Fiat Chrysler Automobiles LLC (FCA) has agreed to recall eight 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia models which were manufactured with ceramic rear brakes which might fracture during normal operation. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Part 573 Safety…
Source: Fraunhofer Research Institution for Additive Manufacturing Technologies IAPT announcement HAMBURG, Germany – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Fraunhofer Research Institution for Additive Manufacturing Technologies IAPT have together developed a 3D-printed wheel carrier with an integrated brake caliper for an…
Source: Fiat Chrysler Auto (FCA) announcement AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Mopar, FCA’s service, parts and customer-care brand, is enhancing the towing experience of the Jeep® Gladiator with the release of a new trailer-brake controller. The new Mopar trailer brake controller…
CHATHAM, Mass. – One way to be inconspicuous on Cape Cod in July is to drive a four-door Jeep Wrangler. It seems every fourth vehicle on the road has the same seven-slot grill and round headlights of the iconic vehicle.…
CHATHAM, Mass. – All of the large pickups we’ve evaluated during the past seven months have been impressive with their car-like driving presence, despite possessing rugged, working capabilities, but the 2020 Ram 1500 Laramie Crew Cab 4×4 further blurred the…
Source: Excerpt from extensive Jack Ewing post on The New York Times Wheels page about how the pandemic will impact the auto industry. And, any major impact on the overall industry will affect major suppliers like those in the braking…
CHATHAM, MA – As America’s full-size pickups grow larger with each new generation, mid-size models like the 2020 SuperCrew 4×4 Ford Ranger Lariat hits the sweet spot of the market for many, offering pickup versatility in reasonably spacious vehicle with…
Source: IIHS ARLINGTON, Va. – Sixty-four cars and SUVs qualify for an award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) under new criteria that prioritize the protection of pedestrians in addition to vehicle occupants. To qualify for a 2020 TOP…
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Fiat Chrysler Auto (FCA) is recalling certain 2020 Jeep Renegade and Fiat 500X vehicles because the right rear brake caliper could have been fractured during the casting process. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
Source: (CNET) Road Show Automatic emergency braking (AEB) is perhaps the most useful active safety feature on the market. It can quickly turn a would-be fender-bender into a non-issue. The good news is nearly every major automaker has signed on…
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ARLINGTON, Va. – Four carmakers equipped virtually all the light vehicles they produced for the U.S. market between Sept. 1, 2018, and Aug. 31, 2019, with automatic emergency braking (AEB), three years ahead of…
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…
ORLANDO – The BRAKE Report recently sat down with Chris McCormick, chief engineer, brake design engineering at ZF’s Active Safety Division in Livonia, Mich. McCormick has worked with the ZF Group and its predecessor companies for more than 30 years…
Source: Reuters TOKYO – Honda Motor Co. and Hitachi Ltd. agreed to merge four of their car-parts businesses to create a components supplier with almost $17 billion in sales, joining a wave of partnerships sweeping the global auto industry. Honda, Japan’s…
Source: Link Engineering Chelsea, Mich. – In mid-2018, the team at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) vehicle testing facility and proving grounds in Chelsea, Mich. was searching for a laboratory information management system (LIMS) that could effectively manage test operations…
Orlando, Fla. – Prominent on the right side of Link Engineering’s display at the 37th Annual SAE International Brake Colloquium & Exhibition is their relatively new “public” version of LabLINK, its proprietary laboratory information management system (LIMS). “We’ve been using…
Source: Automotive News TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Manufacturing managers and supplier executives at the CAR (Center for Automotive Research) Management Briefing Seminars here will be talking about new components, supply chain trends and factory floor issues that will save or…
DETROIT, Mich.–Akebono closes out the first half of 2019 with a total of 4 new part number announcements, comprising of 27 part numbers; 11 Pro-ACT®, 13 EURO®and 3 in the Akebono Performance® line. The new parts cover various late-model applications from…
Source: Sam Abuelsamid, Navigant Research. DETROIT, Mich.–Shift, the mobility magazine from Automotive News, recently hosted an event at Waymo’s Mountain View, California headquarters. This meeting marked the 10-year anniversary of the Google Self-Driving Car project. Over the past 5 years,…
BROADVIEW, Ill. – Bosch has added new parts coverage in May and June for more than 25 million vehicles in operation in North America. The new SKUs fit select vehicles including BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Hyundai, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and more. Bosch…
PARIS, France–Waymo has signed a deal with Renault and Nissan to develop self-driving cars and trucks for use in France, Japan and possibly other countries throughout Europe and much of Asia. It’s the first agreement Waymo has signed to provide its technology and services…
DETROIT, Mich.–Volkswagen is nearing a deal to cooperate with Ford on electric-car technology and self-driving vehicles, according to chief executive officer Herbert Diess, who also called for a faster transformation of the German manufacturer. The deal could also result in…
DETROIT, MICH.–Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it has entered into a partnership with self-driving systems provider Aurora Innovation. The two companies will work together to develop and deploy autonomous technology on commercial vehicles. The move comes on the heels of FCA’s…
DETROIT, Mich: The move came after the Renault board met for six hours outside of Paris to consider the merger, only to postpone a decision at the request of the government, which owns 15% of the French automaker. “It has…
DETROIT, Mich.–Automakers over the weekend were digesting Donald Trump’s threat of levying tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, starting at 5% and escalating higher if the country does not meet a vague notion of “doing more” to thwart illegal immigration…