Source: Brembo CURNO, Italy – Brembo has designed braking systems personalized for each team in the 2020 Formula 1 Championship, thanks to the experience accumulated in 45 Formula 1 seasons, during which the single-seaters with Brembo brakes achieved 25 Drivers World Championships,…
Source: TMD Friction HARTLETPOOL, U.K. – Premium brake brand, Textar, has continued to support the IMI Skill Auto 2020-2021 competition for the third consecutive year. The Skill Auto is a skills competition that can be entered by students and apprentices…
SOURCE American Trucking Associations and Electromechanical Brakes ATLANTA, Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC), in conjunction with FPInnovations’ PIT Group, has released a pair of reports detailing the effectiveness of the council’s…
Source: Meritor TROY, Mich. — Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) has announced Meritor-branded, all-makes aftermarket air disc brake (ADB) rotors for linehaul, refuse, vocational, coach and trailer applications. “Adding these new part numbers to our comprehensive portfolio of aftermarket products reinforces our…
Source: BT.com United Kingdom – Metal particles released by worn-out brake pads – brake dust – may have the same harmful effects on the immune system as diesel exhaust fumes, according to new research. Lab tests have shown dust from…
Source: ZF Aftermarket VERNON HILLS, Ill. – High-quality brake fluid is crucial in ensuring that the brakes can function properly. This is why the experts at ZF Aftermarket recommend that their workshop partners regularly remind their customers to drop in…
Source: carhp.com Brakes are available in all forms and sizes – from 9-inch steel rotors in the Mirage to 17.3-inch carbon-ceramic brake rotors in the Urus. Modern-day supercars are lightweight and more powerful than ever before. Along with the engines,…
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – FCA US LLC (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles U.S.) has announced a recall of certain 2019 model year Dodge Challenger and Charger models due to inclusion of incompatible front wheel and brakes. The recall covers 173 Chargers and…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The safety features and driver assists are so well integrated in the 2019 Mazda6 Signature that the slick four-door sedan retains all the fun, all the “zoom, zoom” upon which the company built its name in this…
Deaglán Ó Meachair established www.Brakebetter.com to improve the efficiency of the planet’s electric vehicle fleet, by offering the automotive industry the insight and support required to move from legacy systems and grasp the vast potential available through electrification. The following is…
Source: Meritor TROY, Mich. — Meritor, Inc. (NYSE:MTOR) announced it is offering high-performing N-type brake friction to deliver exceptional pad life. The new friction is engineered for a range of gross axle weight ratings and is validated to offer performance and…
Source: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix is introducing pad wear sensing on all versions of the industry-leading Bendix® ADB22X® air disc brake, available for order on new equipment from select truck and trailer manufacturers. Bendix air disc…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Whether you call it a subcompact, as Kia does in its material for journalists, or a crossover/SUV, as the Korean company lists the Soul on its consumer Website, the redesigned 2020 GT-Line 1.6 Turbo delivers a comfortable,…
CHATHAM, MASS. – Ward’s Automotive, a respected communications platform for the auto industry, chose the 2019 Lincoln Nautilus’s interior as one of the 10 Best in its annual listing. A week driving and experiencing an all-wheel-drive burgundy-velvet-metallic version of the…
Source: Keronite HAVERHILL, U.K. – Carbon emissions and air quality are the two biggest environmental challenges. The transport industry produces around a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. Consequently, regulators have imposed strict deadlines that implore vehicle manufacturers to…
Source: AP and CBS News ALBANY, N.Y. — A former repair shop manager told investigators that brake work was billed but not performed on the stretch limousine that crashed five months later in upstate New York, killing 20 people, according to…
Source: BrakeBetter.com Deaglán Ó Meachair established Brakebetter.com to improve the efficiency of the planet’s electric vehicle fleet, by offering the automotive industry the insight and support required to move from legacy systems and grasp the vast potential available through electrification. The…
Source: Cordis Luxemburg – Road traffic is a major source of particle-based air pollution in cities. It originates from exhaust emissions by internal combustion engines, and from particulate matter produced by wear and tear on brakes, tires and roads. EU-funded…
Source: University of Leeds Introduction: Leeds, United Kingdom – In recent years brake dust has risen to be one of the most important issues facing the braking fraternity. It is a global issue that exceeds the concerns of vehicle quality…
Source: Bendix Elyria, Ohio – On a single day this past May, nearly 1,700 commercial vehicles were taken off the roads of North America due to brake system safety violations: Consider for a moment if just half of those –…
Source: Meritor TROY, Mich. ̶ Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced the opening of a new $36.5 million axle assembly facility at Automotive Axles, its joint venture with Kalyani group along with a state-of-the-art research and development center in Mysore, India.…
Source: The Herald Edinburgh, Scotland – CALEDONIAN Sleeper executives issued a safety alert to the rail industry after a brake problem caused one of its trains to make an emergency stop when it overshot the platform at Edinburgh Waverley station.…
Source: Bendix ELYRIA, Ohio – For the ninth consecutive year, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC is sponsoring the American Trucking Associations (ATA) National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) Grand Champion Award The Bendix NTDC Grand Champion Award is given to the…
(Reuters) Reporting by Tina Bellon; Additional reporting and editing by Joe White; Editing by Edward Tobin RUCKERSVILLE, Va. – Automakers are accelerating the rollout of technology designed to avoid crashes, but insurance companies are waving a caution flag at consumers…
LIVERPOOL, England–Surface Transforms here, a company that has long innovated new processes for the production of carbon-ceramic materials and is a manufacturer of carbon-ceramic brake discs for automotive and aircraft applications, announced a new 12-million-pound contract as a Tier One…