The busts of four presidents who shaped America dominate the Black Hills of South Dakota on Mount Rushmore. The debate on the original Mt. Rushmore participants has passed, but who or what might be the members of a Mt. Rushmore…
Source: Brembo announcement DETROIT– Brembo, a global leader in braking systems, celebrates more than 600 world titles won since 1975, thanks to 62 world titles won in the major racing competitions of 2022 – on two and four wheels –…
Source: Honda announcement TORRANCE, Calif. — America’s best-selling car over the last five decades, the all-new 2023 Honda Accord will re-energize the midsize sedan segment with an elegant and sophisticated design, and an available advanced hybrid-electric system that’s more responsive…
Source: Akebono Group announcement TOKYO — Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. announced that Akebono’s products have been adopted by CUPRA, the unconventional challenger brand from Barcelona. Akebono is supplying 6-pot disc brake calipers for the front wheels of the “Formentor…
Source: Tenneco announcement KONTICH, Belgium — FERODO Racing’s unparalleled success at the highest levels of two- and four-wheel competition has resulted in the development of a new range of top-performing brake pads, discs and fluid for conventional and electric bicycles.…
Source: Reportlinker.com announcement NEW YORK — Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report “Global Off-road Vehicle Braking System Market 2022-2026” which predicts a growth of 36 percent during the forecast period. The company’s report on the off-road vehicle braking system…
Brian Hagman of The BRAKE Report recently sat down with Bernd Schemer, Head of Brake Business Unit for Hitachi Astemo, to learn about its brake-by-wire technology they refer to as Smart Brake. Not too long ago I watched a video…
CHATHAM, Mass. – BMW, with a history of transforming sedans into exciting vehicles, continues this tradition with its redesigned 2022 BMW M440i xDrive Gran Coupe, the latest iteration of the sport sedan originated with the mid-60s BMW 2002. This second-generation…
Source: BMW announcement WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. – BMW unveiled the seventh generation of its range-topping 7 Series with three versions – including the first all-electric i7 – filled with the most advanced technology including advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS). The 2023…
Source: Brembo announcement STEZZANO, Italy — Brembo, a global leader in braking systems, celebrates the end of the 60th year since its foundation in the best way, confirming its technological supremacy in motorsport with 62 world titles achieved in the…
CURNO, Italy – Brembo posted the following overview of this year’s two major electric-vehicle motorsports competitions: MotoE and Formula E, both of which feature the Italian brake company’s products. The third season on the FIM MotoE World Cup has just…
CURNO, Italy — Brembo has posted on its website a decade-by-decade retrospective of the company’s first 60 years as it celebrates this milestone in 2021. 1961 was the foundation year of a company that radically transformed a mere vehicle component…
STEZZANO, Italy — Brembo came to be here in a little municipality near Bergamo, Italy in 1961 and some 60 years later, that little workshop has become a colossus operating in 15 countries with 26 sites, between production facilities and…
Source: Continental announcement HANOVER, Germany – Continental during the past five years has invested a middle three-digit million Euro sum in its Mexican plants and in the coming five years it is planned to invest on a comparable level. Earlier…
Source: techeu post MILAN, Italy – Blubrake, an Italian e-mobility company that’s developed a safe anti-lock braking system (ABS) for electric bikes, has secured $6 million in Series A funding from e-Novia, the deep tech startup factory where Blubrake was…
Source: DriveSpark Post MUMBAI, India – Bajaj Auto appears to be planning to launch a disc brake variant of its highly successful commuter model, the Bajaj Platina 100. While there is no official statement from the company, industry speculation is…
Source: GALFER announcement excerpt BARCELONA – With a complete range of brake pads and discs, that meet the technical requirements for all types of motorcycles and bicycles (competition, race, urban and off-road), GALFER is ready to return to the track.…
Source: Cleveland CycleWerks CLEVELAND — Scott Colosimo, CEO of Cleveland CycleWerks announces a new partnership with Sphere Brakes, LLC, from Erie, Penn. “#FalconRising is not just an event to announce our first E-Mobility platform, it represents a significant shift in…
Source: The following is an excerpt of an interview with Prashanth Doreswamy, Country Head India, Continental Corporation, Managing Director, Continental Automotive India by the Financial Express. The interview covered a number of subjects including the ever-evolving safety-tech in industry in…
Source: Brembo DETROIT – Brembo, leader in high performance braking systems, reaffirmed its leadership in motorsport thanks to winning championships around the world in 2019. In Formula 1, where Brembo has been a supplier since 1975, the 21 grand prix…
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: GALFER Friedrichshafen, Germany – The GAFLER bicycle division of Industrias Galfer will display its product line at the 2019 Eurobike, the most important European trade show for the industry, which runs from Sept. 4-7. Prominent will be the latest…
COMEC AT A GLANCE Comec grinding machines are used in manufacturing brake pads, brake shoes, and truck linings The Comec brand is part of AFT, along with the Arga and Fabes brands AFT has about 50 employees AFT is located…
Brembo equipped teams win in F1, Le Mans, IMSA, MotoGP, SuperBike among others DETROIT, (December 6, 2018) – With championships in F1, IMSA, World Endurance Championship, Le Mans, MotoGP and World Superbike, Brembo, the world leader and acknowledged innovator of brake…