The BRAKE Report

The BRAKE Report

The BRAKE Report is an online media platform dedicated to the automotive and commercial vehicle brake segments. Our mission is to provide the global brake community with the latest news & headlines from around the industry.

Brembo Feted for Climate and Water Stewardship

Brembo has launched Brembo Ventures, a venture-capital business

Source: Brembo announcement STEZZANO, Italy – Brembo has been recognized for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP, securing a place on its prestigious ‘A List’ for tackling climate change, as well as acting to protect water security…

ZF Aftermarket Names New Chief

Source: ZF announcement SCHWEINFURT, Germany – ZF has named Philippe Colpron Executive Vice President to head the company’s Aftermarket division beginning January 1st, 2021. In parallel he will continue to lead Fleet Solutions – a business of ZF’s Commercial Vehicle…

Brake Dust: The Inconvenient Truth

Source:  The following is excerpted from Frank Markus’s post on MotorTrend.com concerning the increasing interest in managing and limiting particle emissions from brake dust and tire wear. Look out, the emissions police may soon be coming for your tires and…

AP Racing Celebrates Its 850th GP Success

AP Racing

Source: AP Racing announcement COVENTRY, U.K. – AP Racing scored its 850th Formula 1 victory as a supplier of racing brake and clutch components during last weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix. According to the company, “This outstanding result of cumulative victories…

Hitachi Gets Smart on Brakes

Source:  The following is excerpted from an extensive AutoBeat Daily post on the brake-by-wire system being developed by Hitachi. FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Current brake-by-wire (BbW) systems are lighter, more efficient and better performing than conventional hydraulic units. But they…

J.Juan Brakes Stop the Advanced BMW CE 04

Source: J.Juan announcement BARCELONA – BMW has just introduced its new electric scooter solution the CE 04 filled with innovative technological advances, including a J.Juan brake system. For the front train, the BMW CE 04 incorporates a four-piston 28-millimeter radial…

CNXMotion Develops Brake-to-Steer Technology

Source: Continental announcement AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Leveraging technology building blocks from its parent companies Nexteer Automotive and Continental, CNXMotion announces Brake-to-Steer (BtS) – a technology that provides driver safety through an additional layer of directional control for highly automated…

Toyota Australia Brake Booster Recall

Toyota Hilulx recalled in Vietnam due to brake issue

Source: Mirage.News post PORT MELBOURNE, Australia – Toyota Australia announced that it will initiate a safety recall involving Diesel HiLux and Fortuner vehicles produced between June 2018 and December 2018 (inclusive). The total number of vehicles involved is 23,957. Within…

First Brands Group™ Acquires Centric® Parts

First Brands Group has joined the IAAF

Source: First Brands Group announcement CLEVELAND, – First Brands Group™, a global automotive parts company, has acquired Centric® Parts, a leading manufacturer and supplier of replacement brake components, whose labels include Centric®, C-TEK®, Posi Quiet®, and StopTech®. “We are excited…

HORIBA Expands Its Oberursel Particle Calibration Lab

Source: HORIBA announcement OBERURSEL, Gernany –  HORIBA, a leading supplier and innovation driver of vehicle test systems, is expanding its particle calibration laboratory at the Oberursel, Germany site, thus doubling its capacity for the calibration of particle counters. Thanks to…

ADVICS Aftermarket Launches Facebook Page

Source: ADVICS announcement PLYMOUTH, Mich. – ADVICS, a leader in advanced braking technology for the automotive aftermarket, has announced the official launch of its ADVICS North America Aftermarket Facebook page. The company will use this platform to provide automotive service…