CURNO, Italy – Brembo reported positive results for the first quarter of 2021 with revenues of €675 million – up 106 percent when compared to the same period of 2020 – and net profits of €61.4 million – up 17.2…
Source: The following is excerpted from a post on the Global Times Website about the growing concern in China around potential brake-system issues in Tesla automobiles. SHANGHAI — A Tesla vehicle crashed into a truck on Friday in Shaoguan, South…
Source: Champion announcement CLINTON, Mo. – Champion Brand’s latest new product – Limited-Slip Friction Modifier Additive – works with some diesel pick-ups to eliminate noise, vibration, and harshness associated with certain positraction, limited slip, and locking differentials. Its robust formula…
Source: Aptiv announcement DUBLIN — Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV), a global technology company focused on making mobility safer, greener and more connected, reported first quarter 2021 U.S. GAAP earnings of $1.03 per diluted share. Excluding special items, first quarter earnings…
Borg Automotive announcement SILKEBORG, Denmark — Borg Automotive, Europe’s largest automotive parts remanufacturing company, has acquired SBS Automotive. Borg Automotive, which sells products under four different brands Elstock, DRI, Lucas and TMI, adds a new component, opening the door to…
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – Hyundai Motor America (HMA) is again recalling certain 2013-2015 Santa Fe sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to replace potentially faulty ABS modules which could lead to a vehicle fire. The latest recall coincides with the development of…
Source: Zimmermann announcement For more than 10 years, Zimmermann has offered its Formula:Z compound brake discs. In 2017 it added the Formula:F compound discs to its range. This disc, with a nonpositive connection, is the equivalent to BMWs latest Formula…
Source: Bentley announcement CREWE, U.K., — The new Continental GT Speed Coupe and Convertible represents the very pinnacle of performance grand touring and defines the most dynamic road-going Bentley ever made, with no compromise to comfort or luxury. In addition,…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Due to a supplier-manufacturing error, certain 2021 model year Nissan Rogue sport utility vehicles (SUVs) might be missing a bushing in either the right or left rear brake caliper. The missing bushing might lead to a brake-fluid…
Source: Arbe announcement TEL AVIV/HOUSTON — Arbe, a global leader in next-generation 4D Imaging Radar Solutions, announced its leading 4D Imaging Radar Solution with 2K resolution is now available on the open NVIDIA DRIVE platform. Arbe’s imaging radar availability aims…
STEZZANO, Italy — Brembo came to be here in a little municipality near Bergamo, Italy in 1961 and some 60 years later, that little workshop has become a colossus operating in 15 countries with 26 sites, between production facilities and…
BAULKHAM HILLS, Australia — Inchcape European Automotive Pty Ltd t/as Peugeot Citroen Australia, the importer and distributor of these brands, is recalling 22 examples of the 2016 Peugeot 4008, the second time in a little more than two years this…
CAMDEN, N.J. – A class-action lawsuit has been filed in federal court alleging Subaru’s EyeSight advanced driver-assist system (ADAS) with Lane Keep Assist (LKA) installed in 2013-2021 vehicles suffers from multiple defects which could lead to accidents and other dangerous…
Source: Klas announcement DUBLIN – Klas, an Ireland-based hardware and software company focused on edge computing, yesterday announced an all-new piece of hardware purpose-built for autonomous vehicle (AV) research & development: the TRX D8. The goal for advanced driver assistance…
Source: TMD Friction announcement LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Leading aftermarket braking brand Mintex, part of TMD Friction, has added two new brake pads and five new brake discs to its expanding product range. The new brake pads cover popular Kia applications…
Source: Brembo announcement and post which includes images CURNO, Italy — “The sky is the limit.” Breaking away from the status quo, feeling free to imagine a future that today’s young generations will play a leading role in. To do…
Source: BusinessLive post HARTLEPOOL, U.K. – TMD Friction has invested £2 million in its brake-pad manufacturing facility in Hartlepool, England, according to a report posted on BusinessLive.com. The factory, a part of the company’s overall European operations, produces brake pads…
Source: FMSI announcement AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The FMSI annual Brake Weekend held in Naples Florida is scheduled for October 1st to 3rd. This will be the most significant in person event to attend for the aftermarket brake industry for…
Source: Champion Brands announcement Clinton, Mo. — For more than six decades Champion Brands, a globally recognized blender and packager of motor oils, brake fluids, gear lubes, and many other specialty lubricants, continues their winning podium trend that “Champions Use…
Source: Brembo announcement DETROIT – Brembo, once again, has added to its line of aftermarket replacement brake pad and rotor offerings with more than 130 new part numbers. Brembo, a world leader in brake technology, has added 51 new brake-rotor…