Source: J.Juan Brake Systems announcement BARCELONA – J.Juan Brake System customer Brixton has launched its new Crossfire 500 model, a naked frame with a retro image but current lines that, as various media have stated, looks like a bike fresh…
Soucre: ProMax Auto Parts Depot announcement VALRICO, Fla. – ProMax Auto Parts Depot has announced the expansion of its sales force team to include the JOSCO – nation sales team serving the North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa,…
Source: The following is excerpted from a Lexology post on a legal case revolving around issues concerning responsibility for selling brake components containing asbestos which may have led to the plaintiff contracting cancer. The court determined Fras-le North America was…
Source: ZF announcement Auburn Hills, Mich. – Jon Morrison, president CVCS, Americas, will retire at the end of the year and be succeeded by Julien Plenchette, currently serving as Americas Region OEM Truck, Bus Car & Fleet Business Leader, according…
Source: LSP Innovative Automotive Systems GmbH post UNTERFÖHRING, Germany – After a forced intermission due to Covid-19, the sixth season of Formula E came to an end in mid-August in Berlin. LSP Innovative Automotive Systems Gmbh provided brake-by-wire systems for…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has reached a major milestone – diverting an all-time high of 99.8 percent of total waste in 2020 – toward its company-wide goal of achieving zero-waste-to-landfill…
Source: Brembo announcement STEZZANO, Italy – Brembo has signed an agreement for the acquisition of SBS Friction A/S, a Danish company that develops and manufactures very innovative and eco-friendly sintered and organic material brake pads for motorbikes. The agreement is…
Source: BrakeAudit announcement BETHESDA, Md. – The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Transportation Research Board approved the release of a research report showing that BrakeAudit’s passive acoustic sensors placed roadside can monitor wear of brake linings of an…
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…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse, a global market leader for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, and Alstom have agreed to extend their existing framework contract for 129 Coradia Lint and Coradia iLint regional trains. Knorr-Bremse…
Source: Applus IDIADA ADELANTO, Calif. – This is the second of three posts by Alvaro Esquer, Project Manager, ADAS in Applus IDIADA, about a study to determine the means of improving autonomous-emergency braking (AEB) performance in terms of efficiency and driver…
Source: J.Juan Brake Systems announcement BARCELONA – J.Juan brakes will appear in Disney’s film Black Widow, within the Marvel series The Avengers, starring Scarlett Johansson. The company’s brake system components are part of the CCM Spitfire 600 motorcycle which will…
Source: The following is excerpted from a post on FordMuscle.com about the build of a project truck around a junked Ford F-100 pickup. Integral to the project are the use of a Baer Brake System which is discussed below. PHOENIX…
Source: Continental announcement AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Continental continues to make strides in creating safer, smarter cities, an important component to the company’s Vision Zero mission: eliminate traffic fatalities, injuries and crashes. The company has added its second Smart City…
Sparta Brakes announcement Kent, Wash. – Sparta Brakes (Sparta Evolution) has released its new Athena range of big brake kits for the off-road market. Sparta’s Athena range of big brake kits initially launch with coverage for three popular off-road vehicles:…
Source: BusinessGreen post COUNTY CLARE, Ireland – Jaguar Land Rover has outlined plans to work with a clutch of software, mobility, and telecommunications companies to develop a smart-city hub in Ireland where autonomous electric vehicles (AV) will be trialed in…
Source: Meneta post ODENSE, Denmark – In 2018 Meneta finished the development of its shim simulation technology, also known as the Meneta Black Box™. It took more than two years to develop this new shim simulation technology. The mastermind behind…
Source: Meritor announcement TROY, Mich. — Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) and Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) have announced that Meritor® EX+™ LS air disc brakes (ADB) will be standard on all-wheel positions on Freightliner Cascadia® truck models through 2025. The…
Source: The following is excerpted from a review of mountain bike disc brakes by Andy McCandlish posted on bikeradar.com. Looking for new brakes for your mountain bike? Our list of the best mountain bike disc brakes has put 10 popular…
Source: GM Authority post DETROIT – Reporting by GM Authority has revealed a change to the brake offerings for the 2021 Cadillac CT5 Sport model. In 2020, the Sport version of the sedan came with standard Brembo brakes including “Cadillac”…
Source: Linda Baker put together a post for FreightWaves on what the incoming Biden administration might mean in terms of self-driving vehicles and vehicular emission regualations and it is excerpted below. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The incoming Biden administration is expected…
Source: Martinrea International announcement Toronto, Ontario – Martinrea International Inc. (TSX : MRE), a diversified and global automotive supplier engaged in the design, development and manufacturing of highly engineered, value-added lightweight structures and propulsion systems, has announced that through their…
Source: J.Juan announcement BARCELONA – Deus ex Machina has created a new café racer using the Zero SR/S as its base and using J.Juan’s original brake systems. This is an avant-garde version where Deus ex Machina has applied the latest…
Source: Continental announcement HANOVER, Germany – In its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Continental AG appointed Nikolai Setzer, 49, as new Executive Board chairman until March 2024, effective December 1, 2020. He succeeds Dr. Elmar Degenhart, 61, who, has…
Source: FLIR announcement ARLINGTON, Va. – FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) has announced two intelligent traffic system cameras, the FLIR TrafiSense™ AI with thermal imaging and the FLIR TrafiCam™ AI visible camera, both with artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize traffic…