Source: ConMet VANCOUVER, Wash. – In recent years, many North American truck and trailer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have recognized the benefits of air disc brakes (ADB) and have made them standard fit on several models. As Fleet Equipment outlines,…
Source: Sparta Evolution™ Kent, Wash. – Sparta Evolution™ has announced a partnership with the United States Touring Car Championship (USTCC) for the 2020 racing season. The big beneficiary of the program will be the competitors who will receive a huge…
Source: International Vehicle Technology LAS VEGAS – Carlisle Brake & Friction will show its new FutureBrake solution as part of the company’s hydraulic product range at ConExpo in Las Vegas next month. Carlisle’s FutureBrake was developed in an effort to…
Source: WABCO Holdings AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC), a leading global supplier of braking control systems and other advanced technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, at this week’s Heavy Duty Aftermarket…
Source: WABCO AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC), a leading global supplier of braking control systems and other advanced technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, announced a series of new products and…
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: BBB Industries DAPHNE, Ala. – BBB Industries (BBB), a leading remanufacturer of automotive aftermarket parts, has announced that it is introducing augmented reality (AR) advertising at this year’s Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) in Dallas. This year, HDAW tradeshow…
Source: Future Market Insights LONDON, U.K. – Witnessing a prominent boost from the demand for high-speed racing cars, the global automotive brake valve market is set for a promising CAGR during 2019 – 2027, according to a report on the…
Source: Fras-Le PRATTVILLE, Ala. – Fras-le North America will showcase new designs at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) 2020, one of the leading U.S. commercial vehicle aftermarket conferences held in Grapevine, Texas, from January 27th to 30th. Fras-le will use…
Source: Haldex LANDSKRONA, Sweden – Haldex has renewed its agreement with two world-leading providers of transport solutions, allowing Haldex to maintain its position as sole subcontractor of automatic brake adjusters (ABA). Since the 1970s, Haldex has been the exclusive provider…
Source: ANSYS PITTSBURGH – FLIR Systems and ANSYS are collaborating to deliver superior hazard detection capabilities for future assisted driving (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles (AVs) — empowering automakers to deliver improved vehicle safety. Through a technical collaboration, FLIR Systems will integrate a fully physics-based…
Source: Oculii LAS VEGAS — HELLA, one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers for radar, lighting, and electronic systems, and Oculii, a pioneer in advanced software solutions for radar technology, have established a strategic partnership to deliver high-performance radar sensing…
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: Kentucky.gov FRANKFORT, Ky. – WABCO USA LLC plans to triple its employment as it reinvests more than $3 million in the distribution portion of its heavy-duty truck parts manufacturing and warehousing facility in Hebron, Gov. Andy Beshear announced. “I…
Source: Reuters TEL AVIV – Arbe, an Israeli provider of radar sensing technology for driver safety and autonomous vehicles, recently announced it raised $32 million in a private funding round, bringing to $55 million the total it has raised to…
Source: Applus IDIADA Article by: Bernat Ferrer, Project Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA Part One can be found by clicking on this sentence. Brake judder appearance is a big concern for many OEMs related with vehicle comfort. The characterization of…
Source: BBB Industries DAPHNE, Ala. – BBB Industries, LLC announced the appointment of Don Bigler to Chairman Emeritus, recognizing his three decades of service to the company and his ongoing involvement as an advisor to the Chief Executive Officer. As…
Source: Continental BANGALORE, India – The technology company Continental achieved another milestone of producing one million Electronic Control Units (ECU) for passenger car Antilock Brake System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC), at its Bangalore plant. Continental plans to ramp…
Source: Volkswagen Group of America HERNDON, Va. – Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) announced it has joined The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC). The group, which includes automakers and technology companies, is focused on jointly developing standards and best practices for…
Source: TMD Performance ESSEN, Germany – Kai Roggenland and TMD Performance GmbH will be going separate ways as of next year. After four successful years as Executive Director Motorsport at brake pad specialist PAGID Racing, based in Essen, Germany, he has…
Source: coatingsworld.com QUERÉTARO, Mexico – Greenkote PLC reported a notable upsurge in its business coming from auto manufacturers – specifically for applying brightly-colored powder coatings to brake caliper assemblies. Greenkote provides powder coating services at its facility in Queretaro, Mexico.…
Source: Continental Allentown, Penn. – Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket, now offers a wide range of ATE Disc Brake Rotors to meet specific vehicle and customer applications. The rotors are precisely manufactured from the highest quality OEM materials to match…
Source: Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket ALLENTOWN, Penn. – Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket, now offers a wide range of ATE Disc Brake Rotors to meet specific vehicle and customer applications. The rotors are precisely manufactured from the highest quality…
Source: EBC Brakes BRISTOL, U.K. – Anthony Roberts has been confirmed as the new General Manager at EBC Brakes’ Bristol-based specialist friction material manufacturing plant – European Friction Industries Ltd [EFI]. A newcomer to the EBC Brakes group, Roberts brings…
Source: Financial Express MANESAR, India – Continental Automotive has been in India for years now and technology in braking systems and hydraulics has evolved since rolling out its first ABS system in 1969. Today Continental is at MK 100 ABS…