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Source: Akebono announcement and NIKKEI Asia post TOKYO – Akebono Brake Industry, a major Japanese supplier of brake components to the automotive industry including clients like Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor, has admitted to falsifying data, including component-quality assessments, on…

Source: Akebono Brake announcement Farmington Hills, Mich. – – Akebono Brake Corporation is excited to announce the addition of Matthew Kenefick to the aftermarket team as Sales Manager for the Eastern Region.  Kenefick joins Akebono with an impressive aftermarket background,…

Source: Akebono Brake Industry announcement TOKYO, Japan – Akebono Brake Industry’s six-piston calipers and disc brake pads will be the front brake components of Volvo’s high-performance SUV, the XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered, which became available in Japan November 6th. The…

TOKYO – Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd., has dissolved its research and development subsidiary in the United Kingdom, Akebono Advanced Engineering Ltd., according to a notice posted on its corporate Website. The reason mentioned in the notice for the closing…

Source: CAWA announcement Sacramento, CA – Mike Eldard of the Akebono Brake Corporation has been appointed to CAWA’s (California Automotive Wholesalers’ Association) Manufacturers’ Advisory Council. “We are pleased that Akebono will continue in our leadership through Mike’s participation and contributions,”…

Source: The Leaf Chronicle post UPDATE: The information source used for this post, The Leaf Chronicle, was inaccurate. Per Akebono, the Clarksville facility is now closed.

Source: Akebono Brake Corporation announcement Farmington Hills, Mich. – Akebono Brake Corporation named Mike Eldard national sales manager of the aftermarket. Prior Akebono roles held included Pacific Northwest District and Western Region sales manager as well as account manager for…

Source: Akebono Brake Industry announcement TOKYO – As part of its continuing action to limit the spread of the coronavirus, Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. announced the additional designation of company holidays for the month of July. In addition to…

Source: The Post & Courier post WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. – Japanese automotive supplier Akebono Brake Corp. will shutter its West Columbia, S.C. plant by September as part of a company-wide consolidation that follows slumping sales to a key customer. Akebono,…

Source: Akebono announcement TOKYO – Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. has since April 14 been implementing measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, including additional company holidays for employees from non-manufacturing departments. In light of the current situation, the company…

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. – Tommy Rivera has rejoined Akebono Brake Corporation as Director of Aftermarket Operations. He previously held a variety of leadership positions at Akebono which included responsibilities in Sales, Product Development, Operations, and Plant Management. Rivera will be based…

Source: Akebono Farmington Hills, Mich. –Akebono Brake Corporation has expanded its ProACT Ultra-Premium Disc Brake Pad line by four part numbers, which increases coverage by more than 2.5 million vehicles.  Premium 301 stainless steel abutment hardware is included in the…

Source: Akebono Brake FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd., has announced two U.S. plant closures as part of its consolidation plan to establish a production structure for the optimization of North American operations. The two plants to…

Source: Akebono Farmington Hills, Mich. – Last month, the Akebono Team, put visitors to its “The Hardware You Need, with the Brakes You Trust” themed booth at AAPEX 2019 in Las Vegas to the test where they gave eligible participants…

Source: Akebono Brake Corporation Farmington Hills, Mich. – In coordination with WORLDPAC, Akebono Brake Corporation hosted some of WORLDPAC’s best Akebono customers, in an event filled weekend at the 25th Annual Woodward Dream Cruise.  Winners of a sales contest were…

Source: Akebono Brake Corporation Farmington Hills, Mich. – Akebono Brake Corporation National Sales Manager and longtime CAWA Member Borise Cota presented a CAWA scholarship to Benjamin Hart, an automotive-technology student at Cuyamaca College. The scholarship was presentation occurred at Hart’s…

Source: Nippon.com Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Struggling Japanese auto parts maker Akebono Brake Industry Co. <7238> said Tuesday that its debts exceeded its assets by 400 million yen as of the end of June. The company saw its group net…

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…