Source: HORIBA announcement ANTWERP, Netherlands – HORIBA has appointed Dr. Robert Plank as the new President of HORIBA Europe GmbH effective Jan. 1st, 2021. Dr. Plank succeeds Dr. Hiroshi Nakamura, who will take up a leadership role in the Japanese…
Source: Util Industries post VILLANOVA d’ASTI AT, Italy – Util Industries is both the headquarters and “heart” of Util Group, a small multinational with more than 900 employees and three engineering and manufacturing plants in Italy, Canada and China. Util…
Source: FMSI announcement AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – FMSI – Friction Materials Standards Institute – has changed the much-anticipated Brake Weekend to September 30th thru October 5th. The autumn program will be held in Naples Florida. “For the safety of our…
Source: Sparta Brakes announcement KENT, Wash. –Sparta Brakes (Sparta Evolution) announced its new line of entry level, OE equivalent brake rotors known as the GPe range. Designed to replicate the original-equipment rotor as closely as possible, Sparta incorporates a straight…
Source: Mando announcement SEOUL — Mando Corporation unveiled its new vision based on safety and design freedom, the “Freedom in Mobility,” at CES 2021. Mando explained its “Freedom” concept pertaining to mobility including “Space Freedom,” “Smart Delivery,” etc. It also…
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – Hyundai Motor America added some 472,024 2016-2018 model-year Hyundai Tucson sport utility vehicles to a September recall to repair a brake-system issue which might result in an engine fire. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety…
Source: Aptiv announcement DUBLIN – Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV), a global technology company enabling the future of mobility, announced its next-generation Level 1-3 capable ADAS platform. Aptiv has been leading the development of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) for more than…
Source: HLDI announcement ARLINGTON, Va. – Front automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems have greater potential to save lives, but rear AEB is saving drivers the hassle and expense of many a fender bender, an updated analysis from the Highway Loss…
Source: The article excerpted here is from a post by Green Car Congress analyzing Volkswagen’s engineering decision to allow the new ID.4 electric vehicle to coast when the driver releases the accelerator (much like a gasoline-engined vehicle), a product of…
Source: Brembo announcement STEZZANO, Italy – Brembo announced completion of its acquisition of SBS Friction, a Danish company which develops and manufactures very innovative and eco-friendly sintered and organic material brake pads for motorbikes. The transaction totaled 224 million Danish…
Source: NRS Brakes announcement TORONTO – NRS Brakes has recently added to its product line galvanized brake pads for the Mercedes-Benz SL400, SL450 and SL550. In addition to those models, NRS brake pads also offer premium friction, noise-canceling piston cushions…
Source: Hitachi Astemo announcement TOKYO — Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Keihin Corporation, Showa Corporation and Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. concluded management integration to form Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., a provider of mobility solutions to the automotive industry. The name “Astemo” is…
Source: Tony McDonough posted a review of Surface Transforms 2020 and a projection of the company’s performance for 2021, during which revenues are expected to grow. The article, posted on Liverpool Business News, is excerpted here. KNOWSLEY, U.K. – Supercar…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Mitsubishi Motors North America has added new safety/advanced driver-assist systems to the new 2021 Mirage and G4 subcompact automobiles, which the company touts as the most fuel-efficient gasoline-fueled non-hybrid vehicles sold in the United States. For the…
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – Hyundai Motor America has agreed to recall certain 2019/2020 Kona Electric and Nexo fuel cell vehicles because they may have a malfunctioning Integrated Electronic Brake (IEB) system. The company has announced recalls for more than 52,000…
DETROIT – General Motors (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles which have a front left caliper which might fracture under heavy braking. The recall covers 464 cars, all of which received front left calipers from a single…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – In a recent article Car and Driver described the strides General Motors has made in the braking ability of its large – and amongst the industry’s largest – sport utility vehicles (SUVs). Annie White described the…
TENNERT, N.J. – Chris Magello, better known to his more than seven-million YouTube followers as automotive guru ChrisFix, has often sung the praises of galvanized brake pads and on a recent Instagram post demonstrated some of their benefits. The genesis…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced two separate brake-related recalls, one for a potential brake-pedal failure in certain Audi Q3 vehicles, and another concerning inadvertent parking-brake actuation in certain Volvo Trucks. Volkswagen Group of…
DETROIT- General Motors (GM) will on Jan. 4, 2021 begin notifying owners of certain 2020 C8 Corvettes as well as several Cadillac, Buick and Chevrolet vehicles about a recall due to an electronic brake boost issue. The issue, which was…