Counterfeit Parts Fight Intensified by Daimler Source: Daimler announcement STUTTGART Germany — Counterfeit products are not only illegal, they also endanger the health and safety of car drivers and other road users. This is why Daimler continued its efforts to…
Source: Knorr Brake Company announcement WESTMINSTER, Md. – Knorr Brake Company (KBC), a leading manufacturer of braking, door, and HVAC systems for the mass transit rail industry, has appointed two seasoned executives to the leadership team. The moves are part…
Source: Haldex post LANDSKRONA, Sweden — Imagine the sound: eight production trucks roaring around the corners of famous European racetracks like Germany’s Nurburgring, reaching speeds up to 160kph on the straight. What with their mass and engine output – up…
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — The following is excerpted from a feature article by Paul Hanaphy was posted on 3DPrintingIndusry.com about how NASCAR’s Stewart-Haas Racing team is using 3D printing to produce brake components in an effort to get a performance edge.…
Troy, Mich. — This is the first article in a series of four by Narcís Molina, Project Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA, about an examination of the relationship between brake creep groan and brake squeal in disc brakes. 1.…
Source: Subaru announcement CAMDEN, N.J. — Subaru of America has announced pricing on the all-new 2022 BRZ rear-wheel drive sports car which adds several advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) to its two trim levels equipped with automatic transmission. The 2022 BRZ…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – “Driven to create the best solutions” – Knorr-Bremse’s performance in a readership poll set up by publishing house ETM Verlag proves once again that this statement is much more than just an evocative slogan. For…
Source: Brembo announcement DETROIT – Brembo brakes stopped in Plymouth, Mich. July 25th to celebrate the automobile and the company’s 60th anniversary at the 42nd Annual Concours d’Elegance of America, to be held on the fairways of the Inn at…
Source: Mando announcement SEOUL — Mando shareholders have approved a plan to split-off its autonomous driving and part of mobility business as a wholly owned subsidiary. The special resolution, which was approved with 85 percent approval rate of the total…
Source: UL announcement NORTHBROOK, Ill. — UL, the global safety science leader, has announced its acquisition of German-based Method Park, a company specializing in process engineering, software solutions, training and advisory services focusing on the safety critical aspects of the…
Source: Mitsubishi Motors North America announcement FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) announced the redesigned and sporty 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross has received a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This…
Source: Tosi F.lli s.r.l. announcement VARALLO VC, Italy – Andrea Tosi was named Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tosi F.lli s.r.l. at the June 29, 2021 shareholders’ meeting. The outgoing Managing Directors Tosi Renzo…
Source: Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) announcement The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has added to its impressive roster of members by welcoming manufacturer and distributor of vehicle components, MEYLE UK, to its ever-growing membership. Founded in 1958, MEYLE is…
Deaglán Ó Meachair filed the following post, “Inside the eye of the dust storm,” on BrakeBetter.com concerning the evolution of vehicle-emission management from exhaust-pollution control to include that of brake systems. The post is excerpted with emphasis on the braking…
Source: The DRIVEN post SYDNEY — A recent post in The DRIVEN, an Australian website dedicated to electric vehicles, reported on an Australian Tesla Model S having gone more than 400,000 kilometers (approximately 250,000 miles) on a single set of…
Source: Brake Engineering announcement WREXHAM, U.K. — The Brake Engineering braking brand has turned 40, marking four decades of U.K. remanufacturing (primarily calipers) and a commitment to innovation and service in the automotive aftermarket. Started in 1981 by John Willis,…
Source: TMD Friction announcement HARTLEPOOL, U.K. — TMD Friction, via its Mintex brand, has donated supplies to Bridgwater & Taunton College after it was left devastated by a fire in its motor workshop. The equipment and training resources offered by…
Source: NHTSA announcement WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) exercised issue a Standing General Order requiring manufacturers and operators of vehicles equipped with SAE Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) or SAE Levels 3-5 automated…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – It cannot be put more simply than that, but with National Tire Safety Week 2021 coming up, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix) reminds fleets and owner-operators across North America just…
Source: TMD Friction announcement HARTLEPOOL, U.K. — TMD Friction UK has successfully commissioned a Textar trailer, which will clock up more than 160,000 kilometers on the U.K.’s roads this year. The Lawrence David trailer – fully Textar liveried with its…
Source: Alcon announcement MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Alcon, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of brakes, clutches and actuation for motorsports, original-equipment manufacturers, aftermarket, specialist and armored/defense vehicles, has released a front brake upgrade for the Toyota Tacoma…
The following is excerpted from an article by Chloe Holmes in a recent edition of the North East Times Magazine about the Hartlepool, U.K., plant’s achievement in the internal TMD Friction program honoring its facilities which exhibited major improvements. HARTPOOL,…
Source: Champion Oil announcement CLINTON, Mo. — Champion Oil, a global leader in specialty lubricants, offers DOT 5.1 Brake Fluid which is a glycol-based product like DOT 3 and DOT 4, but with a higher dry boiling and wet boiling…
Source: Brembo announcement DETROIT — Brembo, the world leader and innovator of brake technology, received the Gold award, the highest recognition, from the Automotive Content Professionals Network (ACPN) for content on the company’s BremboParts.com aftermarket component online catalog. The annual…
Source: Daimler post/announcement STUTTGART, Germany — Daimler AG has assisted bus drivers for a number of years now with increasingly sophisticated and effective assistance systems because the greatest possible levels of safety are the central focus of research and development…