Pep Boys identifies four common causes of brake vibration — rotor thickness variation, uneven pad wear, seized calipers, and suspension wear — and explains what a professional brake inspection covers.
First Line Ltd. introduced 151 new-to-range references in July, led by 111 turbo hoses plus Borg & Beck brake discs, brake pads, and steering components covering Tesla, Polestar, and Volvo EVs.
Automann has added Webb Wheel as a branded partner for air and hydraulic disc brake calipers, pads, and rotors, expanding its heavy-duty aftermarket catalog.
Honda revised its timeline for making Astemo a consolidated subsidiary, moving completion to before the end of the third fiscal quarter as regulatory approvals remain pending in certain countries.
Japan's recall register returned in June with a double Ducati rear-brake action, including a rare second-attempt remedy. Hyundai's recall wave spread to Germany and Korea, Renault flagged a silent ABS-ESP failure on 24,112 Australs, and Aston Martin named Alcon in a seven-car Valkyrie fire-risk recall.
PFC Brakes cut INDYCAR caliper piston bore size by 22% for the Indy 500 and expanded its reach across NASCAR, INDY NXT, USF Pro, IMSA, and grassroots asphalt and dirt racing.
BWI Group has launched its iDBC 1-Box electro-hydraulic brake system in Europe, giving automakers tunable regen-to-friction blending and faster pressure build for electric vehicle braking.
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.
NHTSA has closed its four-year Tesla phantom braking investigation, finding incidents fell sharply with no lane-departure or collision risk — a case study in software-triggered stopping events versus true brake defects.
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.
Rane (Madras) will acquire Hindustan Composites' friction business — including the COMPO brand and two Maharashtra plants — for $39.1 million, creating a combined platform worth over $105 million.
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.
PFC Brakes supplies brakes across Europe's junior open-wheel ladder, from the Formula Regional European Championship to Eurocup-3 and F4 Spain, where James Egozi and Noah Monteiro lead early in 2026.
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.
WP's in-house braking hardware now equips the KTM 790 Duke, its second application after the 390 Duke, as the brand extends a vertical-integration strategy that still relies on Galfer for discs.
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.
Halo By Orthene has launched Halo GT, a DOT 4 racing brake fluid derived from its flagship P1 chemistry, with a 336°C dry boiling point and ultra-low 1,350 cSt viscosity.
What Every Installer, Distributor, Jobber, and Manufacturer Should Know About How Brake Pads Are Really Made
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.
Cummins has launched QuikDisc, the first air disc brake rotor for a single rear-drive axle at the 33,500-pound rating used by heavy fire apparatus, paired with a quick-service two-piece hub.
NHTSA has opened rulemaking to amend FMVSS No. 135, dropping the manual brake pedal requirement for ADS-only vehicles while preserving stopping distance performance standards met through alternative test procedures.
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.
Hope has launched the EVO V6Ti, a six-piston disc brake with titanium pistons and a new T-Slot vented rotor, sold as a limited 1,000-set Mono Edition from August 2026.