1906

Waukesha Motor Co incorporates with a capitalization of $25,000 and leading investor Allan Stebbins as president; Fred Ahrens is vice-president and Harry Horning secretary-treasurer. Ahrens and Horning build the first Waukesha motor, the Model A in the Blue Front garage on North Street.

1909

The company is reorganized and recapitalized with Conrad Haertal elected president and Horning hired as general manager.  A new plant is built on St Paul Avenue and is occupied by the end of the year.

1921

Ricardo granted Waukesha Motor Co the rights to patent Ricardo designs in the US.

1926

The initial offering of Waukesha stock is listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange at $25.

1934

The Refrigeration Division is organized to produce cooling units for rural homes and dairy farms.

1935

The Refrigeration Division is converted to the Railway Division to produce air conditioning units for luxury passenger trains.

1956

The Railway Division is retitled the Special Products Division and received a new mission as designer and builder of stationary power plants.

1957

Waukesha acquires the Climax Engine Co of Clinton, Iowa.

1958

Waukesha obtains rights from Westinghouse to build Le Roi engines under the ROIline brand.

1960

Waukesha acquires O&M Manufacturing of Houston, Texas

1963

Waukesha acquires Cerlist Diesel Engine Co and moves its operations to Clinton, Iowa.

1968

The Bangor-Punta Corporation acquires Waukesha Motor Co.

1971

The Special Products Division, renamed Waukesha Power Systems moves to an off-site location to focus on design, assembly and test of engine-generator sets and their controls.

1971

Waukesha obtains license to build and sell Scania diesel engines. Waukesha would later redesign these engines to operate on gaseous fuels. They become the VS series of engines.

1974

Dresser Industries buys Waukesha Motor and the company is renamed Waukesha Engine Division of Dresser Industries.

1981

Waukesha purchases licenses from Sulzer Brothers Ltd, a Swiss manufacturer of high horsepower engines to produce the AT family of diesel engines. Waukesha would later redesign these engines to operate on gaseous fuels.

1986

Waukesha breaks ground for a new Training Center

1988

Waukesha acquires rights to the Spanish diesel manufacturer, Guascor, engines. Waukesha would redesign these engines to operate on gaseous fuels. They become the VGF series of engines.

1989

The Clinton plant closes and Waukesha acquires the Brons Industrie NV and its gas engine manufacturing plant in Appingedam, Netherlands.

1995

Waukesha discontinues its diesel engine line to focus exclusively on gaseous fueled engines.

1998

Dresser Industries merges with Halliburton to form a new Halliburton. Waukesha Engine is included as part of the Dresser Equipment Group.

2001

First Reserve Corporation and Odyssey Investments Partners, LLC acquire the Dresser Equipment Group from Halliburton and organize the new Dresser Inc

2004

Waukesha purchases technology rights to the Wartsila W200D and W220SGD engines

2006

Waukesha Engine celebrates its centennial

2011

General Electric purchases Dresser Inc. Waukesha Engine becomes GE Energy Waukesha gas engines

Advent International purchased GE’s Distributed Power and formed a new company – INNIO. INNIO is now the parent company for: Waukesha and Jenbacher engines and the Welland factory in Welland, Canada.