HARTLEPOOL, U.K. — TMD Friction’s premium aftermarket braking brand Textar celebrated its 110th anniversary this July, marking an impressive milestone of more than a century’s supply of high-end braking products. Founded in 1913, Textar has been a staple for premium…
MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse AG, the global market leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of other rail and commercial vehicle systems, yesterday published its results for the first half and second quarter of 2023. Marc Llistosella, Chief Executive Officer…
HANOVER, Germany — Continental ended the second quarter (Q2) of 2023 with strong earnings again in the tires group sector and high order intake in automotive of around €8.6 billion. The ContiTech group sector achieved solid results, while earnings in Automotive…
CAMARILLO, Calif. — Wilwood Racing has engineered an innovative new Lug-Drive dynamic-mount rotor system specifically for the lighter, stronger Starlite 55XD Wide 5 hubs. The 55XD design shaves weight by mounting the forged aluminum rotor adapter closer to the hub’s…
AVON, Ohio – Among truck drivers, who is the best of the best? The top pros in the country are ready to find out. Next week, they will climb into their trucks and compete at the 86th installment of the…
COVENTRY, U.K. — AP Racing, the world-renowned brake and clutch supplier, has been announced as the title sponsor of the annual Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) Business Excellence Awards for the fourth consecutive year. Taking place on Oct 11 in the…
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – To further enhance and expand its replacement parts and service business in North America, Stellantis announced the bproauto aftermarket parts brand as its new line of high-quality, competitively priced, replacement parts. Following decades of success in…
SEOUL — Sunny Lee, a Member of NAEK and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of STRADVISION, an automotive industry pioneer in deep learning-based vision perception technology, attended the panel discussion themed “AI Technology and Application.” Lee delivered STRADVISION’s core technology, references,…
STEZZANO, Italy — The Austrian GP marks the halfway point in the MotoGP championship and will be held on the same track that hosted Formula 1 at the beginning of July. According to the Brembo technicians who work closely with…
AVON, Ohio – They set to work with hammers and nails, framing a house for a Huntington, Indiana, family in need. Nearly 100 employees of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC’s Huntington operation came together as homebuilders for a day in…
FREMONT, Calif.– Pony.ai, a leading global autonomous driving company, recently held a joint-venture signing ceremony with Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (TMCI) and GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (GTMC) to jointly advance the future mass production and large-scale deployment…
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — In the first six months of 2023, ZF generated sales of €23.3 billion (2022: €21.2 billion), an increase of approximately 10 percent on the prior-year period. Adjusted EBIT totaled €941 million (2022: €851 million), equivalent to an…
MUNICH – The metro network in the city of Chengdu, one of western China’s major commercial centers, is in a constant state of expansion. CRRC has now commissioned Knorr-Bremse to supply complete braking systems for 36 new metro trains comprising…
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Hesai Technology, a pioneer in the field of lidar sensors, announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to integrate Hesai’s cutting-edge lidar sensors within the NVIDIA DRIVE and NVIDIA Omniverse ecosystems. By combining Hesai’s industry-leading expertise in lidar…
HERNDON, Va. — The 2023 Honda Pilot, a midsize sport-utility vehicle (SUV), earns a TOP SAFETY PICK+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) thanks to improved performance in the passenger-side small overlap front crash test. To qualify…
LIPPSTADT, Germany — HELLA, the automotive supplier operating under the FORVIA umbrella brand, accelerated its sales growth and significantly increased profitability in the first half of the fiscal year 2023 (Jan. 1st to June 30, 2023). Sales increased by 17.3…
STEZZANO, Italy — Revenues were up almost 12 percent during the first half (H1) of 2023 for Brembo when compared to the same period last year, according to figures recently reported by the Italian braking firm. In the H1 reporting…
DONCASTER, U.K. — Braking supplier, JURATEK, has revealed its latest new-to-range references, with 20 new part numbers introduced to its leading product portfolio to meet increased demand. The latest high-quality braking components added to JURATEK’s range includes six brake discs, eight…
TEL AVIV, Israel — Arbe Robotics Ltd. (NASDAQ: ARBE), a global leader in perception radar solutions, announced that Weifu High-Technology Group, a tier 1 supplier in the Chinese automotive market, has issued an $11.6 million preliminary order for Arbe radar…
STAVELOT, Belgium — The Spa-Francorchamps Circuit, next stop this weekend on the Formula One schedule, is a demanding circuit for brakes, according to the Brembo technicians. On a scale of 1 to 5, the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa is…
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA, U.K. — Rear brake pads for the Ford Mustang Mach-E have been unveiled as the latest first-to-market release from Delphi. The Ford Mustang Mach-E was developed from the ground up as an all-electric vehicle and boasts a…
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany and Taipei — ZF Friedrichshafen AG, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) (TWSE:2317), the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, have announced a 50-50 partnership in passenger car chassis systems, a key move…
TAMWORTH, U.K. — The race-car inspired, road-legal Praga Bohema made its debut appearance earlier this month at Goodwood alongside the hypercar’s official brakes supplier, Alcon, at the 30th edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. In its third public appearance…
ADELANTO, Calif. — This is the fourth article in a four-part series on regenerative braking characterization by Marco Victorero, Test Engineer, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA. Review part 1 | Review part 2 | Review part 3 The objective of this…
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Hesai Technology (NASDAQ: HSAI) has been named the top automotive lidar company for the second-consecutive year by Yole Group, a global advisory and market analysis firm recognized for its expertise in the semiconductor, photonic, and electronic…