new challenge ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ the early 1960s: to expand ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ternationally.

¡°Ferodo is a trade name... ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ is a cluster of brands, positionÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g Ferodo next to Cibi¨¦, Ferlam, Marchal, Paris-Rh?ne, Sime, Sofica, Verto, and others.¡±

As the 1980s began, SAFF¡¯s reach had become global. The company founded by Eug¨¨ne Buisson ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ 1923 had an operatÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g presence ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ 15 countries through more than 70 companies. The question then arose of brÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½gÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g together the entity¡¯s various busÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½esses under a sÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½gle brand. At its Annual Shareholders¡¯ MeetÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g on May 28, 1980, the company adopted the name ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½. From its first foray ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½to the Spanish market to its rise to promÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ence ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ Asia ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ the 2000s, ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ gradually established itself ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ternationally as a leader ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ a fast-changÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g automotive market.