Category Automotive

PureForge and Hyundai have created a JDA to develop braking systems for future vehicles

Hyundai, PUREFORGE Braking Announce JDA

Source: Pure Forge announcement PONTIAC, Mich. — Hyundai and PureForge Braking Systems Inc. yesterday announced a joint-development agreement (JDA) to develop innovative products for future generations of Hyundai vehicles with Pure Forge Braking Systems. “We are enthusiastic about this PureForge…

Bruker introduced its new TriboLab HD tester at SAE Brake Colloquium

Bruker Launches TriboLab HD Friction Tester

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology introduced its TriboLab HD high-torque friction material tester yesterday, during the first day of the 40th Annual SAE Brake Colloquium (BRAKE) in Grand Rapids, Mich. According to Steve Papanicolaou, Bruker Global…

ICER Brakes unveiled two product lines at Automechanika 2022

ICER Launches Two Lines at Automechanika

FRANKFURT — ICER Brakes S.A. attended the recently concluded Automechanika 2022 in Frankfurt where it introduced two new lines of brakes. Company representatives welcomed automotive professionals from more than 350 different companies to its stand, was able to meet again…

Volvo says human interface key to safety for upcoming EX90

Safety a Key to New Volvo EX90

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – When Volvo recently unveiled the fact it would be introducing the EX90, a new, larger electric sport-utility vehicle Nov. 9th, it described some of what it considers a unique approach to safety and safety systems. Sensors and…

Continental brake-by-wire system won a 2022 Pace Award

Continental Brake-by-Wire Wins PACE Award

Source: Continental announcement AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Technology company Continental has won a 2022 Automotive News PACE Award for its MK C2 brake-by-wire system. Additionally, BMW Group and Continental were presented with an Innovation Partnership Award for their development of…

Easyrain and GALT are partnering

Easyrain, GALT Announce Partnership

Source: Easyrain/GALT announcement RIVOLI, Italy/BARGE, Italy — The famous racing driver Tazio Nuvolari, Formula 1 legend from the ‘30s, once said: “What do I need brakes for? I do not know: I have not used them much!”. Nuvolari was making…

The 2023 INFINITI QX60 named IIHS Top Safety +

QX60 Named Top Safety Pick+ by IIHS

Source: INFINITI announcement NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The 2023 INFINITI QX60 earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s 2022’s TOP SAFETY PICK+ award for its excellence in safety features. For 2023, QX60 comes with a standard suite of driver assistance (ADAS)…

Alcon is investing £300,000 to expand capacity

Alcon Invests to Increase Production

Source: Alcon announcement TAMWORTH, U.K. — Alcon will invest £300,000 in new machinery focused on increasing production capacity to meet the demands of its growing specialist vehicle division. The investment in new machinery will help to service the increasing number…

Centric Parts expanded its range

First Brands Launches New Centric® Parts

Source: First Brands Group™ announcement MCHENRY, Ill. – First Brands Group™ has expanded its line of Centric® Parts brake components to include 86 new friction and rotor parts covering popular cars, light trucks and SUVs. The just-released Centric part numbers…

Akebono expanded its product range

Akebono Adds to Product Range

Source: Akebono Brake Corporation announcement FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Akebono Brake Corporation recently added front and rear brake coverage for a variety of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Jeep, RAM and Toyota vehicles in the ProACT Ultra-Premium Disc Brake Pad line;…

Brembo will show its aftermarket range at Automechanika 2022

Brembo Outlines Its Aftermarket Lineup

Source: Brembo announcement FRANKFURT – As Automechanika 2022 opens in Frankfurt, Brembo detailed its product range. The company covers a wide range of replacement braking solutions, divided into four different product clusters that meet all vehicle and consumer needs. Brembo’s…