­Centric Parts® Expands Friction Coverage

Source: First Brands announcement

MCHENRY, Ill. — Centric Parts® has expanded its line of brake components by adding 27 new friction part numbers that cover more than 10 million vehicles in operation (VIO). 

New Posi-Quiet® and Centric Premium™ brake pad coverage is now available for late-model domestic and foreign nameplate passenger cars, pickups and luxury vehicle models, including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Hyundai, Jeep, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota. In addition, Fleet Performance and Tactical coverage has been added for Chevrolet, Ford, GMC and Lincoln.

“The latest coverage further builds upon our commitment of providing top-quality replacement brake pad sets that professional service providers can continually depend on to help grow their brake businesses,” said Greg Vyletel, executive director, brake engineering and product management, First Brands Group. “Centric’s reputation of providing brake system components that deliver proper fit, superior performance and long life is the result of years of hard work from an expert team of engineers and scientists, and a first-class manufacturing process.”

The complete family of Centric brake products include disc pads and shoes, drums and rotors, master cylinders, wheel cylinders, calipers, hubs, hoses and hardware. New part numbers and their applications can be downloaded in a PDF format by visiting the new part releases section of the Centric website. at.

About First Brands Group™:

First Brands Group™ is a global automotive parts company that develops, markets, and sells premium products through a portfolio of market-leading brands including: Raybestos® complete brake solutions, Centric Parts replacement brake components, FRAM® filtration products, Luber-finer® filtration products, TRICO® wiper blades, ANCO® wiper blades, Carter® fuel and water pumps, Autolite® spark plugs, StrongArm® lift supports, and StopTech® performance brakes. The First Brands Group™ portfolio of world-class brands offers best-in-class technology, industry-leading engineering capabilities and superior customer service.

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