BWI Group has opened a brake-by-wire R&D center in the São Paulo region, extending its development network to four regions and preparing 9th-generation ESC and iDBC1 1-Box systems for South American programs.
AUMOVIO posted H1 2026 adjusted sales of $9.9 billion, down 8.9 percent, as BMW settlement effects compressed Q2 EBIT and prompted a narrowed full-year guidance range.
Wilwood has released an Aero6-DM direct-mount front brake kit for 2024-2025 Toyota Tacoma 2WD and 4WD trucks, using six-piston Aerolite calipers and 13.38-inch vented rotors. MSRP starts at $2,035.08.
Brembo holds #1 at 65 in the August 2026 Aftermarket Power Rankings, NRS Brakes lands one point back for a second month, and Wilwood climbs 13 spots to #7.
Toby Whewell becomes managing director of Frasle Mobility's UK operations on August 1, succeeding Mark Clegg, who retires at year end. Chris Bowman is promoted to head of sales.
NRS Brakes closes its durability series with the principle beneath it: a brake pad should reach replacement thickness because the friction wore out, not because the steel backing plate failed first.
AUMOVIO and the BMW Group signed a long-term brake and electronics supply agreement worth more than €1 billion, extending MK C2 deliveries into the mid-2030s and settling pending legal proceedings.
Mercedes-Benz USA is recalling 310,667 vehicles after determining a corroded driver-door microswitch may stop the electronic parking brake from engaging automatically, creating a rollaway risk.
ZF Friedrichshafen lifted its adjusted EBIT margin to 5.0 percent in the first half of 2026 as sales reached €19.3 billion and adjusted free cash flow more than doubled.
Comline has launched EVLine, a brake pad range engineered for electric vehicles. The R90-approved line opens with 69 references and targets rising UK EV aftermarket replacement demand.
Hyundai's eighth-generation Avante debuts a shift-by-wire P-button emergency braking function that applies hydraulic braking at all four wheels and engages the electronic parking brake below 0.6 mph, plus extended regenerative braking.
Brembo posted Q2 2026 revenues of €983.0 million, up 6.4%, with net profit rising 30%. The braking supplier raised full-year guidance to about 5% revenue growth at constant exchange rates.
Momentum USA has expanded its braking catalog with new part numbers across five lines, led by 15 AmeriPRO coated rotors covering 7,787,222 VIO and four MAX DUTY heavy-duty additions.
Wilwood Disc Brakes has released the XRS street caliper, a 4.5-pound forged aluminum unit built on Superlite Radial Mount architecture and offered in six- and four-piston configurations from $664.10.
PFC Brakes has appointed Chris Janech president, giving him oversight of strategic direction, business operations and financial performance across the Clover, South Carolina manufacturer's Motorsports, OE and Severe-Duty divisions.
NRS Brakes explains how corrosion on steel backing plates alters brake pad dimensions and clearances, driving rust jacking, swelling, and drag—not just cosmetic wear—in part four of its durability series.
Link Engineering's Limburg, Germany, lab has received VCA authorization for witnessed Euro 7 brake emissions type-approval testing, building on its ISO/IEC 17025 and DAkkS accreditations.
FMSI has signed a new collaboration agreement with AMECA and expanded its IDF data partnership to cover Mexico and Latin America, growing its brake-industry supply network.
Apec adds 34 new components to its Apec Red braking range, including a rear pad set for the MG4 EV and front discs for the Lexus LBX Hybrid.
Brake pad marketing focuses on friction formulations. But friction material can't perform on its own — it depends entirely on the steel backing plate beneath it to support, retain, and stabilize it.