DETROIT, Mich.–Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is expected to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended March 2019. This widely-known consensus outlook gives a good sense of the company’s earnings…
PALO ALTO, California–Tesla has posted a webcast of its upcoming Autonomy Day to YouTube, set to go live at 11 am Pacific on Monday, April 22. This link will go live at 11AM PST From the company’s headquarters in Palo…
Company Release BEIJING, China–With a maximum operating speed of up to 350 km/h, the Fuxing bullet train is considered one of the world’s fastest high-speed trains in commercial service. With such high speeds, the quality of the brake system is…
STEZZANO, Italy (Reuters) – Shareholders in Brembo approved on Thursday a loyalty share scheme which would allow the family that owns the Italian premium brake maker to retain control as the company looks to expand through acquisitions. Under the new…
Camarillo, CA • April 2019 – Wilwood’s new Speed Xtreme SX6R brake kits provide the ultimate in super-car performance and style for high-horsepower street, autocross, track experience events and over-the-top customs. SX6R brake kits are engineered for direct-fit on the…
MUNICH, Germany–Audi AG’s self-driving unit has chosen a lidar startup to partner with as it ramps up testing in Munich using a fleet of autonomous electric e-tron crossover vehicles. Audi subsidiary Autonomous Intelligent Driving, or AID, said Wednesday it’s using lidar…
For More Than Six Years, Expanding Technical Training Program Has Delivered 24/7/365 Access to Topics in Demand ELYRIA, Ohio – April 18, 2019 – They come from all corners of the trucking industry. Drivers, technicians, distributors, fleet personnel, owner-operators, and others turn…
The UK’s biggest braking brand, Pagid, has been the official braking partner to the BLACK FALCON team for 10 years. The partnership now grows to the next level and, for the first time, the BLACK FALCON Mercedes-AMG GT3 PRO class…
Aeva’s groundbreaking 4D LiDAR technology enhances AID’s perception capabilities and increases vehicle safety while accelerating time to market for autonomous vehicles. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE) – Aeva, the company building the next-generation sensing system for autonomous vehicles, today announced a…
Detroit, (April 17, 2019) – Brembo, the world leader and acknowledged innovator of brake technology, will be stopping the new 2020 Nissan GT-R NISMO and will also be available on the Track Edition. Brembo, together with Nissan technicians, have engineered…
Article by: Narcís Molina, Project Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA Link to Part 1 In the first part of the article, the investigation has been introduced: it is aimed at analyzing the interaction between the chassis dynamics and the…
STAUNTON, Va. – April 16, 2019 – Jim Zhang, founder, chairman and CEO of Friction One, has been inducted into the Federated Auto Parts Vendor Hall of Fame. The Federated Hall of Fame induction took place during the recent Automotive…
Savings of regenerative energy due to improved utilization of the achievable recuperation potential Tests of the CO2 savings potential of the MK C1 electrohydraulic brake system in a plug-in hybrid TÜV confirms in a certified test: MK C1 reduces the amount…
DAPHNE, ALABAMA – In recognition of Global Remanufacturing Day, BBB Industries, LLC (BBB) joined companies from around the world to elevate and raise the awareness of remanufacturing. As part of its observance of Global Remanufacturing Day, Duncan Gillis, BBB’s CEO,…
Silver Eagle Manufacturing Equips Bendix Air Disc Brakes and Valves on Specialized Wheeled Equipment ELYRIA, Ohio – April 15, 2019 – “We do a lot of fun and interesting things,” said President and Chairman Gary Gaussoin, describing Portland, Oregon-based Silver Eagle Manufacturing…
FISITA, the international membership organization for the automotive and mobility systems engineering profession, today announces a commercial partnership with Applus IDIADA who will become the lead sponsor at EuroBrake 2019 and 2020. Organized by FISITA, EuroBrake is the world’s largest annual…
BROADVIEW, Ill. – Bosch has added new parts coverage in March and April for more than 2.1 million vehicles in operation in North America. The new SKUs fit select vehicles including Audi, Chrysler, Honda, Lexus, Ram Trucks and more. Thirty-eight…
MCHENRY, Ill. – Raybestos® has added virtual kits to its online catalog, giving distributors the flexibility to go to market to their installer customers with a pad and rotor kit for popular applications. Distributors still purchase the specific brake pad…
TOKYO, Japan–Daihatsu Motor Co., a division of Toyota, said Thursday it will recall about 1.92 million cars in Japan due to faults that can affect the vehicles’ braking system. The recall affects 1,916,973 cars across 22 models including the Move…
ELYRIA, Ohio – When it comes to remanufacturing, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has long extolled its advantages, from quality to cost savings to sustainability. To put the benefits in numerical terms, the company cites 5,392 as one example –…
MCHENRY, Ill. – Craig Stark has joined Maval Industries LLC and Brake Parts Inc (BPI) as general manager, remanufactured products, it was announced today by David Overbeeke, president and CEO. “We are very pleased to welcome Craig to Maval and…
GROSS-ROHRHEIM, Germany–Continental AG has expanded its logistics center here, south of Frankfurt, the site that supplies dealers all over the world with spare parts. During the course of the second quarter, the technology company will put its new 7,000 m2warehouse…
TROY, Mich. ̶ Meritor, Inc. today announced the launch of several new braking solutions for multiple off-highway applications, including a full line of wet disc brakes, a high capacity hydraulic disc brake and a 500 mm drum brake. These new offerings…
HAMBURG, Germany–Volkswagen has begin testing self-driving cars here. The company is testing five e-Golfs with Level 4 automation, and this pilot program marks VW’s first foray into autonomous driving in a major German city. These eGolfs are fitted out to…
DETROIT, MICH.–SAE International, along with automakers Ford, General Motors, and Toyota is forming the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium to collaboratively test, develop, and deploy Level 4 and 5 automated vehicles. Edward Straub, AVSC’s executive director, said in a statement on April…