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…
Source: ADVICS announcement TORRANCE, Calif. – In an ongoing effort to expand its current product offering for the North American aftermarket, ADVICS – the leader in advanced braking technology and member of the AISIN Group of companies – has launched…
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: TMD Friction announcement LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, U.K. — GaraShield has pledged its support to females in the automotive industry by sponsoring the upcoming “Females in Focus” ladies networking lunch, hosted by the Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA) at Norton…
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…
The Ultimate Guide Series is our look at some of the most popular brake (or related) companies in the market today. With this edition, we focus on the automotive aftermarket segment and bring you the top names in our industry.…
Source: TMD Friction announcement LEVERKUSEN, Germany — The Middle East, Africa, Asia & Pacific (MEAAP) region is one of the world’s largest growth markets. That also applies to the automotive aftermarket. Over the coming years, several million vehicles will switch…
Source: AutoZone announcement MEMPHIS, Tenn. — AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) named Bosch Braking its 2021 Vendor Partner of the Year during its recent virtual AutoZone Vendor Partner Summit. AutoZone honored 17 companies which provided exceptional performance and demonstrated a strong commitment to…
Source: Haldex post LANDSKRONA, Sweden — Most customers probably think of Haldex as a commercial vehicle components manufacturer; and, of course it is; manufacturing and supplying not only brakes but also suspension and braking components and other equipment for vehicles…
MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse, a global market leader for braking systems and other rail and commercial vehicles systems, acknowledged it is interested in acquiring the 60 percent of HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA controlled by the company’s founding family. Knorr-Bremse said…
Source: CRC Industries announcement HORSHAM, Penn. – CRC Industries, Inc. has announced the launch of its CRC Brakleen® 50th Anniversary “Be Original” Sweepstakes marking 50 years of CRC Brakleen®, the original aerosol brake parts cleaner and number-one selling brand, worldwide.…
CHATHAM, Mass. – An exhilarating week behind the wheel of the updated 2022 Genesis G70 3.3T RWD reinforced – and strengthened – the opinion I formed when I drove the 2020 G70 last June: a car does not need a…
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: SBS announcement SVENDBORG, Denmark — Leading powersport distributor of premium motorcycle and UTV parts Tucker Powersports, has become the new official distributor of SBS brake products in the U.S. Tucker Powersports, the Texas-based wholesaler, will, with its wide warehouse…
Source: Meritor announcement TROY, Mich. — Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) announced that it has received PACCAR’s 10 PPM Quality Award at six of its plants. The award recognizes suppliers that have outperformed PACCAR’s “10 parts per million” quality standard, or…
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…
Source: First Brands Group announcement MCHENRY, Ill. – First Brands Group recently expanded its line of premium quality Centric® Parts brake components by adding more than 100 new part numbers for late model import passenger vehicles, last mile delivery (LMD)…
CHATHAM, Mass. – I have spent a week of amazement while driving the all-new 2021 Toyota Sienna Limited minivan. Amazed at the quiet, comfortable ride; extensive technological features, and incredible 45-miles-per-gallon fuel economy – the best I have ever seen…
Source: FMSI announcemnet AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The FMSI board of Directors recently approved and welcomes the following new members: ITT Motion Technologies America LLC Automotive Manufacturers Equipment Compliance Agency Inc. “AMECA” Shandong Daqian Brake System Co. Ltd. NUADI Europe…
Source: Otto-Zimmermann GmbH announcement SINSHEIM-DÜHREN, Germany — Zimmermann was the first manufacturer to offer an aftermarket alternative solution for the original Audi “Wave” brake disc. With its in-house solution, Zimmermann provides customers with an alternative to the original-equipment (OE) disc,…
Source: TMD Friction announcement LONDON — Rapidly growing automotive parts and crash repair products supplier, Partbusters, has become a distributor for TMD Friction U.K., supplying braking brands Textar, Mintex and DON to customers nationwide. Headquartered in London, Partbusters has three…
This is the third installment of a four-part article by: Kenneth Mendoza, Project Engineer, HiL Systems, Electronics in Applus IDIADA and Fabio Squadrani, Senior Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA on developing a control module for simulating hybrid regenerative braking…
Source: Continental announcement ALLENTOWN, Penn. — Continental, a leading automotive aftermarket supplier of OE-engineered replacement parts, has received the 2021 ACES and PIES Data Award for Medium Catalogs from the Automotive Content Professionals Network (ACPN) for the accuracy of its…
Source: International Brake Industries announcement LIMA, Ohio — As part of its continued mission to better serve customers across the world, International Brake Industries (IBI) recently expanded its global footprint with the opening of IBI Latin America, a new distribution…
Source: Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance announcement BARTLETT, Ill. – The Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Inc. has named Winhere Brake Parts, Inc. as the 2021 Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper Receiver’s Choice Award winner. The award was presented at the…