Toyota is setting new benchmarks in the mid-size pickup truck segment with the launch of the all-new 2024 Tacoma. This model, completely overhauled for 2024, combines Toyota’s legacy of durability with cutting-edge technology and safety features. Notably, the Tacoma showcases…
In a significant legal development, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has notably influenced Ford Motor Company’s legal struggle concerning alleged brake defects in F-150 trucks. The court recently reversed the certification of five statewide classes in a lawsuit…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Ford redesigned its Escape range of compact sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) for the 2023 model year, producing an even more competitive entry into one of America’s most hotly fought vehicle segments. This refresh of the Escape’s third generation…
KUTA, Indonesia — According to the Brembo technicians who work closely with all 22 riders in the MotoGP premium class, this weekend’s Indonesia’s the Mandalika International Street Circuit rates as medium difficulty on the motorcycles’ brakes. On a scale of 1…
VANCOUVER, Wash. – ConMet has received a 2023 Supplier Excellence Award from Navistar, a commercial transportation solutions provider with a vision to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility. Navistar’s Supplier Excellence Awards acknowledge suppliers in two primary areas: Performance and…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Tropical storm Lee, the remnant of Hurricane Lee, visited Cape Cod while I had a redesigned-for-2023 GMC Canyon Denali mid-size pickup truck, the perfect vehicle to tour the storm-impacted region even while the rain pounded and the…
Source: NHTSA announcement WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced a consent order with Volvo Group North America, a collective of several manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks and buses. (Volvo Group North America is a separate…
NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez has appointed three interim attorneys for the plaintiff in the class-action suit alleging a brake-fluid leak had caused loss of braking capability in several Ferrari models and Ferrari and supplier Bosch…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has opened an investigation of Haldex brake components following complaints from users about alleged overheating of the brakes which led to fires. According to documents…
CHATHAM, Mass. – We liked it a lot following last year’s review and after spending a week in a 2021 Lincoln Corsair Reserve, our very-positive opinion of this luxury compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) continues. Ford’s luxury up-scale division introduced…
Source: Road&Track post DETROIT – General Motors issued a stop-sale order to dealers Sept. 24th for 2020 model-year Corvettes, per Corvetteactioncenter.com. The order and its associated recall has to do with material contamination within the car’s electronic brake boost system.…
Source: AUTOMOBLOG post DEARBORN, Mich. – The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 will hit 100 mph in 10.6 seconds. Interestingly enough, that figure is a two-way street. Take the Shelby GT500 to 100 mph and apply the brakes. You’re back…
Source: GM Authority post DETROIT – Chevrolet will expand the availability of Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) on the 2021 Silverado, offering the technology on lesser trim levels of the popular full-size pickup truck. The least-expensive Chevrolet Silverado trim available with…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Mid-size sport utility vehicles (SUVs) are ubiquitous – no matter where you turn driving the roads of America, you will see them. Heavily sprinkled throughout the group will be the Lexus’s best-selling RX models, and after a…
Chatham, Mass. – Slotted between the three-row Explorer and compact Escape, the refreshed Ford Edge hits the sweet spot in the expanding cross-over (CUV) segment. Revised for 2019, the Edge Titanium we spent time in fits five adults and their…
ELYRIA, Ohio – Rapid, widespread adoption rates, plus increased realization of performance, uptime, and return-on-investment (ROI) advantages, have helped to propel production of the Bendix® ADB22X™air disc brake past the 3-million-unit mark in North America. “Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and Dana…
SOUTHFIELD, Mich– At the Intelligent Braking two-day conference here, there was a show of hands indicating that interest in Electro-Mechanical Braking systems is waning. Dr. Hans-Jorg Feigel, President of Mando Corporation, who led one of the panels here asked for…
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–The California Supreme Court denied Nissan’s petition to appeal a $25 million verdict blaming faulty brakes for a car crash that killed three people and caused a wrongful manslaughter charge. The verdict was upheld on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. This…
Latest News Software May Allow Sprinters to Roll in Park January 12, 2022 SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. – Daimler Vans USA, LLC is recalling almost 50,000 model-year 2019-2021 Mercedes-Benz… Airfree Brake System for Trains from Siemens January 12, 2022 Source: Siemens…