LAS VEGAS – Inroble International Brakes traveled to the 2019 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas to roll out its corporate re-branding program while highlighting its Premium Plus rotors. According to the company, the goal of the re-branding…
Source:Winhere Auto-Part Manufacturing Bartlett, Ill. – Since 1996, Winhere has grown rapidly to become the largest manufacturer of brake rotors/drums in China, shipping and producing more than 48 million units annually to its customers worldwide. Winhere offers global customers high…
Source: BBB Industries DAPHNE, Ala. – BBB Industries, LLC (BBB), a remanufacturing leader in the automotive aftermarket, released 386 SKUs to its remanufactured product lines and 72 SKUs of “100 percent New” steering. The 386 SKUs offer additions to the…
Source: Brake Parts Inc. MCHENRY, Ill.–Brake Parts Inc LLC (BPI) will unveil its new experience room as well as its Raybestos tech garage at booth #3638 at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), Nov. 5-7, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.…
Source: Bendix ELYRIA, Ohio –Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix), a member of the Knorr-Bremse Group, has announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with Noregon® to jointly develop advanced vehicle diagnostics for the North American commercial vehicle market. Under…
Source: Reuters TOKYO – Honda Motor Co. and Hitachi Ltd. agreed to merge four of their car-parts businesses to create a components supplier with almost $17 billion in sales, joining a wave of partnerships sweeping the global auto industry. Honda, Japan’s…
Source: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix is introducing pad wear sensing on all versions of the industry-leading Bendix® ADB22X® air disc brake, available for order on new equipment from select truck and trailer manufacturers. Bendix air disc…
Source: Hendrickson ATLANTA – Hendrickson introduced a lightweight, maintenance-friendly air disc brake option designed to maximize brake component life while boasting a weight savings of thirty-three pounds per slider system – CHAMBER UP technology at the North America Commercial Vehicle…
Source: Hendrickson WOODRIDGE, Ill. – Hendrickson’s history began more than 100-years ago in Chicago and recently the corporate headquarters was moved to 840 South Frontage Road, Woodridge, Ill. The facility was designed to showcase the company’s history, product innovations, and…
Source: Daimler The following is excerpted from a Daimler press release concerning Mercedes-Benz. The entire release, and other related information, can be found by clicking on this sentence. STUTTGART/IMMENDINGEN, Germany – For 50 years Mercedes-Benz experts have examined serious accidents…
Source: TMD Friction TROY, Mich. – Leading global original-equipment (OE) brakes manufacturer TMD Friction has strengthened its sales, marketing and technical divisions with the appointment of James Harper to its technical field support team. With more than 30 years’ experience…
Source: Fras-Le North America ATLANTA – Fras-Le North America will showcase its recently launched GRN Tech air-brake pad at the upcoming North America Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show in Atlanta. The GRN Tech air brake pad anticipates U.S. legislation restricting the…
Source: TMD Friction ESSEN, Germany – The United Kingdom’s biggest-selling braking brand, Pagid, has unveiled new packaging and introduced blue printing on its pads as it further invests in growing and enhancing its market-leading position as the first-choice braking brand…
Source: Hyundai Mobis SEOUL, South Korea—Hyundai Mobis (KRX:012330) is joining hands with ‘Velodyne Lidar’, a world leading lidar company, for mass-producing level 3 autonomous driving lidar system. The company will also invest $50 million in Velodyne, creating invaluable synergy between the…
Source: Bendix ELYRIA, Ohio – Oct. 22, 2019 – The National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) has its eyes on a school year free of student transportation fatalities – and advanced vehicle safety technologies are a key to reaching that…
Source: Hyuundai Motor Group SEOUL – Hyundai Motor Group announced the development of the world’s first machine-learning-based Smart Cruise Control (SCC-ML), a technology that incorporates the driver’s patterns into its self-driving behavior, creating a custom experience for the driver. The…
Source: Haldex LANDSKRONA, Sweden – Haldex is continuing a concept development agreement with one of the largest heavy-duty truck producers in the world. The technology could be used in current brake and suspension technology as well as future areas like…
Source: WABCO AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC), the leading global supplier of braking control systems and other advanced technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, announced the launch of the WABCO Service…
Source: Fras-Le SÃO PAULO – The Duetech System, which increases durability of wear items, reduces cost of ownership and is the product of synergies between Fras-Le and Suspensys WE/Castertech, will be introduced by Randon Companies at Fenatran 2019. This innovative…
Source: European Braking Systems MANCHESTER, U.K. – European Braking Systems, a Manchester based leading wholesale distribution center for commercial-vehicle components, opened new “state-of-the-art” remanufacturing and technical center in Manchester’s Trafford Park. EBS opened its doors in 2000, led by group…
Source: Waupaca Foundry ETOWAH, TENN. – Waupaca Foundry, a Hitachi Metals company, was honored Oct. 11 with community service and leadership awards at the annual McMinn County Economic Development Authority 2018 Industry Awards. The Etowah, Tenn. -based ductile iron component…
Source: SuperStreetOnline NORTHHAMPTON, U.K. – Big brake kits (BBK) look dramatic installed behind usually only front wheels – all plus-sized rotors and burly, multi-piston calipers – but we always sorta wondered how they can rightfully be called BBKs when they’re…
CHATHAM, MASS. – Ward’s Automotive, a respected communications platform for the auto industry, chose the 2019 Lincoln Nautilus’s interior as one of the 10 Best in its annual listing. A week driving and experiencing an all-wheel-drive burgundy-velvet-metallic version of the…
Source: Keronite HAVERHILL, U.K. – Carbon emissions and air quality are the two biggest environmental challenges. The transport industry produces around a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. Consequently, regulators have imposed strict deadlines that implore vehicle manufacturers to…
Source: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC (BSFB) earned a 2019 Business Expansion Award from the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce for expansion of operations at its wheel-end manufacturing facility in Bowling Green,…