Source: Meritor TROY, Mich. ̶ Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) announced it is building a $50 million, 160,000-square-meter (524,900-square-foot) facility in Roseira, Brazil to support the expanding domestic commercial vehicle market with modern production facilities when it opens for business in…
Source: Meritor TROY, Mich. ̶ Meritor, Inc. announced new features and enhancements to its MeritorPartsXpress.com that give customers new tools to find, benchmark, order and track replacement parts. “With these improvements, the 24-hour, self-service portal is not only for ordering…
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…
Sourcer: Meritor TROY, Mich. — Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) has announced the appointment of Chris Villavarayan as executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately. Villavarayan, 49, has served as senior vice president and president of Meritor‘s Global…
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: Meritor TROY, Mich. — Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) announced the launch of the lightweight, single-piston EX+™ LS air disc brake, a next-generation braking solution designed and engineered for linehaul and trailer applications. “After years of development, more than 300 lab tests…
Source: Meritor TROY, Mich. – Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced that Aaron Bickford has been appointed to vice president of Aftermarket, North America, effective immediately. Bickford has complete oversight and leadership responsibility for all aspects of the company’s Aftermarket business in…
Source: Crain’s Detroit Business Troy, Mich. – Manufacturer Meritor Inc. said this week that it has planned a global restructuring to cut labor costs because of anticipated declines in sales volumes for heavy trucks and trailers. The Troy-based company said in…
Source: Meritor TROY, Mich. ̶ Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced an expansion of its ProTec™ product portfolio for global defense markets, following the company’s recent acquisition of AxleTech. As part of this expansion, Meritor Defense also introduced the 3400…
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.…
TROY, Mich.–Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced it will supply one of the industry’s lightest air disc brakes to Schmitz Cargobull AG, a manufacturer of semitrailers, trailers and truck bodies, beginning in 2021. “Entering into an agreement with a highly…
TROY, Mich.– Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced that it has successfully completed its acquisition of AxleTech from global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG). The previously announced transaction enhances Meritor’s growth platform with the addition of a complementary product portfolio,…
CHICAGO, Ill.–Navistar Inc. (NYSE: NAV) is recalling 209 International HV severe-duty trucks because a lack of lubrication in the wheel hub assembly could lead a wheel to separate from the axle. Navistar said it knows of two cases where a wheel…
TROY, Michigan–Meritor has introduced a range of braking solutions to cater to multiple off-highway applications. The recently added brake options boost the company’s modular brake portfolio and wheel-ends for various market segments. A few of the newly added brake solutions…
Meritor has launched several new braking solutions for off-highway applications, including a full line of wet brakes. Designed for vehicles operating in adverse conditions, the new wet brakes have a sealed design and range in diameter from 228 mm to…
TROY, Mich., May 8, 2019 – Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm, under which Meritor will acquire AxleTech for approximately $175 million in cash,…
TROY, Mich. ̶ Meritor, Inc. today announced the launch of several new braking solutions for multiple off-highway applications, including a full line of wet disc brakes, a high capacity hydraulic disc brake and a 500 mm drum brake. These new offerings…
TROY, Mich.–Zacks Equity Research calls auto supplier one of its top “growth stocks.” And Zacks rates it a “strong buy” The company, which is an innovator and supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking systems, and aftermarket solutions, saw shares dip recently.…
TROY, Mich. (Jan. 29, 2019) ̶ Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced an expansion of its Aftermarket product training program for dealers, distributors, fleets and service garages to include live instructor-led interactive distance training (IDT), 12 new regional training events,…
TROY, Mich. (Jan. 29, 2019) ̶ Meritor, Inc. today announced an expanded air disc brake aftermarket portfolio to include a new caliper and additional brake pad offerings. The new remanufactured caliper for the ADB22x application enhances a portfolio that includes calipers…
TROY, Mich., Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Meritor, Inc. today announced that Maremont Corporation (“Maremont”), a non-operating subsidiary of Meritor, and Maremont’s three wholly-owned, non-operating subsidiaries, Maremont Exhaust Products, Inc., AVM, Inc., and Former Ride Control Operating Company, Inc. (collectively, the “Debtors”), have…
TROY, Mich., Jan. 8, 2019 – Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced it has 22 electrification programs with global OEMs that is expected to put at least 130 fully electric medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks on the road through 2020. “These…
Meritor, Inc. today announced various products have been selected as standard position and as preferred options on all Wabash National Corp. dry and refrigerated van trailer products, further strengthening Meritor’s position as a leading supplier to the trailer industry. The…
Maremont will Seek to Establish Trust to Resolve Asbestos Claims Under Section 524(g) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and Begin Solicitation of Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization Meritor and All Non-Maremont Subsidiaries Will Continue to Operate as Usual TROY, Mich. –…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXErkAnM0jc&feature=youtu.be Meritor released this video today on Blue Horizon, a new electric initiative. The brand debuted in May. While short on details, the video promises a major new product line from the commercial vehicle company. More details on Blue Horizon…