FRA's final rule lets railroads use instructor-led, computer-based 3D simulation for the hands-on portion of brake system refresher training starting September 30, 2026, codifying waivers granted since 2012.
KPR Performance Brakes has named Mark Joseph Vice President of Sales and Marketing, North America, tasking the 30-year aftermarket veteran with building the Australian brand's U.S., Canadian and Mexican distribution.
Brock and Rhonda Davidson of Brock's Performance have acquired BrakeTech USA. Founder Jeff Gehrs stays on as Senior Technical Advisor, manufacturing remains in Reidsville, North Carolina, and a rebuilt site is live.
J.JUAN stainless steel braided bicycle brake hoses ran in the Specialized Gravity Team's Brembo braking package at the UCI MTB World Championship in Val di Sole, where Jordan Williams finished third.
Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK and Chiltern Railways have extended their railhead low adhesion monitoring trial by 12 months to August 2027, capturing a second autumn leaf fall season of adhesion data.
KBC Corp. becomes an official partner of the 2026 Xiaomi China Endurance Championship, supplying a carbon-ceramic brake package the company rates for over 400 minutes of continuous racing operation.
HELLA has launched brake pads for trucks, buses, and trailers for the first time, entering the commercial vehicle segment worldwide with an initial portfolio of 58 references certified to ECE R90.
CVSA's 2026 International Roadcheck produced 5,451 brake-related out-of-service violations, 39.1% of the vehicle total. Inspectors conducted 54,575 inspections and sidelined 10,350 vehicles and 3,184 drivers across North America.
EBC Brakes has appointed Martin Walder as global sales director effective August 17, 2026, giving him responsibility for the EBC Group's entire worldwide customer base from the company's Northampton facility.
EBC Brakes will debut SC Super Ceramic at the SEMA Show, calling it its lowest-dusting compound to date, with performance close to Bluestuff and launch-year fitments limited to high-performance cars.
Momentum USA has added 77 new brake part numbers in its August 2026 release, expanding aftermarket coverage by more than 44 million vehicles in operation across seven product lines.
Columbus tops Pep Boys' new metro brake service index, with Ohio placing five markets in the top 25. Seattle and Indianapolis follow in a ranking drawn from first-party service data.
BMW is making braking-capable active safety functions standard across Neue Klasse model series, adding side braking in parking, cross-traffic emergency braking, and pedal-misapplication intervention managed by a central computer.
Altec is recalling 55 aerial devices and digger derricks after the Bendix automatic braking system was left uncalibrated when the front radar box was relocated during bumper installation.
Knorr-Bremse has appointed Piotr Sroka president and CEO of Knorr-Bremse North America, expanding his oversight across the group's regional businesses while he continues to serve as president and CEO of Bendix.
A federal judge converted First Brands Group to Chapter 7 liquidation after rejecting a plan built on litigation recoveries, two months after the Raybestos and Centric brake brands were sold to separate buyers.
Akebono received the Supplier of the Year Award at Worldpac STX 2026, the highest of nine supplier honors presented at the biennial expo, which drew more than 2,500 aftermarket professionals.
Brake dust becomes a regulated emission in Europe this November. PureForge's Sarah Olson on what passes, what doesn't, and why the aftermarket still hasn't been sorted out.
NHTSA has opened defect petition DP26007 covering an estimated 82,040 model year 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid pickups, evaluating allegations of intermittent antilock and regenerative braking loss tied to certain fault codes.
CVSA's 2026 Brake Safety Week is underway through August 29, with inspectors across Canada, Mexico, and the United States checking commercial vehicle brake systems and focusing on drum and rotor condition.
AP Racing has completed and dispatched its first brake calipers machined entirely in-house at its Coventry site, bringing an additional production process under direct company control across motorsport and OEM lines.
NHTSA has escalated its GM eBoost brake probe to an Engineering Analysis covering an estimated 1,164,820 vehicles, citing 745 incidents, 22 crashes or fires, and six injuries.
KTM North America is recalling about 21,040 GASGAS and Husqvarna off-road motorcycles in the U.S. after finding the rear brake caliper can crack or break, posing a crash hazard.
GM engineer Brandon Vivian traces the automaker's regen-first brake blending strategy to the EV1 and Precept programs, where regenerative braking handled roughly 90% of low-speed deceleration by 1999.
Czinger has introduced BrakeNode, an additively manufactured assembly consolidating brake caliper, suspension upright, and hydraulic fluid passages into one part, debuting as standard equipment on the 21C Spyder hypercar.
Dynamic Friction Company's front and rear DFC POLICE brake pads for the Ford Explorer Police Interceptor and Chevrolet Tahoe PPV and SSV now appear in AMECA's Police Declaration of Conformity listing.
Knorr-Bremse will show a hydraulics-free digital-electromechanical rail brake alongside continued electropneumatic development, plus Digital Automatic Coupler, air supply and AI diagnostics exhibits across four InnoTrans 2026 booth locations.
GM is investigating rear brake pad noise reported by Cadillac Optiq owners in reverse. Bulletin PIC6656 covers 2025–2027 model years with no cause identified and no remedy established.
Mordor Intelligence rates NVH and corrosion standards a +1.1% brake pad CAGR driver through 2031 and reports Continental recommends galvanized steel backing plates as regenerative braking leaves pads idle.
Four suppliers score in July: Bethel's electro-mechanical brakes enter mass production at +8, Brembo raises guidance for a second time, BWI takes by-wire to Brazil, and Aumovio sheds its Rheinböllen plant — while its €1 billion BMW deal scores zero, because the point schedule has no tier for order intake.