Source: BusinessGreen post COUNTY CLARE, Ireland – Jaguar Land Rover has outlined plans to work with a clutch of software, mobility, and telecommunications companies to develop a smart-city hub in Ireland where autonomous electric vehicles (AV) will be trialed in…
Source: Meneta post ODENSE, Denmark – In 2018 Meneta finished the development of its shim simulation technology, also known as the Meneta Black Box™. It took more than two years to develop this new shim simulation technology. The mastermind behind…
Source: GM Authority post DETROIT – Reporting by GM Authority has revealed a change to the brake offerings for the 2021 Cadillac CT5 Sport model. In 2020, the Sport version of the sedan came with standard Brembo brakes including “Cadillac”…
Source: Continental announcement HANOVER, Germany – In its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Continental AG appointed Nikolai Setzer, 49, as new Executive Board chairman until March 2024, effective December 1, 2020. He succeeds Dr. Elmar Degenhart, 61, who, has…
Source: ADVICS announcement PLYMOUTH, Mich. – ADVICS, the leader in advanced braking technology for the automotive aftermarket, received the Automotive Communications award for Best B2B Website during the Women in Auto Care awards program at the 2020 Virtual AAPEX Experience.…
Source: TMD Friction LEVERKUSEN, Germany –TMD Friction, a global leader in brake friction manufacture, has been selected to provide drum brakes for the new high-tech battery-electric Volkswagen ID.3. The lightweight design of the drum brakes complements the ID.3’s environmental credentials…
Source: Yahoo! Finance post MILAN, Italy – The executive deputy chairman of Italian premium brake maker Brembo said he did not think automotive manufacturers would be forced to temporarily shut plants during a second wave of COVID-19. Matteo Tiraboschi said…
Source: Hyundai announcement WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – The design of the all-new 2022 Hyundai Tucson, unveiled here, design is derived from a series of Hyundai Design Center concepts expressing its evolving Sensuous Sportiness global design identity. Tucson gasoline and hybrid…
Source: Champion Oil announcement CLINTON, Mo. – Champion Brands, a global leader in lubricants, additives, chemicals and engine oils, announced that All-Midwest Sales, LLC (AMS) has become their Racing and Performance Aftermarket Rep Agency for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North…
Source: Continental announcement AUBURN HILLS, Mich.–Automotive News announced its 2020 list of 100 Leading Women in the North American automotive industry with two Continental executives being honored: Aruna Anand, head of Continental Engineering Services North America and Jennifer Wahnschaff, senior…
Source: Kyocera post TOKYO – Kyocera, a global leader in electronics and industrial innovation, has developed Moeye, a concept electric autonomous vehicle packaged in a retro body design. The concept highlights changing relationships between people and automobiles and features futuristic…
Source: GM Authority post DETROIT – Chevrolet Performance is launching several upgrades, including brakes, for the recently introduced redesigned 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban large sport utility vehicles. The front brake components are six-piston Brembo calipers along with Duralife ventilated…
Source: Hyundai announcement FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. — During the past year, 96 percent of the Hyundai vehicles produced for sale in the U.S. offered Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) as standard equipment, meeting a voluntary industry commitment two years in advance…
Source: DRAGZINE post MORTON GROVE, Ill. – Heat is the enemy of a braking system, and drag racing, in specific, places unique demands on brakes, as drivers accelerate and then decelerate as quickly as possible, often with little margin for…
Source: Continental announcement ALLENTOWN, Penn. – Continental offers an exceptional range of replacement brake fluids under the ATE brand that are specially formulated to meet specific vehicle performance and safety requirements. The full portfolio includes ATE Super DOT 5.1, a…
Source: Sparta announcement KENT, Wash. – Sparta Brakes have been accepted into the AMECA (Automotive Manufacturers Equipment Compliance Agency, Inc.) Police Compliance program. Police departments and other municipalities have stringent requirements in place to ensure that these types of vehicles…
Source: Continental announcement ALLENTOWN, Penn.- Continental has expanded its ATE Disc Brake Rotors (www.ate-na.com) program with 25 new SKUs for European makes, boosting the application coverage for European vehicles to more than 87 percent. The program, which also delivers exceptional…
Source; Classic Cars Journal post “When you need to stop quickly, the driver behind you reacts slowly,” it says on the BrakingBar.com website. “Let’s get their attention.” To do so, Roland Hence developed Impulse, a bright, pulsating and battery-powered emergency…
Source: Bosch announcement PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services, and Hunter Engineering, the global leader in vehicle alignment systems, wheel and tire service, brake service and inspection lane equipment, announced collaboration to develop and…
Source LSP post 2005 TO 2010: PIONEERING WORK WITH IBS 1 UNTERFOEHRING, Germany – The Brake-by-Wire brake system was designed back in 2005 for e-vehicles and was the first with autonomous driving functionality The pioneering work of LSP that began in…