Source: Financial Post post MILAN, Italy — The head of Pirelli said there were no plans to merge with Brembo after the brakes maker bought a small stake in the Italian tire maker, downplaying speculation on this week of a…
Source: Financial Express CHENNAI, India – WABCO joined other companies such as Bosch, Sundaram-Clayton, among other components makers who have had gone on production holidays. WABCO India, one of country’s leading auto component maker has decided to have production holidays…
Source: Link Engineering Company LIMBURG, Germany – Link Engineering Company (LINK) is pleased to announce that as of March 2020, Christian Wecker is serving as Managing Director of Link Europe GmbH at the company’s Limburg, Germany location. Wecker will support…
Source: Jalopnik NEW YORK – Every car in the U.S. after 2011 has had to be equipped with electronic stability control thanks to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 126. This means they all cars have four-wheel antilock brakes (ABS). But…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seeks public comment on a series of nine draft research test procedures developed by the agency to assess the performance of certain types of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). NHTSA is specifically requesting comment…
Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich/Hanover, Germany – Kiepe Electric, a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of other rail and commercial vehicle subsystems, has won an order from Hanover mass transit operator ÜSTRA to…
Sourcer: Reuters BERGAMO, Italy – Brembo’s (BRBI.MI) distinctive colored brakes stop many of the world’s fastest cars but when it comes to the electric vehicles of the future it faces a problem – traditional brakes are noisy. Without the roar…
Source: AutoCar The following is part of the column Under the skin: Why you can always count on ABS from AutoCar, one of the longest-running automotive publication. The entire column can be read by clicking on this sentence. TWICKENHAM, U.K.…
Source: JAPANTODAY.com Tokyo – Honda Motor Company’s newly released N-WGN tall wagon-type light car has an automatic brake that detects pedestrians at night under conditions where there are no street lamps. “It supports the latest standards of Japan’s automotive assessment…
Source: OTC WARREN, Mich. – Football is back! OTC is returning to the gridiron with a new Fantasy Toolbox Challenge for the 2019 season. The major manufacturer and supplier of specialty tools, equipment, diagnostic tools and more is launching a…
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.–FMSI recently held the Annual Members Meeting held in Naples Florida, and elected a slate of officers and board members for a two-year term. FMSI has the strongest most active board in our 70 plus year history says…
From NIKKEI Asian Review – RYO ASAYAMA, Nikkei staff writer TOKYO, Japan — Ailing Japanese auto parts supplier Akebono Brake Industry will shut down or sell six factories and eliminate about 3,000 jobs, or 30% of its global staff, under…
MUNICH, Germany–BMW and Daimler are joining forces to co-develop automated driving technologies, including levels of automation all the way up to SAE Level 4–defined as full self-driving, no human intervention required, but only under exactly defined conditions or domains, and…
MILAN — Brembo, arguably the biggest brake brand by reputation and name recognition, is eyeing an acquisition target of “significant size,” possibly even as big as the Italian brake maker itself, Executive Vice-President Matteo Tiraboschi was quoted saying in a…
DETROIT, Mich.–General Motors and Navistar, according to GM Authority, considered offering an air brake system on their Medium Duty Class 4, 5, and 6 trucks – the Chevrolet Silverado Medium Duty Chassis Cab Trucks and International CV. The air brake system was originally considered for the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado…
NEW YORK, NY–KPS Capital Partners (“KPS”) announced today that it has signed a put option agreement to sell its portfolio company Chassis Brakes International Group (“Chassis Brakes” or the “Company”) to Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. (“Hitachi Automotive”), a wholly-owned subsidiary…
WASHINGTON, DC–Donald Trump doesn’t seem to understand how tariffs work, but that doesn’t keep him from making up new ones, and throwing profit forecasts of several industries and the markets into chaos. Trump said Thursday he is going to to…
YOKOHAMA, Japan–Auto companies promoted their latest technology at an exhibition here with a focus on collision-avoidance systems following a string of high-profile accidents involving unintended acceleration in recent months and years. Leading auto parts maker Denso Corp. unveiled a device…
TOKYO, Japan–Leading auto supplier Denso has a long term innovation plan designed to make strides in helping to reduce traffic deaths between now and 2030. Denso manufactures an array of auto parts and systems, including brake control systems that contribute…
STEZZANO, Italy–Brembo S.p.A. said today that it named Daniele Schillaci to be the new CEO of the brake company, replacing Andrea Marescotti who announced he is leaving the brake firm effective June 30 to pursue other professional opportunities. Brembo’s Executive…
STOCKHOLM, Sweden–Veoneer expects to gain from a commercial delay in self-driving cars, betting that rising demand for its radar and camera-based systems as the industry ramps up to autonomy will boost its market position Forecasts on when autonomous vehicles will…
STEZZANO, Italy (Reuters) – Shareholders in Brembo approved on Thursday a loyalty share scheme which would allow the family that owns the Italian premium brake maker to retain control as the company looks to expand through acquisitions. Under the new…
DETROIT, Mich.–Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB), also known as a collision avoidance system is gaining traction outside of Europe and the U.S. where it first rolled out. Ford is the first automaker to offer the feature in the utility market in…
NORTHVILLE, Mich.–IAV Automotive Engineering Inc. has named Mike Kenhard President of the auto industry supplier, which designs and tests brakes and traction control systems from concept to delivery. Prior to joining IAV Inc., Kenhard held the position of Director of…
DETROIT, Mich.–Consumer Reports, arguably the most influential source of consumer purchasing information in the marketplace, has advised its readers that Automatic Emergency Braking is the number-one feature they should not do without on their next vehicle purchase. The magazine also…