[6] In 1953 an advertisement in Life stated: "Rochester builds original equipment carburetors for Chevrolet starting with 1950, Oldsmobile from 1949 and Cadillac from 1951.

[8] In 1952 the Oregonian reported: "Automobile cigarette lighters produced by the Rochester Automotive products division of General Motors are tested to reach a temperature of 1400 degrees in no less than 10 and no more than 12 seconds.

for the Quadrajet carburetor, which was originally designed in the 1960s and remained in production, with modifications to meet progressively tightening exhaust emission limits, into the 1980s.

The Quadrajet became computer controlled in 1980 in California and in 1981 in the rest of the states; its last application was on the 1990 Cadillac Brougham and 1990 full size GM station wagons with the Olds 307 engine.

[citation needed] In addition to carburetors, Rochester also made various emissions control equipment such as charcoal canisters and EGR valves,[15] which found use in GM vehicles as well as those from other makes.

In 1988, the diesel fuel injection business was sold to Penske Transportation,[18] and Rochester Products and AC Spark Plug merged.