Source: NRS Brakes announcement TORONTO – NRS Brakes earned AutoGuide’s Editor’s Choice Award for Best Brakes for the second consecutive year. The annual Best Brake Pads guide noted that NRS brake pads outlast traditional painted brake pads “while also offering…
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcement ARLINGTON, Va. — The infrastructure bill passed by the U.S. Senate this month contains a slew of long-awaited road-safety provisions. Many of them are based on or supported by research by the Insurance…
Source: Kia announcement IRVINE, Calif. – The 2022 Kia Carnival MPV has been awarded the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) rating just months after the vehicle’s introduction. The designation applies to the Carnival when equipped with…
Source: CarParts.com announcement BEDFORD, Ill. — Joining the No. 34 CarParts.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTS) Ford Mustang team and driver Michael McDowell as they return this weekend to the Daytona International Speedway after their Daytona 500 victory in February will be…
Source: MEYLE announcement HAMBURG — “Digital first” is the motto of the Hamburg-based aftermarket parts manufacturer MEYLE. Especially in pandemic times, virtual encounters with customers and partners play a major role: even if the leading trade fair Automechanika 2021 cannot…
Troy, Mich. — This is the second article in a series of four by Narcís Molina, Project Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA, about an investigation of the relationship between brake creep groan and brake squeal in disc brakes. Relationship…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – The road is a terrible place to wonder whether your replacement brake shoes were truly remanufactured – or just relined and given a new coat of paint. And knowing matters: Not…
The following is excerpted from an interview with Dr. Peter Laier, Knorr-Bremse member of the Executive Board since 2016, with worldwide responsibility for the Commercial Vehicle (CV) Systems division, and was posted on the company’s website. The interview is far…
Source: Hayes Performance Systems announcement MEQUON, Wisc. ─ Hayes Performance Systems, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative brakes and braking controls systems, is celebrating 75 years of braking innovation. A multi-national business with high-caliber operations in North America, Europe and Asia,…
Source: Champion Oil announcement CLINTON, Mo. — Champion Oil, a recognized leader in specialty lubricants, suggests taking time to check your vehicle brake system August 22nd thru August 28th. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Brake Safety Week is in…
Source: ZF announcement WREXHAM, U.K. — ZF Aftermarket is making employee wellbeing a priority with its latest mental health initiative. The company has opened a new medical room at its site in Wrexham, offering its employees a place to go…
Source: Fras-le announcement Fras-le has introduced a new line of products — Fras-le Smart Composites, which will be used for the production of auto parts. The use of this technology appears as an alternative to items originally made of steel…
Source: Licoln announcement DEARBORN, Mich. – Heads turn at the sight of a Lincoln Navigator with its unmistakable, commanding presence and elegant design. And with the debut of the new 2022 Navigator, Lincoln is elevating first-class travel yet again with…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – This summer, something powerful took shape in a field southwest of Huntington: a 1.168-megawatt solar array that now provides power to a massive manufacturing plant on Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems’ local…
The following is a report prepared by Meritor on the company’s development of a new brake pad material – what they have named N-type brake friction formula – which already meets the strict 2025 copper-content (and other materials) legislation by…
Source: Haldex post LANDSKRONA, Sweden — The benefits of the bright brown metal copper have been rediscovered over the past year: during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has helped reduce the risk of cross-infection in hospitals and care homes, thanks to…
Source: Deepen announcement SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Deepen AI, a world leader in computer vision tools for autonomous systems – like those used in autonomous vehicles, has announced key new additions to its calibration tool – Deepen Calibrate. Deepen Calibrate…
Source: PFC Brakes announcement CLOVER, S.C. — In the coming weeks and months customers may notice some new PFC brakes, pad and rotor boxes showing up at their local auto parts store or local race shop as the company revises…
Source: Zimmermann announcement SINSHEIM, Germany — The ADAC, one of the leading German car associations, tested Zimmermann brakes and received a „good“ rating, as well as the best stopping distance. The ADAC explicitly recommends brake systems from the independent aftermarket:…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – The competition was virtual – but the honors are as real as ever. And when the digital dust settled following the American Trucking Associations (ATA) 2021 National Battle of the States:…
LeMANS, France – The following is excerpted from a post on sportscar365.com by John Dagys on the possibility of the Corvette Racing team competing in this year’s 24 hour race at LeMans without changing its brakes. Dagys interviewed Corvette driver…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – Brake Safety Week is coming up soon, and the entire North American commercial vehicle industry knows it – so there is no reason not to be ready. Still, last year’s Commercial…
Source: First Bands Group announcement MCHENRY, Ill. – First Brands Group™ recently expanded its line of premium quality Raybestos brake components by adding new part numbers for late model passenger vehicles and last mile delivery (LMD) vehicles in categories such…
Source: NUCAP and Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. announcement TORONTO – The joint development agreement (JDA) between GRIPMetal, a subsidiary of NUCAP Industries and the key technology behind NUCAP Energy, and Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (SBCL) to develop innovative, lightweight composite…
The following is excerpted from a recent consumer blog post by Goodyear Brakes offering information on determining when the time has come to change one’s brakes. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — How do you know when to change your brakes? A general…