Auto Meter Products Inc., Sycamore, Ill., has acquired the rights to produce the air-core movement that it currently uses to power many of its automotive performance gauges from Lapeer, Mich.-based SIMCO Ltd. Auto Meter has acquired the exclusive rights to manufacture and sell the Micro Air Core (“MAC”) movements for the performance automotive aftermarket. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The MAC movements feature a patented design that the companies say delivers a high degree of accuracy and reliable pointer indication in gauge applications. The compact design of these air-core movements enables the use of thin instruments with greater lighting freedom and gauge design.