Source: Akebono Brake Corporation announcement FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Last week Akebono Brake Corporation expanded its EURO Ultra-Premium Disc Brake Pad line by three new part numbers: EUR1850, EUR1850A and EUR1850B and Akebono Performance by one new part number: ASP1718.…
Source: Akebono Brake Corporation announcement FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – This week Akebono Brake Corporation expanded its EURO Ultra-Premium Disc Brake Pad line by five part numbers: EUR1692A, EUR1892A, EUR1892B, EUR1898 and EUR1898A and ProACT by one new part number: ACT2168.…
A California Superior Court judge recently ruled against Akebono’s claim it should not be included within a suit brought by a former technician claiming he contracted cancer from working with asbestos-containing brake and clutch components. The following description of this…
Source: Akebono Brake Industry announcement TOKYO — Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. announced that the NR22 brake caliper for endurance racing has received the FY2022 Good Design Award (organized by Japan Institute of Design Promotion). This is the first Good…
Source: Akebono Brake Corporation announcement FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Akebono Brake Corporation recently added front and rear brake coverage for a variety of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Jeep, RAM and Toyota vehicles in the ProACT Ultra-Premium Disc Brake Pad line;…
Source: Akebono Group announcement TOKYO — Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. announced that Akebono’s products have been adopted by CUPRA, the unconventional challenger brand from Barcelona. Akebono is supplying 6-pot disc brake calipers for the front wheels of the “Formentor…
Source: Akebono Brake Corporation announcement Farmington Hills, Mich. – Akebono Brake Corporation announced the addition of Carl Tellier to the aftermarket sales team. Tellier will fill the role of Eastern Regional Sales Manager, reporting to Mike Eldard, National Sales Manager.…
Source: Akebono announcement FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The Akebono Team presented visitors of their AAPEX booth in Las Vegas, Nev. with trivia questions; testing their knowledge of the company and its products. The contest was designed to bring awareness to…
Source: Akebono Brake Corporation announcement FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Akebono Brake Corporation has been awarded 2021 “Best Problem-Solver for Import Vehicles” by the Import Vehicle Community, Product and Marketing Awards held at AAPEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The winning entry…
Source: Akebono Brake Industry Co. announcement TOKYO – Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. announced that its products have been adopted by Lynk & Co, a premium automotive brand owned by Geely Auto Group headquartered in China, for one of its…
Source: Akebono Brake Industry announcement TOKYO – Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. has announced that all of the four Japanese factories which lost its IATF 16949 certification earlier this year, has regained this status. The company’s Akebono Brake Fukushima Manufacturing…
Source: Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. announcement TOKYO – Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. has announced that one of the four Japanese factories which lost its IATF 16949 certification earlier this year, has regained this status. The company’s Akebono Brake…
Source: Akebono Brake Corporation announcement FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Akebono Brake Corporation announced the addition of Willy Molina to the aftermarket sales team. Molina will fill the role of Southeast District Manager reporting to Matt Kenefick Akebono Eastern Region Sales…
Source: Akebono Brake Corporation announcement Farmington Hills, Mich. — Akebono Brake Corporation has added front brake coverage for a variety of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the ProACT Ultra-Premium Disc Brake Pad line. Kit also includes Premium 301 Stainless Steel…
Source: PROLIM Corporation announcement PLANO, Texas — Akebono Brake Corporation selected PROLIM to deploy Solid Edge® software and Teamcenter® X software from Siemens Digital Industries Software to drive digital transformation. With more than 90 years of brake design and production…
Source: Akebono announcement FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Akebono Brake Corporation has been placed on the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers 2021. This award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. Forbes…
Source: Akebono announcement and NIKKEI Asia post TOKYO – Akebono Brake Industry, a major Japanese supplier of brake components to the automotive industry including clients like Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor, has admitted to falsifying data, including component-quality assessments, on…
LOS ANGELES – A California court of appeals denied a lower-court’s motion, thus allowing service of a personal-injury lawsuit asbestos-related filed last fall against Akebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary Akebono Brake Corp. Akebono had argued…
Source: Akebono Brake announcement TOKYO – Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. announced the following organization and personnel changes effective Jan. 1, 2021. To steadily implement the business turnaround plan and achieve future growth, organization changes will be implemented at the…
Source: Akebono Brake announcement Farmington Hills, Mich. – – Akebono Brake Corporation is excited to announce the addition of Matthew Kenefick to the aftermarket team as Sales Manager for the Eastern Region. Kenefick joins Akebono with an impressive aftermarket background,…
Source: Akebono Brake Industry announcement TOKYO, Japan – Akebono Brake Industry’s six-piston calipers and disc brake pads will be the front brake components of Volvo’s high-performance SUV, the XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered, which became available in Japan November 6th. The…
TOKYO – Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd., has dissolved its research and development subsidiary in the United Kingdom, Akebono Advanced Engineering Ltd., according to a notice posted on its corporate Website. The reason mentioned in the notice for the closing…
Source: CAWA announcement Sacramento, CA – Mike Eldard of the Akebono Brake Corporation has been appointed to CAWA’s (California Automotive Wholesalers’ Association) Manufacturers’ Advisory Council. “We are pleased that Akebono will continue in our leadership through Mike’s participation and contributions,”…
Source: The Leaf Chronicle post UPDATE: The information source used for this post, The Leaf Chronicle, was inaccurate. Per Akebono, the Clarksville facility is now closed.
Source: Akebono Brake Corporation announcement Farmington Hills, Mich. – Akebono Brake Corporation named Mike Eldard national sales manager of the aftermarket. Prior Akebono roles held included Pacific Northwest District and Western Region sales manager as well as account manager for…