Source: Wilwood Engineering announcement Camarillo, Calif. – Wilwood Engineering’s new XR Race-Only Brake Fluid is the same extreme high-temperature fluid used in the most demanding race series, including Formula 1, World Rally Championship, FIA World Endurance, and Moto GP. XR…
Source: HORIBA announcement KYOTO, Japan – HORIBA announced the availability of STARS VETS, its vehicle emission test automation software for Windows 10 64-bit Operating System. STARS VETS is part of HORIBA’s STARS Automation platform which enables increased test cell efficiency…
This is the second article of a three-part TBR Technical Corner article by Antonio Perez, Emissions and R&D Engineer, Powertrain Department at Applus IDIADA on brake dust emissions during real-world driving. Here is the link to Part 1 Road transport…
Source: Surface Transforms announcement LIVERPOOL, U.K. – Surface Transforms, which manufactures next-generation carbon ceramic brake discs for the automotive and aircraft industries, has raised £20m in funding to expand its manufacturing capacity and meet growing demand from automotive customers in…
Source: First Brands Group announcement MCHENRY, Ill. – First Brands Group™ has recently expanded its line of premium quality Raybestos® brake components by adding more than 200 new part numbers to its catalog, including increased coverage for luxury vehicle applications…
Source: Sportscar Vintage Racing Association announcement ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Extreme Coatings has joined the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association’s (SVRA) expanding partner family as its “Official Thermal Coatings & Brake Rotors Company.” Extreme’s Braxe product line of brake rotors is…
Source: Audi announcement NEUBURG AN DER DONAU, Germany – Audi Sport has introduced its latest customer Touring Car Championship racecar, the Audi RS 3 LMS which will be equipped with Alcon brakes. “We are underlining the importance of motorsport for…
LONE OAK, Ga. – South Korean automotive supplier KB Autosys announced it will build its first U.S. plant in Lone Oak, Ga. to produce brake products for its North American customers. Headquartered in Chungcheongnam-do, Korea, KB Autosys has grown into…
Source: The following is excerpted from a first-person post by Balasubramanyam Padmanabha, Group Lead – Safety Functions Group, for Continental about the engineering that went into developing safety technology for the new Volkswagen ID.3 electric vehicle. HANOVER, Germany – There…
Source: In a recent autoevolution.com post, Vlad Radu explained the braking system which comes with the new 2021 BMW M3 and M4 performance cars. Here are excerpts from the post. BUCHAREST – As standard, both M cars will be delivered…
DETROIT – Chevrolet already has stopped selling certain performance versions of the 2021 Camaro in California and (the state of) Washington, now the GM Authority is reporting it will not be able to sell its Heavy-Duty Cooling and Braking Package.…
The following is excerpted from an article by Vlad Radu posted on autoevolution on the design and engineering which is behind the Porsche Surface Coated Brakes (PSCB). BUCHAREST – The Zuffenhausen-based sports and luxury car manufacturer likes to do things…
Source: Brembo announcement DETROIT – Brembo, the world leader and acknowledged innovator of brake technology, is the stopping partner of choice for the new 2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing. The new performance sedans will employ Brembo lightweight technology…
Source: Indiacarnews.com post SAO PAULO – Korean automaker, Hyundai is currently testing the new-gen Creta sport utility vehicle (SUV) in Brazil. A new set of spy images reveal interesting details about the new Hyundai Creta 2022, which is expected to…
COVENTRY, U.K. – The evolution of disc brakes owes a lot to aviation, but when it comes to automotive applications, the combined efforts of Jaguar and Dunlop, with major contributions by Norman Dewis and Sir Stirling Moss hastened their adoption.…
Source: NRS Brakes announcement TORONTO – NRS Brakes has added new SKUs for four vehicle models, representing nearly 1.3 million annual vehicle sales, to its extensive line-up of premium galvanized brake pads. The four new models are the 2020 Ram…
Source: Applus+ blog post FALKIRK, U.K. – Applus+ IDIADA was the lead partner in a consortium of six organizations which for the past two-and-a-half years has been working on developing collision avoidance between real cars. The Multi-Car Collision Avoidance (MuCCA)…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Nissan North America, Inc. is recalling more than a quarter of a million 2013-2015 Nissan Pathfinder sport utility vehicles which may have a stop light that sticks in the “ON” position due to a malfunctioning stop-lamp relay.…
Source: Uni-Select announcement BOUCHERVILLE, Canada — Uni-Select Inc. (TSX:UNS) honored Brake Parts Inc. LLC (BPI) with its Diamond Award when it announced the winners of its annual Canadian Automotive Group Awards for its top Canadian supply partners. This year, Uni-Select…
Source: Veoneer announcement STOCKHOLM — The automotive technology company, Veoneer, Inc. (NYSE: VNE and SSE: VNE SDB), and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. have signed an agreement under which the companies will collaborate on the delivery of scalable Advanced Driver Assistance Systems…