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The NOCO Company (commonly referred to as NOCO) is an American privately held
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that designs, manufactures, and markets
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, automotive chemicals, plastics and various electrical components.


Overview

NOCO was founded as Nook & O'Neill in 1914. Joseph Henry Nook Sr. was later inducted into the
Automotive Hall of Fame The Automotive Hall of Fame is an American museum. It was founded in 1939 and has over 800 worldwide honorees. It is part of the MotorCities National Heritage Area. the Automotive Hall of Fame includes persons who have contributed greatly to au ...
for the contributions he made to the automotive industry with The NOCO Company. Their original catalog can still be found in various automotive museums and archives. NOCO holds over two dozen patents including a patent for portable vehicle battery jump start apparatus with safety protection.


Acquisition

In 2009, NOCO acquired Advanced Fishing Technologies ("AFT)", a high-tech manufacturer of marine, industrial and photostatic battery management solutions.


ChargeLight

NOCO's ChargeLight was first created from a fully funded Kickstarter campaign, which raised $121,329.


Genius Boost family

The Genius Boost family of lithium jump starters is one of the company's most popular line of products. The GB30 car jump starter was rated 9/10 by TopSpeed and "Good" by
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. Production is in
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.


References

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