AUMOVIO has completed the sale of its Rheinböllen, Germany brake caliper and electric parking brake plant to RHB-Industries, transferring roughly 320 employees under a new ownership structure.

Ask most brake professionals what makes a pad perform, and talk turns to friction formulas. But it all depends on something more fundamental: the steel backing plate.

ZF Aftermarket will debut TRW DOT 4 Brake Fluid ESP Recycled at Automechanika Frankfurt 2026, a fluid made with 60% post-consumer recycled material that the company says is a market first.

Brembo retakes #1 by a single point over NRS Brakes on a genuinely aftermarket month. Apec Braking climbs, Fremax earns a look, and two new brands debut.

ICER BRAKES marks 65 years since its 1961 founding, now producing 20M+ brake pads annually across 70+ countries from its Tudela, Spain facility.

Lamborghini's Urus SE Performante debuts a new Integrated Power Brake system, cutting stopping distance and boosting braking power 10% via a predictive 6D sensor array.

Motorcar Parts of America has acquired the Centric Parts brake brands — including StopTech, Posi Quiet, and C-TEK — out of First Brands Group's Chapter 11 bankruptcy through a court-supervised Section 363 sale.

The Friction Materials Standards Institute is developing a brake rotor catalog for mid-2028 and adding vehicles-in-operation data on January 1, 2027, while naming Quad Graphics its paper-catalog printing partner.

Friction One has acquired the Raybestos brand, gaining its formulations, engineering specifications, application data, and catalog resources. The first Raybestos products under Friction One are expected to reach distribution in Q4 2026.

Momentum USA has added 24 new brake part numbers in its June 2026 release, spanning AmeriPLATINUM air disc pads, EPS Friction European premium pads, an AmeriPRO ceramic pad, and a coated rotor.

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Brake-component maker Fremax has won the Sindirepa-SP disc category for the tenth straight year, holding its Gold ranking since the award introduced it, as the Frasle Mobility brand marks 40 years in business.

Brembo is bringing a fully copper-free brake pad range, an expanded Greenance line that now includes brake fluid, and a renewed caliper lineup to Automechanika Frankfurt 2026.

Akebono added six brake pad part numbers across its EURO and Severe Duty lines, expanding coverage for more than 8.6 million vehicles, including European luxury models, heavy-duty trucks, and EVs.

ICER BRAKES says brake accessories — shims, springs, guides, slide clips, and wear indicators — should be inspected and renewed alongside every pad and disc replacement to protect braking performance, safety, and comfort.

Apec has added 49 new products across its Apec Red and Apec Black braking ranges, covering pad sets, calipers, cables, and discs for BMW, Honda, Vauxhall, and Land Rover models.

NRS Technologies is extending its GRIP METAL mechanical attachment from brake pads into automotive heat shields, with a Corvette component the company reports cut nearby temperatures by 50°C and mass by 55%.